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18 Muharram / 359
26 February / 1940
27
788 / 2 / 2
54 / 22
Borders Branch
- Secret -
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
58
59
Ministry of Defense
Operations Branch
Baghdad
Number SH/H/SH 3 / 6 / 46 / 102
Date 19 Dhu al-Hijjah 1358 AH
29 January 1940 AD
2
Top Secret
Ministry of Interior of Iraq
Special Office
Number 625
Date 1/2 / 1940
To
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Subject: 'Combating Propaganda in Iraq'
Reference to your letter numbered K / 12 / 12 / 100 / 365 dated
16 / 1 / 1940:
This ministry is still adhering to what was stated in its letter numbered SH H / SH 3 /
6 / 46 / 63 dated 13 January 1940 and it does not see anything calling for
changing the decisions taken in this regard, especially as the current situation
requires that. We are certain that your ministry shares this opinion with us.
Minister of Defense
A copy to:
Ministry of Interior
M. B
Submitted for review. Send
a copy to the General Police
⟦illegible signature⟧
1/2 / 1940
File
General ⟦illegible⟧
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1693 / ⟦illegible⟧
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Borders Division
- Secret -
⟦18⟧ Muharram / ⟦1359⟧
26 February / 1940
27
788 / 42
54
42
58
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Subject - Request for granting a visa.
With reference to the letter of the Royal Iraqi Consulate in Tabriz No.
4/4/324 dated 10/9/1939 addressed to the Directorate of General Police
and a copy thereof to you and to us.
Attached herewith is a copy of the letter of the aforementioned Directorate No.
S/137 dated 1/25/1940, and we request instructing the mentioned Consulate
to process the request based on the plan discussed in our letter No. MK / 1693
dated 5/21/1939 and kindly inform us of the result.
Dated
On behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
A copy thereof to:-
Directorate of General Police
⟦signature⟧
2/26
File
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7
5
M. Kh.
Please ensure that for the person above, we have not
previously written a settlement clearing everything.
Please draw the departments' attention regarding similarities.
M. Kh.
I did not find in the file ⟦numbered⟧
54 / 44 anything pointing to a letter from
the mentioned consulate; it appears that
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not approach us
concerning him.
2 - Please inform us about similarities from the departments.
⟦signature⟧
2/18
⟦signature⟧
2/11
M. Kh.
I have no doubt about the person, yet the Bureau's
portfolio did not indicate on page such-and-such
the mentioned consulate regarding him.
⟦signature⟧
2/18
M. Kh.
You typed a copy of the consulate letter mentioned above.
⟦signature⟧
2/24
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Copy of the letter from the Royal Consulate General in Tabriz No. ⟦...⟧ 4/4/ issued on
9/10/29 addressed to the Directorate of General Police
Subject / Enclosed
The well-known Iranian scholar, Mr. Reza Haeri son of Sahib Mir Mustafa, has been visiting this consulate
requesting an entry visa to Iraq for himself and his family consisting of his wife and his six daughters,
accompanied by a male and a female servant, for the purpose of residing in Iraq. It is mentioned in his passport that
his profession is a landowner and his place of birth is (Uku) in the year 1874.
The aforementioned person holds Iranian passport No. 29374/118, and accompanying him in the same
passport are his wife and his four children: Fatima Kubra, Athra, and Daryab. And his two
daughters, Habiba Haeri and Rifaat Haeri, hold passports numbered 29375/119
and 29376/120 respectively. His male servant, named Hussein Bakhshi Shawqi son of
Ali, born in the village of Khosrow in (Uku) in the year 1898, holds passport
No. 29377/121, and his female servant, named Ruqayya Najafi Kalushi
daughter of Abbas Ali, born in Uku in the year 1898, holds passport No.
29378/122. All of these five passports were issued in Tabriz
on the date of 14 Mehr 1318 corresponding to 7/7/29.
We kindly ask you to consider the request and inform us of your opinion.
Vice Consul
Copy to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad
" " " Royal Iraqi Legation in Tehran
" " " Royal Consulate General in Kermanshah
" " " " " " " Khorramshahr
[Original is in Portfolio 2]
4/5/24
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16 Muharram / 359
24 February / 1940
742 / Kh / 25
42/54
Borders Department
⟦line⟧ secret ⟦line⟧
General Directorate of Police
Subject — Visa application.
Your letter No. Aq/S/27 dated 21 / 2 / 1940
Please provide us with full clarifications regarding the previous residence of Muhammad Qasim Sarhi
in Iraq and the reasons for his frequent travel to Iran.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Minister of Interior
⟦Kaho⟧
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Ministry of Interior
General Police Directorate
Division of "Travel, Residency, and Nationality Administration"
42154
1/1359
Baghdad on 2/3/1940
No. Aqa/1/17/27
Secret
Ministry of Interior of Iraq:
Special Pen:
Number: 1005
Date: 9/3/1940
To
Ministry of Interior
Subject - Visa Application
The Royal Iraqi Legation in Tehran requested us in its letter numbered
1317/4/3 dated 11/11/39 to express an opinion regarding granting the
Iranian scholar named Muhammad Qasim Sarhadi an entry visa to Iraq for a visit. It has
appeared as a result of the investigation that he used to reside in Karbala and Najaf and has traveled twice to
Iran, and his relationship with Iraq is summarized by the existence of his sister's daughters who are Iraqi nationals
because their father is Iraqi..
Note that the aforementioned person's financial situation is fine and his profession is
a student of knowledge and a reciter of condolences (Rawzakhan) and there is nothing suspicious in his behavior and
this Directorate has no objection to answering his request. Therefore, we leave the decision on his matter to the opinion of
the venerable Ministry.
Director General of Police
The Opinion
That he be granted the aforementioned visa
especially since the person mentioned travels
frequently to Iran. For orders with appreciation
⟦signature⟧
2/3
M. Th
For information. And for orders
⟦signature⟧
2/21
Sh. J
2/21
A. R
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01359/1/
01940/2/21
Agha / 2/22
"Directorate of Travel, Residence, and Nationality"
Secret
Ministry of the Interior
Subject -- Visa Request
The Royal Iraqi Legation in Tehran requested from us in its letter numbered
3/4/1317 and dated 11/11/39 an opinion regarding granting the person named
Iranian Mohammad Qasim Sarhussaini an entry visa to Iraq for a visit. It
appeared as a result of the investigation that he was residing in Karbala and Najaf and has frequented
Iran twice, and his relationship with Iraq is summarized in the presence of his sister's daughters who are Iraqi nationals
because their father is Iraqi.
Noting that the financial status of the aforementioned is fine and his profession is
a student of religious knowledge and a reciter of condolences (Rozkhun) and nothing suspicious appears in his behavior, and
this Directorate has no objection to answering his request. Therefore, we leave the decision on his matter to the opinion
of the venerable Ministry.
⟦illegible⟧
Director General of Police
Al-Ain
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100 / Haram / 359
18 February / 1940
52
44/54
Borders Department
- Secret and Very Urgent -
691
2/26
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Subject - Granting visas to Iranian scholars.
With reference to your letter numbered ⟦100 / 375 / 375⟧ and dated
on 13 / 2 / 1940.
We confirm what was stated in your above-mentioned letter and we will follow
the same previously decided plan when considering requests of this kind that
are received from now on.
⟦signature⟧
Minister of Interior
A copy of it to: -
Directorate of General Police with reference to the aforementioned Ministry of Foreign Affairs letter
to take necessary action according to the above and we request reviewing this ministry to find out
its opinion before giving an answer regarding vague regular visas.
305
2/28
2/29
File
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p. 300
Follows with approval
2/17
Supported with providing him a copy to his eye with the support I wrote
regarding Yusuf Pasha and Nir about the activity of the aforementioned circle
since the line in the West about uncovering the tricks promoted by ⟦...⟧
As for the books on taking these Arab powers
we have not contacted regarding that as well, and your excellency may have
prior knowledge of it. Mentioned in ⟦...⟧
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2/15
Yes, and it appears that this
stems from what the Foreign Ministry sensed
of the caveats due to their integration
between religious and political matters in this chapter
Furthermore, we request the General Police Directorate to consult
this ministry to ascertain its opinion before giving
the answer regarding the aforementioned standard visas
2/17
302
⟦illegible signature⟧
2/17
Yes, and reference is made to (Tehran)
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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2/17
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Iraqi Government
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Directorate of Consular Affairs
Q / 375 / 375 / 100
On February 12, 1940
Iraqi Ministry of Interior
Special Office
Number 884
Date 12 / 2 / 940
Top Secret
Subject - Granting visas to Iranian scholars.
Ministry of Interior
We have telegraphed our legation and our consulates in Iran not to grant
Iranian scholars ordinary visas and transit visas before obtaining
the approval of the Directorate of General Police.
We request your confirmation of this.
⟦signature⟧
p.p. Minister of Foreign Affairs
Copy to. -
Directorate of General Police
P 12
M. T.
Presented for the matter
⟦signature⟧
Written in this sense to
⟦illegible⟧ regarding the scholars themselves No. 14 T
2/14
Filed
Number / 356
1940
67
019
The mentioned
By the name of
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Directorate of Consular Affairs
Q / 375 / 375 / 100
12 February 1940
Top Secret
Subject - Granting visas to Iranian scholars.
Ministry of Interior
We have cabled our legation and our consulates in Iran not to grant
Iranian scholars ordinary visas and transit visas before obtaining
the approval of the Directorate of General Police.
We request your confirmation of this.
⟦illegible⟧
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Copy to :-
Directorate of General Police
M W 12
File
⟦...⟧ / 359
1140
51
67
019
The aforementioned
Nasser
⟦...⟧
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4254
Private Office
- Secret -
12 Muharram / 1359
20 February / 1940
51
675 / ⟦illegible⟧
Directorate of General Police
Subject - Arrival of an Iranian scholar
Reference to your letter numbered A / S / 225 and dated 7 / 2 / 1940.
Please inform us whether the arrival of the aforementioned Iranian scholar Mr. Nasser
to Iraq was with your approval and to confirm to us that he is the same Mr. Nasser
whom you mentioned in your answered letter as being of Saudi nationality.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Minister of Interior.
⟦illegible⟧
2/2
M. D.
Preserved
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4797 / 7 / 17
Iraqi Ministry of Interior
Directorate General of Police
Division of "Travel, Residency, and Nationality Administration"
Baghdad
No. 225 / 1 / Res
Ministry of Interior of Iraq
Special Office
No. 768
Date 27 / 2 / 1940
006358 / 12 / 28
7 / 2 / 1940
Secret and Immediate
To
Ministry of Interior
Subject - Arrival of a Scholar to Iraq
With reference to your letter No. S.O. / 39 dated 4 January 1929.
As a result of the investigation carried out by the Special Division in Basra, it appeared to us
that the person under discussion, Mr. Nasser, is of Saudi nationality and a resident of -
Al-Ahsa. He was residing in Najaf, then left it for Basra, and after staying there for a period of
one month, he left for Al-Ahsa.
Director General of Police
24 / 2
Content to be notified
⟦illegible⟧
2 / 24
S. O.
It was mentioned in paragraph 1407 of the Political Gazette
the news of the arrival of the scholar Mr. Nasser from Iran and his staying as a guest of
Mr. Mahdi al-Qazwini in Basra, and on 26 / 11 / 928 he left
Basra to visit the Holy Shrines.
It is noted that the letter of this Ministry addressed
to the General Police is dated 4 / 1 / 929
and the answer came after more than a year. For information
2 / 27
S. O.
We were asked by the Honorable Consulate
about the Iranian scholar (Mr. Nasser)
who had arrived in Basra from
Iran and stayed as a guest with
Mr. Mahdi al-Qazwini, and on date
26 / 11 / 928 he left to visit the Holy Shrines - since what is attributed to his coming to Iraq are political purposes
and it appears that this person has no connection to what was stated in this news, especially since the mentioned scholar was not proven by the Basra Governorate
of the intentions for which he [came]. The papers are to be returned from the Directorate General of Police with a mention of the delay in the response in an
appropriate manner.
2 / 27
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28 / 12 / 1358
L / 2 / 2 / 1940
18 / K / 555
"Directorate of Travel, Residence, and Nationality"
Secret and Immediate
Ministry of Interior
Subject - The arrival of a scholar to Iraq
With reference to your letter numbered M H / 39 and dated 4 January ⟦1940⟧
It appeared to us as a result of the investigation carried out by the Special Branch in Basra
that the person under discussion, Mr. Nasser, is of Saudi nationality and a resident of -
Al-Ahsa, and he was residing in Najaf, then left it for Basra, and after staying there for a period of
one month, he left it for Al-Ahsa.
⟦signature⟧
Director General of Police
A/A
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MINISTRY OF INTREIOR
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF POLICE
Ministry of Interior of Iraq
Special Office
Number 274
Date 18 / 1 / 940
Ministry of Interior
Directorate General of Police
Division of "Travel, Residence and Nationality Management"
Ministry of Interior of Iraq
Special Office
Number 755
Date 2 / 2 / 40
22 / 12 / 1358
Baghdad 2 / 2 / 1940
Number Iqa / S / 212
Secret
49
2
421 / 54
To
Ministry of Interior
Subject - Visa Request ⟦(127)⟧
Kindly look favorably upon our letter numbered Iqa/S/113 and dated
18/1/40 regarding the subject and inform us of what has been decided in this regard.
⟦signature⟧
p.p. Director General of Police
To be archived since ⟦...⟧ has been activated
With our letter ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
ALA
Archive it
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Ministry of Interior
Directorate General of Police
MINISTRY OF INTREIOR
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF POLICE
Ministry of Interior of Iraq
Special
274
18 / 1 / 940
⟦For Review⟧
27 / 12 / 1358
6 / 2 / 1940
Residence / S / 227
Secret
"Travel, Residence and Nationality Department"
Ministry of Interior
Subject - Visa Application
We request your kind attention to our letter No. Residence / S / 113 dated
18 / 1 / 40 on the subject and to inform us of the decision made in this regard.
On behalf of the Director General of Police
1 / A
M . D
Save
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Ministry of Interior of Iraq
Special
Number 274
Date 18 / 1 / 24
Ministry of Interior
Directorate General of Police
MINISTRY OF INTREIOR
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF POLICE
⟦illegible⟧
(2) 7 / 54
26 Dhu al-Hijjah / 358
5 February / 1940
7 / Kh / 1
491
Borders Division
- Secret -
Directorate General of Police
Subject - Request for granting a visa.
Your letter numbered Aqa / Ser / 113 and dated 18 / 1 / 1940
Please provide us initially with a copy of the letter from the Royal Iraqi Legation
in Tehran referred to in your above-mentioned letter.
⟦Signature⟧
Minister of Interior
Archive
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Iraqi Ministry of Interior
Directorate General of Police
Administration of Travel, Residence and Nationality
MINISTRY OF INTREIOR
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF POLICE
DEPARTMENT OF PASSPORT, RESIDENCE AND NATIONALITY.
Ministry of Interior of Iraq
Special
Number 274
Date 18 / 1 / 940
Baghdad Baghdad, (Iraq): 8 / 12 / 1358 AH
18 / 1 / 1940 AD
Number No.: Residence / S / 112
Secret
⟦line⟧
Ministry of Interior
Subject - Request for granting a visa.
The Royal Iraqi Legation in Tehran requested us in its letter
Numbered 4 / 4 / 1390 and dated 26 / 11 / 39 to state an opinion on granting
an entry visa to the Iranian scholar named Haj Sheikh Mahmoud Yasiri for the purpose of visiting
As a result of the investigation, it appeared there is no objection to granting the requested visa, and since
the aforementioned is one of the scholars, we request you to kindly inform us of your decision regarding him so that we can
inform the Iraqi Legation of the result.
⟦signature⟧
Director General of Police
Secret
Outbound
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
1 / 2 / 40
1 - M. H.
Submit a memorandum
⟦signature⟧
1 / 18
There is an old rule regarding providing
facilities in transit visas for scholars who
want to go to Hajj, and at that time, that
there is no objection to giving him the entry visa as he
wants Hajj for the visit. Please deliver a copy to ⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
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Ministry of Interior
Directorate General of Police
MINISTRY OF INTREIOR
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF POLICE
DEPARTMENT OF PASSPORT, RESIDENCE AND NATIONALITY
Ministry of Interior of Iraq
Special Office
Number 255
Date 2/12
24 Dhu al-Hijjah / 358
3 February / 1940
S.O / 459
(5) 7 / 54
Number ⟦line⟧
Borders Division
- Secret -
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Subject - Iranian Scholars and their passage through Iraq
to the Hajj.
Further to our letter number S.O / 4396 dated 12/18/1939
We send to you enclosed a copy of the letter from the Directorate General of Police number
A.Q.A / 1202 dated 1/13/1940 regarding the subject for your information.
⟦signature⟧
For the Minister of Interior
M. L.
⟦signature⟧
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7 / 5 / (5)
Ministry of Interior, Iraq
Special Office
255
12 / 2
Ministry of Interior
Directorate General of Police
Department of Travel, Residence and Nationality
MINISTRY OF INTREIOR
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF POLICE
DEPARTMENT OF PASSPORT, RESIDENCE AND NATIONALITY
Baghdad, ('Iraq): 2 / 12 / 1358
12 / 2 / 1940
No.: 1404 / Res. /
To -
Ministry of Interior
58
Subject - Iranian scholars and their transit through Iraq to the Hajj
With reference to your letter numbered 4396 and dated December 18, 1939.
The necessary measures have been taken in accordance with what was stated in the two letters of the Royal Iraqi Legation in Tehran
mentioned in your above-referenced letter.
Director General of Police
S. T.
A copy is sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ⟦...⟧
With reference to our letter ⟦...⟧
A
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Sikka
32/ Q No. / 358
1 / February / 1940
4 / 2 / 454
Borders Department
- Secret -
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Subject - Iranian Scholars (Ulama)
With reference to your letter No. Q / 12 / 12 / 100 / 472 dated
January 24, 1940.
It is no secret that there is a decided plan adopted after deep reflection and coupled with the support
of your Ministry regarding the arrival of Iranian religious scholars to Iraq. The
motive for adopting this plan, as is also not hidden from you, was
the suspicious situations and harmful conditions characterized by most of these scholars towards the entity
of the Kingdom. On the occasion of the requests made by the Iranian Legation
in Baghdad recently, the Iraqi government clarified its position regarding their case with justification
along the lines of what was stated in your Ministry's two memorandums numbered Q / 12 / 12 / 100 and Q / 12 / 12 /
100 / 365 dated 1/6/1940 and 1/16/1940. However, the mentioned scholars,
when they felt the firmness of the Iraqi authorities' stance against their disregard
for the country's interests, began to circumvent the followed plan by applying
for entry to Iraq using its land for visiting the Holy Shrines in the Karbala Governorate
or going to the Hijaz to perform the Hajj pilgrimage or otherwise, pretending to be satisfied
with transit visas which there was no choice but to grant, considering that the duration of this type
of visa is more than what one of them might need to perform the duty of visiting
or passing through Iraq to the Hijaz, if this was the true intention for coming
to Iraq. Upon their arrival, they began to persist in staying, and their requests
of this kind multiplied, supported by representations from the Iranian Legation and consulates in Iraq
in a manner that invites more suspicion regarding the eagerness of the aforementioned Iranian authorities
for their freedom of movement between Iran and Iraq, and showing sympathy for them in a way that does not align with the reality
of the Iranian government's treatment of religious men like them in their own country. The
Iranian Legation has reinforced the arrival of the scholars whose names appeared in the list attached
to its memorandum notified to us by your letter being answered, into obstacles placed by the consulates
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the Iraqis in Iran in this regard.
Based on the foregoing, this Ministry cannot deviate from the established plan ⟦hinted⟧
at, nor does it see any interest in considering residence requests from Iranian
religious scholars in the form submitted by the Iranian Legation. Rather, it will
handle these requests (when they occur) individually, each request according to its circumstances
and on the basis of verifying the reasons for the applicant's departure to Iran, if they were
previously residing in Iraq, and the purpose for which the transit visa through Iraq was granted,
and the true nature of the relations that bind them to this country, and ensuring the absence
or potential emergence of harm from their residence therein.
We therefore request that you respond to the Iranian Legation as you deem appropriate in light of the above.
Minister of Interior
Copy to: -
Directorate of General Police - We are sending you herewith a copy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs letter replied to,
along with the memorandum of the Iranian Legation and its attachment discussed therein,
and we request that the necessary action be taken in accordance with the above within the limits
of the law.
Ministry of Defense - With reference to the correspondence, the latest of which was the letter of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
replied to.
Secretariat of the Council of Ministers - With a copy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs letter replied to and its attachment,
with reference to the letter of this Ministry No. MK/4568
dated 12/31/1939.
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Copy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs letter No. Q / 12 / 12 / 100 / 477 dated
January 24, 1940
Ministry of Interior
Following up on our letter No. Q / 12 / 12 / 100 / 365 dated 1/16/1940
We record below a copy of the Iranian Legation memorandum No. 8319 dated
1/15/1940 and we enclose a copy of its attachment containing the names of the Iranian
scholars referred to in the memorandum, and we request, after reviewing it, that you inform us of your opinion
regarding the Legation's request.
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Copy to -
Ministry of Defense - for information.
- Copy of the Memorandum -
The Imperial Iranian Legation presents its compliments to the Royal Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and following up on the Legation's memorandum No. 8153 dated January 13, 1940
it has the honor to inform it that a number of Iranian scholars and clerics, whose names
are recorded in the list attached to this memorandum, have been forced to travel to Iraq in the capacity
of transit, due to the obstacles placed by the Royal Iraqi consulates in Iran against
their travel to Iraq. Therefore, please kindly intercede in issuing the necessary instructions
to extend the periods of stay for the mentioned scholars, most of whom are Iranians residing in
Iraq and had traveled to Iran temporarily, so that the authorities
Iraqi authorities, after the expiration of their residence periods in Iraq, do not prevent them from residing there or cause
difficulties for them, so they can stay in Iraq for a period of time and return to Iran after
settling their affairs.
Awaiting the outcome of the efforts made in this regard, the Legation expresses its highest
appreciation and respect.
⟦Sett⟧
By what right
(The Legation)
In the capacity of