A file of correspondence concerning the funding of the activities of the British ambassador in Baghdad. Subjects covered in the file include plans to bribe Iraqi politicians and other prominent public figures to support the British cause; the need to counter similar German and Italian plans; the upkeep of the Iraqi regent, Abdullah, in Palestine during the Anglo-Iraqi war; and the transfer of responsibility for a grant for the Political Advisory Staff in Baghdad from the Special Operations Executive (SOE) to the ambassador.
- Collection ID
- CAB301
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Germany Great Britain India Iraq Libya Palestine
- Document Reference
- CAB 301/97/2
- Document Types
- Correspondence
- File Reference
- CAB 301/97
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab301.0097.002
- Keywords
- Embassies Diplomatic Officials Bribery Politicians Finances Intelligence Funding Diplomacy Political Warfare Politics Propaganda Anglo-iraqi War Civil Unrest Foreign Policy Military Spending Irregular Warfare Colonies Empire Personnel
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office
- Pages
- 55
- Persons Discussed
- Herbert Brittain Alexander Cadogan Peter Loxley
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Intelligence Funding International Relations Propaganda Censorship Psychological Warfare
