Proclamation by the G.O.C.-in-Chief in Mesopotamia to the People of 'Iraq, on the occasion of the successful conclusion of hostilities against the Turkish Armies, Baghdad, dated November 2nd, 1918 (S.G.P. Bd.-1440-2142-3000-2-11-18)

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(1)pp printed text with royal coat of arms 22 x 38cm. Good, folded into 8 sections with some wear at the folds and edges, and spotting to the blank verso. This English language edition was printed on the day of delivery, 2 Nov 1918. There was also a later printing dated 4 Nov 1918 (with printer's code S.G.P. Bd.-1455-2160-5000-4-11-18), and an Arabic edition is also recorded. Lieutenant General William Marshall (1865-1939) delivered his Proclamation in the name of HM the King Emperor George V at the Serai in Baghdad a couple of days after he accepted the Ottoman surrender at Mosul on 30 October 1918. He opens by repeating his late predecessor General Sir Stanley Maude's commitments to the people of Baghdad and Iraq "to come not as conquerors but as deliverers", and to respect religion and private affairs with equal justice and opportunity for all (Maude's Baghdad Proclamation, 19 Mar 1917). He summarises events since Maude's death, bringing them up to date: "on the Tigris also we have done our share, and after destroying or capturing the whole of the Turkish Army opposed to us, are in a position to control the destinies of Mosul". He makes 8 commitments, to allow non-Turkish POWs confined in India to return home; complete freedom of trade and personal movement; conditional permission for corpses to be conveyed to Karbala and Najaf for burial; to reopen routes for organised pilgrimages; bonus pay for local Civil Administration staff "who have done good work"; to release selected prisoners from civil jails; and to distribute food and clothing to the poor of Baghdad and other towns. He closes by displaying his awareness of the "vexations and annoyances" the military presence has caused since Maude's conquest, promises "to make all possible speed to remove all cause of complaint", and finally calls for three cheers for George V before the British Flag. N° de ref. del artículo 4511

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