London, Apr. 5, "I heard with profound regret of the tragic death of Mr. Monck-Mason, British Consul in Mosul." ihe Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain. declared in the House of Commons during question-time today. He expressed deep sympathy with the Iraq Government and people in heir sorrow at the death of King Ghazi who suffered a fractured skull it a motor cer accident.
Mr. G. E. A. C. Monck-Mason't murder by members of a throng oí ^emorstrators mourning the death of their sovereign. was then explained by the Prime Minister.
"I understand that shortly before roon yesterday, a crowd gathered in Mosul fo mourn the late King," he aid. "This crowd was worked uy into a passion by agitators who de-"lared that the British Governmen: was in some way responsible for their King's death. Such allegations are of course without the slightest foundation, Our report states thet the British Consulate was stormed tofore the local authorities bad time to act. Troops and police were calif ed Gut, however, and four men believed sto be responsible for the murder were arrested. Martial law was declared and order was restored Irag to Make Amends "In the afternoon, the Prime Minister of Iraq called at the British Legation and expressed to the British Charge d'Affaires the deep sorrow of the Iraquian Government.
Ee added that he had taken speci precautions for the safety of British subjects and their property. He also gave the undertaking that he would submit to the Iraquian Parliament tomorrow a resolution of public expression of regret; that the late Mr. Monck-Mason would be accorded a public funeral at Mosul with full honours: that the late Mr. Monck-
Mason's dependents would be paid a suitable grant and that full reparatien would be made for ihe damage done to the property of the British Government."—Havaz.
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