File 2835/1918 'Persia: East Persia (Seistan and Khorasan) Levy Corps'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence and other papers regarding the Sistan Levy Corps [also written as Seistan Levy Corps in the file] and the Khorasan Levy Corps, British military units in East Persia [Iran] formed from local recruits during the First World War. Topics discussed include: issues ar...
File 3156/1918 Pt 1 ‘Mesopotamia Sir J. Hewett’s Mission’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence in the form of telegrams, letters, reports, and minutes. The correspondence is mainly about the mission of John Hewett’s [also spelled in the volume as Hewitt] to Mesopotamia. On behalf of the War Office, the mission is to examine and report to the Army Council...
File 3156/1918 Pt 2 ‘Mesopotamia – Administration; Public and Questions in Parliament (1919) Articles in “Times” – Sir G. Buchanan’s criticisms. Publication of Sir J. Hewett’s report as dementi [sic] Bagdad criticisms of Sir J. Hewett’s Report’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence in the form of telegrams, minutes, Parliamentary notices and articles from The Times newspaper. The correspondence is related to the administration of Mesopotamia [Iraq] and Sir John Hewett’s report on the topic. The volume contains two copies of Hewett’s report...
The volume contains correspondence in the form of telegrams, reports, minutes, Parliamentary notices and extracts from Hansard and from The Times newspaper. The correspondence is mainly related to Parliamentary questions, addressed to the Prime Minister or to the Secretary of State for India, and...
File 3156/1918 Pt 4 ‘MESOPOTAMIA: ADMINISTRATION- PUBLICATION OF A BLUE BOOK’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence in the form of telegrams, minutes, reviews and printed reports related to the civil administration of Mesopotamia [Iraq]. The volume includes the following reviews and reports: A ‘REVIEW OF THE CIVIL ADMINITSRATION OF THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES OF AL ‘IRAQ 1914---...
The volume consists of letters, telegrams, memoranda and printed reports relating to the provision of loans to the Bakhtiari [Bakhtiyārī] khans in Persia [Iran]. The correspondence discusses: British relations with the Bakhtiaris British military movements in Persia The political situation in ...