موقف المفوضية الأمريكية في بغداد من العلاقات العراقية-البريطانية خلال أزمة مايس 1941

Abstract EN

The Iraqi-British relationship had experienced a series crisis in 1940 followed the significant development that Europe witnessed.

the most important one was the defeat of France by Germany and the declaration of war between Italy and Britain.

It is wort mentioning that Britain who had a treaty with Iraq asked Iraq for declaring war against Italy but Iraq had refused the request.

Then number of National political leaders who were against the British policy demanded to make use of the situation to reduce the British domination over Iraq and to gain some National interests in Syria and Palestine.

The U.S.A tried to interfere by provoking Iraq to cooperate with Britain and ending the crisis.

The U.S.A responded to Britain demands to avoid selling weapons to Iraq because it has been considered as a form of supporting British policy in the region, the U.S.A didn’t welcome Rashed Gailany government because it came as a result of Military coup, the U.S.A administration avoided any official communication and relationship but it didn’t state that in public.

The U.S.A administration had ambiguous stand over the Iraqi government in order not to interfere then the U.S.A administration set up unofficial relationship with Iraqi government, the Iraqi-British war had series consequences on U.S.A commission in Iraq which had been become shelter for more than too of British an American Citizens.

The Iraqi government put supervision on its communication and demanded it to give up all American and British citizens.

The Iraqi government threatened the American commission due to the decision of U.S.A university in Beirut to dismiss the Iraqi student, the commission tried to defuse the crisis and solve all problems until the end of war between them.