Interdepartmental Conference on Middle Eastern Affairs. Secretary's note: The situation in Kurdistan.
The British Library: Private Papers and Records from the India Office.
1919
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This file consisted of a memorandum detailing the Kurdish struggle for independence inside Iraq, taking into consideration the Taking into account the facts of 1919.
The document includes the following:
• Kurdish fears about being under the control of the Armenians.
. Kurdish petitions to the British government for its support for the formation of their own state.
. The enmities between the Kurds and the Turks.
• Mixed feelings of those living in Mesopotamia towards the British and their interference in the affairs of the region.
• Acts of violence against British officials in Mesopotamia.
• Religious tensions between Muslims and Christians in the region.