My Memoirs: Half a Century of the History of Iraq and the Arab Cause

Tawfiq al-Suwaydi; Antony T. Sullivan

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 2013

My Memoirs

Half a Century of the History of Iraq and the Arab Cause

Tawfiq al-Suwaydi and Antony T. Sullivan
Translated by: Nancy Roberts

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781626373969

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These memoirs of the distinguished Iraqi statesman Tawfiq al-Suwaydi (1892-1968) evocatively recapture a now largely vanished Arab world--and are an eloquent reminder that Iraq was once a far more open and tolerant society than it is today. Al-Suwaydi served as Iraq's prime minister three times (1929, 1946, 1950), as foreign minister on numerous occasions, and as ambassador to Iran, the League of Nations, and the United Nations. He frequently undertook sensitive diplomatic missions on behalf of the Iraqi monarchy. Among the major world figures with whom he interacted personally were Kemal Ataturk, Adnan Menderes, Gamal Abdul Nasser, Chaim Weizmann, David Ben Gurion, John Foster Dulles, Anthony Eden, George Curzon, Benito Mussolini, George Antonius, and Kings Abdullah, Faisal, Hussein, and Ibn Saud. From this vantage point, he wrote with an insider's detail about the diplomatic, political, and geostrategic issues that vexed Iraq and the entire Arab world from the early twentieth century through mid-1960s. A comprehensive essay by Antony T. Sullivan, senior associate for Middle East affairs at TerraBuilt Corporation International, introduces this first English-language edition of the memoirs.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Photographs Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Foreword Ali Allawi Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Preface Luay Tawfiq al-Suwaydi Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Acknowledgments Spindrift Beck al-Suwaydi Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
Introduction Antony T. Sullivan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
My Memoirs: Half a Century of the History of Iraq and the Arab Cause
Dedication Tawfiq al- Suwaydi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
1. My Upbringing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
2. In Public Life: The Literary Forum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
3. Iraq’s Independence: The Iraqi Congress Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
4. Faisal in Iraq Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
5. Democracy in Iraq Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
6. Oil Concessions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
7. The Hashemite-Saudi Clash Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
8. On Iraqi Politics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
9. My First Term as Prime Minister Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
10. ‘Abd al-Muhsin al-Sa‘dun Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
11. Nuri al-Sa‘id Enters the Scene Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
12. Chargé d’Affaires in Tehran Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
13. At the League of Nations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
14. The Ill-Fated Coups Begin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
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16. Events on the Brink of War Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
17. At the London Conference on the Palestine Issue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	283
18. Unrest in Iraq Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293
19. The al-Gaylani Movement and Its Outcomes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301
20. The Arab League Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	341
21. My Second Term as Prime Minister Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	351
22. The Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1948 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	381
23. My Third Term as Prime Minister Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	403
24. The Era of King Faisal II Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	421
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26. Nationalization of the Suez Canal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	441
27. A Hashemite-Saudi Rapprochement Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	465
28. The Arab Union Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	467
29. Iraq and Kuwait Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	475
30. Iraq’s Catastrophe: July 14, 1958 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	479
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About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	545

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 545

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Published: August 1, 2013
ISBN: 9781626373969