MESOPOTAMIA.
BRITISH PACIFICATION.
SATISFACTORY PROGRESS.
By Cable. — Press Association. — Copyright. (Reuter) LONDON, Dec. 23. A White Paper issued, contains a statement by Sir Percy Cox, that the pacification of Mesopotamia has progressed satisfactorily. It has been possible to declare an amnesty in the recent disturbed areas of the middle Euphrates, where the inhabitants have resumed peaceful avocations. The Council of State has appointed an expert committee to draft a scheme for the organisation of local forces to replace the British Army of Occupation.
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Sun (Christchurch), Volume VII, Issue 2142, 27 December 1920, Page 7
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