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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/MIL Name War Office, 1857-1964 Digitised Content No

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/7/706

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/706
Title:
Collection 5/56: ‘Terms of employment of officers lent for service under other Governments. Selection of British officers to organise Ottoman Gendarmerie in Asiatic Turkey. Proposals abandoned.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between officials of the Foreign Office, War Office, India Office, and other diplomatic and administrative staff, and from the Turkish [Ottoman] Ambassador to Great Britain. It concerns proposals, subsequently suspended, for the appointment of British officers to ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
26 Apr 1913-4 Jul 1913
Extent:
1 file (64 folios)

3. 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)

4. IOR/L/MIL/7/941

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/941
Title:
Collection 12/20: ‘Honours and Rewards. War Services of Officers. Mention in Despatches. Service with the Seistan Arbitration Commission may count as Staff Service.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between officials of the India Office and the War Office concerning the service of officers on the Seistan [Sistan] Arbitration Commission. Discussion concerns the conference of temporary ranks upon officers serving on the Commission, including the head of the Com...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Oct 1902-08 Aug 1913
Extent:
1 file (35 folios)

5. IOR/L/MIL/7/10829

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/10829
Title:
Collection 248/26 'Loan of an Indian Bn at Aden under the Imperial Govt. – Conditions of service &c'.
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence relating to conditions of service for units of the British Indian Army loaned to HM Government for service in Aden, in particular pay and allowances. Some of the correspondence also covers the Aden Protectorate Levies and Indian troops serving elsewhere, e.g. in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Apr 1939-23 Apr 1941
Extent:
1 file (112 folios)

6. IOR/L/MIL/7/12449

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/12449
Title:
Collection 269/193 'Miscellaneous Questions. Anglo-Persian Agreement: Report of Military Commission. Loan of Officers.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between officials at the War Office and the India Office. It concerns a request for the loan of British Indian Army officers to the Persian [Iranian] Army, and the conditions of service offered to these officers. The file also contains a copy of the ‘Report of t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Apr 1920-14 Sept 1920
Extent:
1 file (72 folios)

7. 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)

8. IOR/L/MIL/7/16875

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/16875
Title:
Collection 403/56 ‘Situation in Persia 1912. Telegraphic Correspondence.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the situation in Persia [Iran] in 1912. The conditions on the Bushire [Bushehr] and Ispahan [Isfahan] roads are discussed in relation to robberies and attacks. An attack on the Shiraz Consul, Mr Smart, is discussed and his account of the attack is includ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 December 1911-29 January 1914
Extent:
1 file (63 folios)

9. IOR/L/MIL/7/16933, f 433

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/16933, f 433
Title:
‘Persia and Afghanistan’
Scope & Content:
Printed sheet bearing the series designation ‘Geographical Section, General Staff No. 2149’ and providing full country coverage of Persia [Iran] and Afghanistan with significant partial coverage of present-day Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan and Iraq. Portrays hydrology, relie...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1919
Extent:
1 map sheet

10. 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)