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IJA 3249

Correspondence between United Nations and Iraqi Government

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Description

These are letters and correspondence from the Iraqi government concerning a United Nations inquiry about alleged human rights violations against suspected Communists.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3249
Item Number
16660
Date
Approx. January 1, 1941 to December 31, 1950
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Communist, Correspondence, Annotation, Ministry of the Interior, Handwritten, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Crown Crest, Middle Eastern Politics, United Nations, Typed, Iraqi Government

AI en Translation, Pages 26-50

Page 26

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Communications received from individuals
From France.
A letter received on March 11, 1949, addressed to the Human Rights Commission. The signatories of the letter
allege that a reign of terror prevails in Iraq at the hands of Nuri al-Said's government and state that human rights are
completely ignored and that hundreds have been killed and wounded and they request the Commission to intervene to save the lives of dozens of
young people threatened with death
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