محاضر اجتماعات لجنة إدارة بلاد الرافدين [و‎‎١‎٧] (٧٨/٣٣)

n:i were employed by the Turkish Goverrunent, I
cannot nee what there in inconceivable in both
lowers agreeing to follow a similar policy.
” Paragraph 3> Question of advisers is more likely to
become acute in French sphere than in our own. Departmental con
trol woulu be nugatory over greater part of region and local con
ditions even in more enlightened Bagdad area and on Syrian littoral
are too similar to warrant identical treatment.. I deprecate any
thing in the nature of an agreement on the subject although an
interchange of vie.-we may be desirable from the standpoint of both
Governments M .
NOTE V. The High Commissioner seems not to have quits
understood the meaning of the draft. Cur draft pro
posal is not that the two Powers should come to
an agreement with one another, but that they should
come to separate but identical agreements with the
Arab political elements. It is to be noted that
Sir Reginald admits that f an interchange of views
may be desirable - no more is suggested in the draft.
A3 to identical treatment not being warranted
owing to dis-similarity of conditions prevailing
in Bagdad and Damascus, the draft explains the
danger to both Powers of one Power shewing greater
or iess liberality of policy than the other.
M Paragraph 4. (3) I agree that King Hussein should have an
assured revenue but latter port of this proposal, translated
into practice, would mc^n that he must look to Syria, that id to
Trance, for bulk of his revenue. This proposal therefore is aost
(dangerous?) and we should oppose any attempt by French to ter
minate our direct subsidy to the King before his financial state
©an be aeoured on a basis more consistent with our political
interests (his telegram)*.
This criticism ibased on the assumption that
the King of Hejaz .should remain a British
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