ARMY TO BE WITHDRAWN
SELF-GOVERNMENT FOR THE
ARABS
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LONDON, 26th. August.
Following on the Government decision to reduce, as far as possible, Britain's foreign obligations, Cabinet proposes, in addition to graaiting independence and 1 self-government to Egypt under British influence, to withdraw the British, armies from Mesopotamia, and grant ths Arabs .self-government under their own chiefs.
Britain will abandon the ambitious system of civil administration, arid will withdraw the numerous Foreign Office officials recently sent to Mesopotamia 'fronu India, but will maintain a corps of expert administrators to adviss tha Arabs. Sir Percy Cox is hurriedly going / to Mesopotamia to inaugurate the new policy. Meanwhile Bagdad is not regarded as in danger.
(Received August 28, 9 a.m.)
LONDON, 26th August.
The Daily Express states that the Government has decided* that it will no longer employ a large garrison to hold! Mesopotamia. The Arabs will be given the right of self-government under their own chiefs, assisted by British administrators if they so desire. A mission including Sir Percy Cox and Mr. Harry Philby is going to Bagdad to put the new policy into execution. /
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Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 51, 28 August 1920, Page 5
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190ARMY TO BE WITHDRAWN Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 51, 28 August 1920, Page 5
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