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PZ 478/1931 'Iraq. Minting of national currency' [3r] (18/50)
The record is made up of 1 file (16 folios). It was created in 2 Dec 1930-1 Apr 1931. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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SECRET,
COPY KCT^CT CTlEILIGaiCE aEPQHT Tin. 7 .
A DATSP THS 1st of APRIL. 1931.
Parilament .
Chamber of Deputies .
1 4, 7. Meeting of 21st iMarch .
A long debate too]: place on the T Iraq Currency
Law during which the Minister for Finance objected to the
recoLiuendation of the Economic and Finance Committees
regarding ohe silver content of the coinage and insisted
that it should be 50$ as proposed by the Government and
not 900 in 1,000 as the commit tee shad recommended.
Ibrahim al Xabir, the Accountant General, whose
presence in the Chamber was considered necessary, gave a
full explanation of the various ways adopted by f oreigi
states in preparing their gold and silver coinage. He
also explained how it was more convenient and economic to
the T Iraq Government to mahe the silver content of the new
coinage 50$.
Subsequently the proposal of the Government and
the recommendation of the committees were put to the vote,
and the Government proposal was passed by the Chamber.
The Minister for Finance made a proposal to
change the period of three months referred to in Article
EG of the Bill to six months. The Chamber agreed to this
proposal.
The third reading of the above Bill was placed on
the agenda of the next meeting which was fixed for Tuesday,
24th March, 1931.
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The file contains papers concerning the introduction of an Iraqi national currency, mainly relating to the minting of the coins.
It includes: copies of correspondence between the Government of India, Foreign and Political Department, and the Financial Secretary to the High Commissioner for Iraq, regarding whether the Indian Mint would be prepared to mint the coinage, and to supply draft sketch designs and quotations for the minting.
It also includes: a copy of a telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the High Commissioner for Iraq, concerning tenders and the time scale for the introduction of the currency; and copy extracts of ‘Intelligence Report No. 7’ dated 1 April 1931, reporting on meetings of the Chamber of Deputies of the Iraqi Parliament of 19 March, 21 March and 24 March 1931, regarding the draft Iraq Currency Law.
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- 1 file (16 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate reverse chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 16; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- PZ 478/1931 'Iraq. Minting of national currency'
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- Front, Back, Spine , edge, head, tail , front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1ar:1av, 1r:10v, 14r:15v, iii-r:v-v, Back-i
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