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IJA 2206

Correspondence from the Iraqi Government

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This is correspondence from the Iraqi government about incident reports, security concerns, border protection and disputes with Iran, and (reportedly) stolen sheep in the Sulaymaniyah region of Iraq.

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Archive Reference
IJA 2206
Item Number
9048
Date
Approx. January 1, 1931 to December 31, 1940
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Annotation, Arbil, British, Chart, Correspondence, Crown Crest, File Folder, Financial, Handwritten, Ink Stamp, Intelligence, Iran, Iraqi Embassy, Iraqi Government, Law Enforcement, Ledger, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of the Interior, Office of the Police, State Crest, Sulaymaniyah, Tehran, Telegram, Typed

AI English Translation, Pages 126-150

Archival unit 126

11/9/24
Chief Accountant
202
The Erbil Governorate had informed us in its letter p. 200
of a violation by the Iranians on Iraqi territory
and their arrest of two persons from the Harwaniyah tribe,
namely Mahmoud ⟦Rustam⟧ and Shahka, and now it returns and informs us
in its attached letter of the incorrectness of the violation and the
arrest of the two mentioned persons, for your information and orders please.
of the occurrence of
border violation
mentioned
Written on
7/17
203
It appears that the notification of the mentioned violation was incorrect, as it was in the sub-district directorate of ⟦...⟧
based on unconfirmed reports, and when it was confirmed - and now that both the Harwaniyah
and the Ghanam reside in one area and nothing has previously disturbed ⟦their brotherhood⟧, and regarding the two persons, it is only
due to historical reasons for their families, rather his family residing with all ⟦desire⟧ and interest from
remnants they have of any violation on the Iranian border
What the Iraqi garrison has exerted towards every movement from the Iranian side does not occupy any concern for such
simple violations that did not affect any of the tasks of the Iraqi garrison stationed there
For information
7/19
⟦Signature⟧
7/20
p. 45
Rest of ⟦...⟧
7/20

Archival unit 127

Mutasarrifate of Erbil Liwa
Editing Department
7/6/21
⟦line⟧ Secret ⟦line⟧
Ministry of Interior of Iraq:
⟦illegible⟧ Special Office ⟦illegible⟧:
Number: 4298
Date: 1 / 7 / 1940
To: Ministry of Interior
Number: 690 / S
Date: 22 / Jumada al-Awwal / 359
Date: 27 / June / 1940
Subject: Border News
Further to our letter No. S/672 dated 23 / 6 / 1940.
We enclose herewith a copy of the Liwa Police Directorate letter No. S/903 dated 23 / 6 / 1940
with a copy of the diagram discussed regarding the subject for your kind perusal. We will present what reaches
us from the Rawanduz District Qaimaqamate in response to our letter attached above. As for the letter of the Liwa Police
Directorate No. S/851 dated 15 / 6 / 1940 discussed in the first paragraph of our ⟦illegible⟧ letter
attached, we have previously submitted its copy to your esteemed Ministry under our letter No. S/649 ⟦line⟧
dated 18 / 6 / 1940.
Mutasarrif of Erbil Liwa
26 / 6 / 1940
Secretary
Please present the diagram to be submitted above
⟦illegible⟧
28 / 7
⟦illegible⟧
Copy with a copy of the two attachments to:⟦line⟧
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Defense
Command of the Second Division in Kirkuk
Copy without attachments to:⟦line⟧
Directorate General of Police - with reference to the Liwa Police Directorate letter
referred to above, a copy of which was sent to them
Copy with the two attachments to:⟦line⟧
Rawanduz District Qaimaqamate - with the request for a speedy response to our letter No.
S/672 dated 23 / 6 / 1940 in a
detailed manner
Copy to the Liwa Police Directorate:⟦line⟧
With reference to its letter alluded to above
⟦illegible⟧
Save to
The Portfolio
26 / 6 / 1940

Archival unit 128

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M. D. M.
Incoming news indicates an incident that the Iranian armed
forces almost carried out on Iraqi territory, and that was in the
recent period, had it not been for the attention of an Imam of upbringing for his sovereignty and national strength.
It is noted at first glance that these two cases resemble
to some extent one of the procedures for establishing the borders and the Iranian
document, and therefore it is clear from there that all local
authorities in the countries in their forests to the Iranian until
the situation is addressed, since the state is generally responsible and it
works in this trade in all its forms, although the Iranian
government would prefer that they are not ignorant of the nature of the work, especially since every
action for these messages, rather the newspapers that the government placed
a year ago, and they do not hesitate to follow up on the immigrants
according to what is deserved J. A.
M. H.
A - Monitoring the Iranian villages adjacent to the borders and monitoring
our adjacent villages and messages, and when the occurrence of
transgression is confirmed, the Foreign Ministry is notified. M. H.
⟦line⟧
M. M.
Bani ⟦illegible⟧
1/20
1/20
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 129

Governorate of Erbil Liwa
Editing Bureau
Secret and Extremely Urgent
Number: 672/2
Date: 23 / 6 / 1940
To: Rawanduz District Sub-Governorate
Subject: Border News
Ministry of Interior of Iraq
Special Office
Number 4447
Date 24 / 6 / 40
We enclose herewith a copy of the Liwa Police Directorate letter No. S / 815 dated 22 / 6 / 1940
regarding the subject, and we request you to carefully examine its contents and inform us of the coordinates of the outposts and locations mentioned therein
and after contacting the Commander of the Rawanduz Column, provide us with your views as quickly as possible.
⟦signature⟧
Governor of Erbil Liwa
Copy with a copy of the attachment to:-
Ministry of Interior
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Defense
Command of the Second Division in Kirkuk
Copy without the attachment to:-
Directorate General of Police - with reference to the Liwa Police Directorate letter
referred to above
Copy with a copy of the attachment to:-
Commander of the Rawanduz Column
Copy to:-
Liwa Police Directorate - with reference to its letter mentioned above
M. Q.
To be added to the file and await the procedures of the annex J.
⟦signature⟧
2 / 7
S. J.
24 / 6