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English: Map of Iraq prepared by the United States Central Intelligence Agency's Map Branch circa 1950. Names of Arab tribes are written in black; names of Kurdish tribes are in green. An "Index of Tribes is in the top right, with Arab and Kurdish tribes arranged in columns.
Marked at bottom left: "11645", and top right: "RESTRICTED" (struck through). Stamped "FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY" in red, bottom centre. In the map area itself, the word "RESTRICTED" in red has been deleted at the bottom left, beneath which is printed: "The international boundaries shown on this map do not necessarily correspond in all cases to the boundaries recognized by the U.S. Government."
Digitally added to the image, beneath the map: "DECLASSIFIED Authority E.O. 13526" and "NND 76630".
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United States National Archives Published Maps, 1947–2015 Record Group 263: Records of the Central Intelligence Agency, 1894–2002 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/175514185

(National Archives Identifier: 175514185)
Author Map Service Center, Central Intelligence Agency, United States National Security Council
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Public domain This image is a work of a Central Intelligence Agency employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a Work of the United States Government, this image or media is in the public domain in the United States.

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CIA map of Iraq showing the "Tribes of Iraq" circa 1950. Arab tribes' names are in black; Kurdish tribes' names are in red.

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