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1. IOR/L/MIL/5/787-790

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/787-790
Title:
Mesopotamia: Railways and Lines of Communication Policy
Scope & Content:
The files in this sub-sub-series consist of correspondence, notes, and maps relating to rail, river, and road transportation in Mesopotamia [Iraq] during and immediately following the First World War. The papers cover matters of construction, conversion, maintenance, costs, supply, and personnel...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1917-Dec 1920
Extent:
4 files (639 folios)

2. IOR/L/MIL/7/12604

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/12604
Title:
Collection 269/345 ‘Miscellaneous Questions: Refusal to allow an officer to publish an article on “Mesopotamia” on grounds that he should not be allowed to propagate political views with which Govt. does not agree’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the refusal of the War Office to permit a British officer, Major Edward Johnson Ross, to publish an article in the Morning Post. The article discusses British policy in Mesopotamia [Iraq]. Ross offers his views on the state of Mesopotamia, argues again...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Sep 1920-21 Dec 1920
Extent:
1 file (34 folios)

3. IOR/L/MIL/7/12843

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/12843
Title:
Collection 280/62 'Detailed Estimates of the cost of an Indian Infantry Battalion in Mesopotamia.'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between Edwin Montagu, Secretary of State for India, and Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of India, dated 9 October-20 December 1919. The correspondence concerns the estimated annual cost of deploying an Indian infantry battalion in Mesopotamia [Iraq], in response to a ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Oct 1919-20 Dec 1919
Extent:
1 file (2 folios)

4. IOR/L/MIL/7/17371

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/17371
Title:
Collection 425/214 ‘European War 1914-: Rewards for meritorious service in the Persian Gulf and Mesopotamia.’
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence dated 9 February 1915 to 16 April 1919. The correspondence concerns recommendations for rewards and promotions for British and Indian military and naval personnel serving in Mesopotamia [Iraq], southern Persia [Iran], and the Persian Gulf in the First World War....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1915-16 Apr 1916
Extent:
1 file (311 folios)

5. IOR/L/MIL/7/19325

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/19325
Title:
Collection 435/3 'Memorandum by Secretary of State on administration of Mesopotamia; Air Ministry's scheme for control of Mesopotamia.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the India Office, Air Ministry and War Office relating to the Air Ministry’s scheme for control of Mesopotamia [Iraq]. Memoranda on the potential power of the Air Force in Mesopotamia and on the organisation of military forces in Mesopotamia are included. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1920-3 Dec 1920
Extent:
1 file (59 folios)

6. IOR/L/MIL/7/19326

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/19326
Title:
Collection 435/4 ‘Publication of despatches on 1919-1920 military operations in Mesopotamia.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains despatches from the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force with appendices detailing strength of troops in Mesopotamia [Iraq], casualties of troops and insurgents, and estimates of rifles in the hands of insurgents. The India Office and War Office discuss a proposal to publish the desp...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 February 1921-7 July 1921
Extent:
1 file (80 folios)

7. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/1
Title:
Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. I. 1916'
Scope & Content:
This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume I, General (Admiralty War Staff Intelligence Division: August 1916). It is an introductory volume containing matter of a general nature giving an account of conditions in Mesopotamia. The volume includes a note on official use, title page and ''No...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, Armenian, English, Kurdish, Persian, Syriac, Classical, and Turkish
Date Range:
1916
Extent:
1 volume (186 folios)

8. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/1, p 361

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/1, p 361
Title:
'Map 1. Mesopotamia. Administrative Divisions and Chief Towns'
Scope & Content:
Imprint: Ordnance Survey, 1916. Distinctive Features: General map of Mesopotamia [Iraq] showing administrative division with headquarter stations underlined and provinces outlined in red. Shows rivers, railway lines with Turco-Persian boundary indicated by dash-dot line. Includes table of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1916
Extent:
1 map

9. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/1, p 363

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/1, p 363
Title:
Map 2. Mesopotamia. Racial Divisions
Scope & Content:
Imprint: Ordnance Survey, 1916. Distinctive Features: General map of Mesopotamia [Iraq] showing ethnic division with the approximate location of the various ethnic groups (Arabs, Kurds and mixed races) across the region marked in colour and explained in a table of reference at the lower left...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1916
Extent:
1 map

10. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/1, p 365

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/1, p 365
Title:
Map 3. Mesopotamia
Scope & Content:
Imprint: Ordnance Survey, 1916. Distinctive Features: General map of Mesopotamia [Iraq] showing in green the approximate areas for proposed irrigation scheme. Shows rivers, railway lines with Turco-Persian boundary indicated by dash-dot line. Includes table of reference at lower left of the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1916
Extent:
1 map