890G.42/50: Telegram
The Minister Resident in Iraq ( Knabenshue ) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 8—7:30 a.m.]
77. Reference is made to my despatch No. 1567, May 16, 1591, July 16, 1592, July 17, and 1601, July 23, regarding the new education law. In spite of the assurances given me by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister, the new law has been signed by the Regent and promulgated without awaiting the Department’s further consideration of it. I am reliably informed that the Regent opposed the law up to the last moment of the constitutional time limit and only signed it finally under pressure of the Cabinet’s threat to resign. I respectfully request that the Department postpone further action pending consideration of my despatches cited above and in particular the last sent by airmail via the Pacific.