My Memoirs : Half a Century of the History of Iraq and the Arab Cause.

Intro -- Title Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Photographs -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Notes -- My Memoirs -- Dedication -- 1-My Upbringing -- My Birth and Lineage -- My View of Life -- The Setting -- The Ottoman Constitution -- Between Two Ideas -- Arab Consciousness -- The Arab Congress -- 2-In Public Life: The Literary Forum -- In Paris -- The Hejaz and Nationalist Consciousness -- The Arab Muslims -- The Arab Christians -- The Vacillators -- Reform in Arab Countries -- Crises in the Ottoman State -- In Military Service -- A Final British Attack in Palestine -- The Turks' Withdrawal from Jenin -- The Bombing of Tulkarm -- An Ambiguous Situation -- The Situation Becomes Clearer -- Indecision -- On the Road -- In Tulkarm -- In the Home of Shaikh Sa'id al-Karmi -- Meeting with the Military Governor -- A Problem -- The Arab and British Armies in Damascus -- Damascus -- Jamil al-Midfa'i -- The Young Arab Society -- Prince Faisal -- Britain and Syria's Independence -- The French Stance -- The Agreement Between Clemenceau and David Lloyd George -- The Arab Awakening -- British Policy in Iraq -- Entering Politics -- Contact with A. T. Wilson -- The al-'Ahd Delegates -- Colonel Francis Cecil Campbell Balfour -- A Local Government -- To Aleppo -- The General Syrian Congress -- 3-Iraq's Independence: The Iraqi Congress -- The Iraqi Congress -- The Syrian-French Conflict -- France's Threat -- The Perplexed Government -- Majdal Anjar and the Demise of Yusuf al-'Azmah -- King Faisal Travels to Haifa -- A Feeble Government -- The Death of the Prime Minister -- General Henri Gouraud -- The Syrian People Strive for Freedom -- Back to Baghdad -- The French Intercept Our Caravan -- In the Heart of the Desert -- Raided at Mahyur -- A Ruse -- The Revival of al-'Ahd in Iraq -- 4-Faisal in Iraq.

In the Service of the Iraqi Government -- My Father's Efforts on Behalf of the Baghdad Law Faculty -- Reform of the Law Faculty -- The Law Faculty's New Regime -- Legal Consultations -- To the Lausanne Conference -- Cairo to Alexandria to Trieste to Paris to London -- In the Land of the Britons -- The Greatness of Britain's Heart -- Paris Once Again -- With the British Delegation -- Mahmud 'Azmi, the Al-Ahram Correspondent -- The Discussions in Lausanne -- The Failure of the Conference -- London, March 1922 -- Dr. Naji Asil -- Back to Iraq -- With Prime Minister 'Abd al-Muhsin al-Sa'dun -- The Mosul Issue -- The Second Lausanne Conference -- Meeting with Ismet Inonu and Ja'far al-'Askari -- 5-Democracy in Iraq -- Drafting a Constitution -- The Basic Law -- The Meeting of the Constituent Assembly -- The Treaty -- The King -- The Constitutional Mechanism -- The People -- A Representative Council, Not a Legislative One -- Elections -- 6-Oil Concessions -- 7-The Hashemite-Saudi Clash -- The Failure of the al-Ahsa' Campaign -- The Battle of Turbah -- King 'Ali -- Iraq and Ibn al-Sa'ud -- Britain and Ibn al-Sa'ud -- The 'Ujayr Conference -- Britain and the Conference -- My Appointment as General Sir Gilbert Clayton's Adviser -- George Antonius -- In the Sudan -- Smoking Jackets -- 'Atbarah -- Port Sudan -- Jeddah -- Guests of the British Consul -- With King 'Ali -- Umm al-Qurun -- General Sir Gilbert Clayton Meets Ibn al-Sa'ud -- With Ibn al-Sa'ud -- The Iraqi Point of View -- Ibn al-Sa'ud Expresses His Love for Iraq -- The Bahrah Agreement -- Preparing to Travel -- Suez to Cairo -- Ibn Mashhur -- Conflicts over Iraqi-Saudi Border Police Stations -- In Sudan Once Again -- A Visit to Ibn al-Sa'ud -- Border Police Stations: Negotiating a Solution -- 8-On Iraqi Politics -- 'Abd al-Muhsin al-Sa'dun, the Warrior -- A Violent Struggle -- Two Policies.

The New Treaty -- Iraq's Point of View -- 'Abd al-Muhsin al-Sa'dun's Promises -- The Dobbs Reports -- From Sir Henry Dobbs to General Sir Gilbert Clayton -- 'Abd al-Muhsin al-Sa'dun's Exchange with the High Commissioner -- An Abnormal Situation -- The King's Promise -- With the King -- 9-My First Term as Prime Minister -- The King Invites Me to Form a Cabinet -- With 'Abd al-Muhsin al-Sa'dun -- Nuri al-Sa'id's Conditions -- Negotiation with the High Commissioner -- The Cabinet's Platform -- Signs of Agitation in the Royal Court -- Accusations -- The Tawfiq al-Suwaydi Cabinet Keeps Working -- The Trade Agreement Between Iraq and France -- Political Ties with Iran -- Fears -- Laying the Treaty's Foundations -- The King's Surprise -- Tendentious Claims -- Signing the Treaty -- The Cabinet's Action Plan -- Appropriations -- National Defense -- Closing the Doors to Mercenaries -- A Committee -- Islamic Religious Endowments -- Education -- Commercial Speculation -- The US-Iraqi Treaty -- The Oil Agreement -- Concerning the Cabinet's Resignation -- The Cabinet Faces a Storm of Propaganda -- A Cautious Stance -- The Customs Duties -- The Investigation -- The King Is Informed of the Incident -- With King Faisal I -- Another Opinion -- The King Is Persuaded -- The British Government's Response -- My Resignation -- Defense -- Nuri al-Sa'id Reenters the Scene -- 10-'Abd al-Muhsin al-Sa'dun -- Al-Sa'dun Is Invited to Come to Baghdad -- Al-Sa'dun Once Again Among the Three Powers -- The Immortal Hero Plays His Role -- The Elections -- The Clerics -- Divided Responsibility -- Al-Sa'dun Responds with Force and Courage -- Al-Sa'dun's Unimpeachable Character -- Distrust of Turkey -- Al-Sa'dun's Resistance to British Influence -- Al-Sa'dun's View of Patriotism -- With Sir Henry Dobbs -- An Honorable Position Taken by al-Sa'dun -- Al-Sa'dun's Grievance.

Al-Sa'dun's Suicide -- Naji al-Suwaydi Takes the Helm -- More Problems -- Deliberate Provocations -- The High Commissioner Asks My Brother to Withdraw His Resignation -- Royal Resentment -- Kinahan Cornwallis -- 11-Nuri al-Sa'id Enters the Scene -- The Negotiations -- My Withdrawal from Politics -- The Iraq Badge of Honor -- 12-Chargé d'Affaires in Tehran -- The Iraqi Legation in Tehran -- Meeting at the British Embassy -- The Iranian Economy -- Russian Trade -- The Official Ceremony -- Golestan Palace -- The Exchange of Speeches -- A Conversation with the Shah -- With the Minister of the Court and the Minister of Foreign Affairs -- The Iranian Prime Minister -- The Minister of the Court -- The Kurdish Issue -- Mahmud al-Barzanji -- The Iraqi Government and the Kurds -- Confidence in Iraq's Position -- Russia Perceived as a Threat -- With the Minister of Foreign Affairs -- Iranian-Iraqi Relations -- Britain's Chargé d'Affaires -- The Army in the Shah's Policy -- Iranian Kurdish Policy -- The Russian Ambassador -- Iraq's Relationship with Russia -- The French Ambassador -- The Turkish Ambassador -- The Sa'dabad Pact -- The Iraqi Embassy in Tehran -- Iraq-Iran Relations: As Bad as They Could Be! -- The Kurdish Issue -- The Arabs in Khuzestan -- Shatt al-'Arab -- King Faisal I and King Ibn al-Sa'ud -- King Faisal I Visits Turkey -- King Faisal I's Visit to Tehran -- Shahabad -- Kermanshah -- The Official Banquet -- The Two Kings' Speeches -- At the Iraqi Embassy -- Iranians' Understanding of Iraq -- King Faisal I's Personality -- The Effects of the King's Visit -- A Successful Visit -- A Critical Meeting -- Kahrizak -- Sultanabad -- Basra -- The Iraqi Embassy in Tehran -- Our Embassy in Turkey -- Oil -- The D'Arcy Company -- A Slap in the Face for Britain -- A New Oil Concession -- 'Abd al-Hussein Teymourtash -- 'Abd al-Hussein Teymourtash's Demise.

Note -- 13-At the League of Nations -- To Geneva -- The Permanent Iraqi Delegation -- The Assyrians' Folly -- Mar Shimun and the Archbishop of Canterbury -- Silly Questions -- The League's Weakness and Strength -- Iraqi Delegation Withdraws from the League of Nations -- To See Mussolini -- A Service to Egypt -- Doing Rome -- The General State of Affairs in Italy -- Fascism -- Back to Baghdad: The Jamil al-Midfa'i Cabinet -- Jamil al-Midfa'i's Second Cabinet -- 'Ali Jawdat al-Ayyubi and the Cabinet -- 'Ali Jawdat al-Ayyubi's Cabinet -- Commander 'Abd al-Latif Nuri's Report -- The Sulaykh Conference -- Muhammad Rustum Haydar -- With the Minister of the Interior -- The Yasin al-Hashimi Cabinet -- The Tribes Celebrate -- Striking the Tribes -- The Ministers Are Split down the Middle -- Ja'far al-'Askari Speaks -- Serving as Comptroller General -- 14-The Ill-Fated Coups Begin -- The Death of King Faisal I -- The Army Interferes in Politics -- Back to the League of Nations -- Jamil al-Midfa'i's New Cabinet -- Basra's Oil -- A Favor to Syria -- The Oil Refinery -- 15-Geneva, Paris, London, Ankara -- The Franco-Syrian Treaty -- Lebanon Honors Me -- Émile Eddé -- In Egypt -- Negotiations in Paris -- Addressing the Palestine Issue in Geneva -- Harbingers of War -- Negotiations in London -- Mediation Between Syria and Turkey -- Meeting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk -- Unrest in Iraq -- The Army and Politics -- 16-Events on the Brink of War -- Axis Propaganda -- Fritz Grobba -- The Assassination of Muhammad Rustum Haydar -- Taha al-Hashimi Gets Revenge -- The Corruption of the Army -- 17-At the London Conference on the Palestine Issue -- The London Conference -- Chaim Weizmann -- Zionist Ambitions -- A Debate with a "Moderate" Jew -- Supporters -- Hopes Evaporate -- US Support for Zionism -- The Death of King Ghazi -- My View on the Naming of a New Regent.

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