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1. IOR/L/MIL/5/779

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/779
Title:
Policy - Mesopotamia
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the Mesopotamia Campaign of the First World War during May-December 1917. The correspondence discusses strategy, provisioning and recruitment. It is particularly concerned with a perceived unreliability as allies of Russian forces in Mesopotamia [Iraq]....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 May 1917-20 Dec 1917
Extent:
1 file (16 folios)

2. IOR/L/MIL/7/725

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/725
Title:
Collection 5/75: ‘Terms of Employment of Officers lent for service under other Governments. Conditions of service of British officers lent to the Persian Govt.’
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence from officials of the India Office and War Office, British diplomatic officials in Persia [Iran], and officials of the Government of Persia. The correspondence concerns the employment of British officers by the Persian Government, including pay, pensions, and te...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
25 Nov 1920-17 Jul 1922
Extent:
1 file (177 folios)

3. IOR/L/MIL/7/16903

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/16903
Title:
Collection 403/83 ‘Frontier and overseas operations. Kurd levies in N. E. Persia.’
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence relating to military assistance for the Malleson Mission (also referred to as the Meshed [Mashhad] Mission), and in particular the raising of Hazara and Kurdish levies for service in north-east Persia [Iran]. The main correspondents are the Government of India,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Aug 1918-8 Nov 1920
Extent:
1 file (16 folios)

4. IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3265

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3265
Title:
‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 28. PART II. (From 16th to 30th November 1916).’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 16 and 30 November 1916. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these pape...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Nov 1916-30 Nov 1916
Extent:

1 volume (120 folios)