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Show NATIVE DIGNITARIES WILL RULE OVER MESOPOTAMIA LONDON. Dec. 11. A new plan of government for MesoDOto una announced an-nounced by "Andrew ISonar Law in the house of common-, provides that the Arab', shall bo governed by Arabs. W'till' an electoral law for the creation cre-ation of a representative Mesopotamia Mesopota-mia congress Is being drafted, the country is to be administered by aj council of slate composed of native dignitaries and subject to the guidance guid-ance of the British high commissioner Sir Percy Cox. Tin- Naqulb of Dagdad. has been invited in-vited to form a council of state of I about eighteen members, with him-' self as president, until tho national! assembly can meet and decide on the future form of government. Tho council will be representative ol ; hii parts of the country, tine mem-! ber Is a leading Christian of Bag- I lad. and one of the Mosul. A third is a prominent Kurd; a fourth Is the head of a leading Shla family of Bag- dad and two others are Influential Shla sheikhs. Eight portfolios will be assigned by the Naqulb: Interior, finance, justice, pious foundations, education, defense, pubic 4-jrks and commerce. Among Ihose who have been invited' to form part of the provisional u -eminent are a former general of the Emir. Faisal's army, an ex-ulgnltnry "i Med t and some leiuiine, i.i. rchants and lawyers of Bagdad, Basara and Mosul. |