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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS Place Urmia, Asia Level [40] File

1. IOR/L/PS/10/478

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/478
Title:
File 3516/1914 Pt 1 'German War: Persian attitude towards Turkey'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns diplomatic tensions between Persian, Ottoman, British and Russian Governments, at the outset of the First World War (Anglo-German war in the file), including the attack made at Urmia on Russian troops by Kurdish forces. The papers cover: Attitude of Persian towards Anglo-Ger...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
01 Sep 1914-01 Jan 1915
Extent:
1 volume (164 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/10/479

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/479
Title:
File 3516/1914 Pt 2 'German War: Persian neutrality'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns diplomatic tensions between Persian, Ottoman, Russian and British Governments, at the outset of the First World War (Anglo-German war in the file). The main focus is the Russian occupation of Tabriz and Persian Azerbaijan, ending with Persia's neutrality in 1914. The volume ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
4 Nov 1914-5 Mar 1915
Extent:
1 volume (170 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/18/B327

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B327
Title:
Mesopotamia: Assyrian refugees at Baqubah. Note by Captain G S Reed, dated 1 July 1919
Scope & Content:
The file consists of a document by Captain G S Reed which provides an overview of the history of the Assyrian Christians in Urmia and the circumstances that led to their mass exodus to Baqubah in 1918. Reed also details the difficulties of the repatriation of these refugees back to Urmia.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jul 1919
Extent:

1 file (2 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/18/B354

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B354
Title:
The Assyrian and Armenian refugees in Mesopotamia. Memorandum by the Secretary of State for India
Scope & Content:
The file opens with a memorandum by Edwin Samuel Montagu (Secretary of State for India) dated 4 November 1920 regarding the current situation of Assyrian and Armenian refugees in Mesopotamia, paying particular attention to the difficulties that they have faced in seeking repatriation. This memora...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Nov 1920
Extent:

1 file (3 folios)