▁Ira qi ▁revol t ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁scra pping ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁mand ate ▁plan . ▁Instead , ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Ira q ▁was ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁a ▁so ver eign ▁country ▁under ▁King ▁F ais al ▁I ▁of ▁Ira q . ▁Not ▁with standing ▁the ▁formal ▁so vere ig nt y ▁of ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁king , ▁a ▁treat y ▁of ▁al liance ▁was ▁concluded ▁between ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Ira q ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁called ▁the ▁Ang lo - I ra qi ▁Tre aty . ▁It ▁provided ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁with ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁administration ▁and ▁govern ance ▁of ▁Ira q . ▁King ▁F ais al ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁proc laimed ▁King ▁of ▁Sy ria ▁by ▁a ▁Sy rian ▁National ▁Congress ▁in ▁Dam asc us ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁but ▁was ▁e ject ed ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁in ▁July ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁The ▁British ▁R AF ▁retained ▁certain ▁military ▁control . ▁In ▁this ▁manner , ▁Ira q ▁remained ▁under ▁de ▁fact o ▁British ▁administration ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁Under ▁King ▁F ais al ▁of ▁Ira q , ▁the ▁civil ▁government ▁of ▁post war ▁Ira q ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁High ▁Commission er , ▁Sir ▁Per cy ▁C ox , ▁and ▁his ▁deput y , ▁Colonel ▁Arnold ▁Wilson . ▁British ▁repr is als ▁after ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁a ▁British ▁officer ▁in ▁Naj af ▁failed ▁to ▁restore ▁order . ▁British ▁administration ▁had ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁established ▁in