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Eisenhower Parkway ■ P.O Box 1346 ■ Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346 ■ USA ■ Tel: 734.461.4700 ■ Toll-free 800-521-0600 ■ www.proquest.com A Guide to the Microfilm Edition of Confidential U.S. State Department Central Files IRAQ February 1963–1966 Part 1: Political, Governmental, and National Defense Affairs A UPA Collection from Confidential U.S. State Department Central Files IRAQ February 1963–1966 PART 1: POLITICAL, GOVERNMENTAL, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE AFFAIRS Subject-Numeric Categories: AID, CSM, DEF, and POL Project Coordinator Robert E. Lester Guide compiled by Kristen M. Taynor A UPA Collection from 7500 Old Georgetown Road • Bethesda, MD 20814-6126 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Iraq, February 1963–1966 [microform] / project coordinator, Robert E. Lester. microfilm reels; 35 mm. Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Iraq, February 1963–1966 Summary: Reproduces documents from the records of the U.S. Department of State in the custody of the National Archives. Accompanied by a printed guide compiled by Kristen M. Taynor, entitled: A guide to the microfilm edition of Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Iraq, February 1963–1966. ISBN 0-88692-749-8 1. United States—Foreign relations—Iraq—Sources. 2. Iraq—Foreign relations—United States—Sources. 3. Iraq—Politics and government—1958— Sources. I. Lester, Robert. II. Taynor, Kristen M. 1978– . III. United States. Dept. of State. IV. University Publications of America (Firm) V. Title: Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Iraq, February 1963–1966. VI. Title: Iraq, February 1963–1966. VII. Title: Guide to the microfilm edition of Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Iraq, February 1963–1966. E183.8.157 327.73056709'046—dc22 2006045162 CIP The documents reproduced in this publication are among the records of the U.S. Department of State in the custody of the National Archives of the United States. No copyright is claimed in these official U.S. government records. Copyright © 2006 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN 0-88692-749-8. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Scope and Content Note ........................................................................................... v Source Note ................................................................................................................ ix Editorial Note ............................................................................................................. ix State Department Records Classification System, February 1963–July 1973..... xi Subject File Outlines (with Secondary File Designations) ................................ xvii Country Abbreviations .......................................................................................... xix Sample Reel Index Entries ........................................................................................ xxix Abbreviations ............................................................................................................. xxxi Reel Index Reel 1 Aid [Foreign Economic Assistance] (AID) ........................................................... 1 Communism (CSM) ............................................................................................. 2 Defense Affairs (DEF) ......................................................................................... 3 Political Affairs and Relations (POL).................................................................... 5 Reels 2–3 Political Affairs and Relations (POL) cont............................................................ 5 Reel 4 Political Affairs and Relations (POL) cont............................................................ 11 Aid [Foreign Economic Assistance] (AID) ........................................................... 16 Reel 5 Aid [Foreign Economic Assistance] (AID) cont. .................................................. 16 Reel 6 Aid [Foreign Economic Assistance] (AID) cont. .................................................. 18 Communism (CSM) ............................................................................................. 19 Defense Affairs (DEF) ......................................................................................... 19 Political Affairs and Relations (POL).................................................................... 20 Reels 7–10 Political Affairs and Relations (POL) cont............................................................ 22 Subject Index.............................................................................................................. 35 iii SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The U.S. State Department Central Files are the definitive source of American diplomatic reporting on political, military, social, and economic developments throughout the world in the twentieth century. This edition consists of the Central Files for Iraq for the period between February 1963 and 1966. The files are arranged according to the State Department Records Classification System, February 1963–1973. The subjects from the classification system included in this edition are AID (Foreign Economic Assistance), CSM (Communism), DEF (Defense Affairs), and POL (Political Affairs and Relations). The files consist of cables and letters sent and received by U.S. diplomats and embassy personnel; reports on meetings between U.S. and foreign government officials and leaders; newspaper clippings and translations from journals and newspapers; transcripts of speeches; and reports and observations on political, military, and social affairs. This edition of the Central Files for Iraq consists of two different sections. The first section contains only files from February to December 1963 and covers AID, CSM, DEF, and POL. The collection then starts over at the end of Reel 4 in the AID section for the remaining years of 1964–1966 and continues in this vein with the remaining categories of CSM, DEF, and POL for 1964– 1966. The events and aftereffects of two successful coup attempts in 1963 may explain the need to delineate the collection by date as well as subject. Major topics for all years include internal political and social instability due to numerous successful and unsuccessful coup attempts as well as the various minority ethnic and political groups vying for representation and power, the ongoing conflict with Kurdish fighters in the north and the subsequent tension this created for Iraq domestically and diplomatically, and external tensions and pressures from Iraq’s neighbors in the Middle East as well as from competing U.S.-USSR ideologies. The first section begins with all documents pertaining to the period between February and December 1963. The 1963 documents contain a brief AID series that outlines proposed economic, agricultural, and technical relief programs from both U.S. allies and the Soviet bloc. The researcher will find diplomatic discussions on the relationship between aid programs and communism, notably the desire to lessen Iraq’s dependency on Soviet aid and increase dependence on the United States and its allies. Specific food and medical aid v to Kurdish areas also figures prominently in this section. Within the Food for Peace program, for example, specific attention is given to the needs in Kurdish areas due to prolonged fighting. Extensive lists of agricultural commodities shipped to Iraq as part of the Food for Peace program will give researchers a general sense of agricultural prices, currency rates, and the food supply situation in Iraq. The Iraqi government also continually asked for technical assistance from the Tennessee Valley Authority on a fertilizer plant project, which is prominently covered in this section. Following the AID section is a brief CSM section. The CSM section mainly deals with communism as it relates to internal Iraqi security, namely the Kurdish conflict. Communism is often linked with relief efforts and support to Kurdish rebels as well as the Abdul Karim Qassim government. The Qassim government had close ties to the USSR, but it was overthrown in February 1963 by an anti-Communist movement. Researchers can thus see a nation in transition, trying to establish its own legitimacy and a healthy dependence on outside forces. The DEF category follows CSM and mainly covers proposed arms sales to Iraq from various foreign governments. Due to the overthrow of the Qassim government, the new Iraqi leaders begin to turn to the United States and its allies in lieu of continued support from the Soviet bloc. A portion of the DEF category also deals with the Syro-Iraqi military union with international reaction to the pact. The POL category constitutes the largest portion of the 1963 files and the collection as a whole. The POL category begins with a series of Joint Weeka reports