] Our vanguard entered Baghdad soon after nine o'clock this
] morning. The city is approached by an unmetalled road
] between palm groves and orange gardens.
]
] Crowds of Baghdadis came out to meet us: Persians, Krabe,
] Jew, Armenians, Chaldeans and Christians of diverse sects
] and races. They lined the streets, balconies and roofs,
] hurrahing and clapping their hands. Groups of
] schoolchildren danced in front of us, shouting and
] cheering, and the women of the city turned out in their
] holiday dresses.
]
] The people of the city have been robbed to supply the
] Turkish army for the last two years. The oppression was
] becoming unendurable, and during the last week it
] degenerated into brigandage. I am told that the mere
] mention of the British was punishable, and the people
] were afraid to talk freely about the war.

British welcome in Baghdad