Show PLANS OF BRITAIN FOR MESOPOTAMIA Basic Idea Is That Arabs Shall Govern Arabs LONDON Dec 10 A A new plan of government government gov gov- for Mesopotamia announced t bY y Andrew Bonar Donar Law In the house honse of or commons commons commons com com- mons provides that the Arabs shall b bo be governed by Arabs While an electoral law for the creation of of a a. representative Mesopotamian n congress is being drafted the country is to be administered by a a. council Of or state composed of native dIgnitarIes dignitaries dignitaries dig dIg- and subject to the guidance of or orthe the British high commissioner Sir Percy perc Cox The of Bagdad has been Invited in invited invited In- In to form a. a council of state of about eighteen members with himself as president president pres pres- ident until the national assembly can meet and decide on the future form of ot government The council will win be representative of ot all aU parts of the One member Is a leading Christian of Bagdad and andone andone andone one of A third is a prominent Kurd a fourth is the head of a leading Shia family of Bagdad and two others are are- influential Shia Eight portfolios will be assigned by the the- interior finances Justice pious foundations education d defense public works and commerce J Among those who have who have been invited to form part of provisional the the the- government are a former general of the Emir Feisal's army an ex-dignitary ex of Mecca and some leading merchants and lawyers of Bagdad Bagdad Bag Bag- I dad Basra and |