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131. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/44, f 221

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/44, f 221
Title:
Supplementary Map to Area No. 6 Showing Tribal Dispositions Round the Hammar Lake
Scope & Content:
This map shows the approximate distribution of various tribal groups in the Lower Euphrates region of Iraq. The map also covers some aspects of the region's settlements, hydrology (lakes, rivers), as well as infrastructure relevant for military purposes.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1923
Extent:
1 Map

132. IOR/L/MIL/17/16/17, f 106 2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/16/17, f 106 2
Title:
Photograph showing Kuleli Burgas Bridge from the right bank
Scope & Content:
View of the bridge and the surrounding landscape, reproduced at folio 106 in A Handbook of Turkey.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
before 1916
Extent:
1 item (1 folio)

133. IOR/L/MIL/5/793

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/793
Title:
Mesopotamia Royal Flying Corps
Scope & Content:
The file contains memoranda, correspondence and papers, regarding provision of Royal Flying Corps (later Royal Air Force) aircraft and personnel for military operations in Mesopotamia [Iraq]. Notably covers: repeated requests in 1917 from General Officer Commanding, Mesopotamia, for aircraft an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Aug 1917-17 Jan 1921
Extent:
1 file (78 folios)

134. IOR/L/MIL/5/768

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/768
Title:
PAPERS RELATING TO THE MESOPOTAMIAN COMMISSION from SIR E. BARROW'S ROOM
Scope & Content:
This file contains working drafts of confidential prints, correspondence and telegrams from the room of Sir Edmund Barrow, Military Secretary in the India Office, collected for the Mesopotamian Commission which was convened to examine the causes of the besieging and surrender of the Indian Exped...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1915-1918
Extent:
1 file (687 folios)

135. IOR/L/MIL/5/771

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/771
Title:
Marine Transport in Mesopotamia 1916
Scope & Content:
The file consists primarily of correspondence between Commander A Hamilton of the Marine Transport Department, Mesopotamia [Iraq], officials of the War Office and General Sir Edmund Barrow, Military Secretary to the India Office, regarding the Marine Transport Department in Mesopotamia, during th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1916-12 July 1916
Extent:
1 file (44 folios)

136. IOR/L/MIL/5/801, f 174

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/801, f 174
Title:
Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia
Scope & Content:
The map shows Eastern Turkey, Syria and Western Persian including relief, hydrology, settlements and distribution of Arab tribal groups such as the Muntifik Arabs. The map was originally prepared by the Royal Geographical Society in 1910 and a key indicates international boundaries as in July 191...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1920
Extent:
1 map

137. IOR/L/MIL/17/16/17, f 103

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/16/17, f 103
Title:
Photograph showing a Bridge over the Ana Su
Scope & Content:
View of a bridge over the Ana Su, and surrounding landscape, reproduced at folio 103 in A Handbook of Turkey in Europe.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
1 item (1 folio)

138. IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3264, f 25

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3264, f 25
Title:
Lower Mesopotamia
Scope & Content:
A map of south-eastern Mesopotamia with parts of south-western Persia [Iran] and Kuwait, indicating tribal regions in Mesopotamia. The map also indicates settlements, hydrology, and the Persia-Mesopotamia border, with some indication of relief. The map sheet incorrectly states the scale as 1 inc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1916
Extent:
1 map sheet

139. IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3269, f 79

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3269, f 79
Title:
Mesopotamia Railway Index Plan
Scope & Content:
An index plan of railways in Mesopotamia between Busra [Basra], Nasiriyeh [Nasiriyah], and Kut-el-Amara [Kut]. The map also indicates hydrology and settlements. Also included are tables listing railway stations between Busra and Nasiriyeh and between Kurna [Al-Qurna] and Amarah [Amara], with the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1917
Extent:
1 map sheet

140. IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3283, f 238

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3283, f 238
Title:
‘SHATT-AL-ARAB OUTER BAR’
Scope & Content:
The map shows soundings and a proposed dredged channel, but no land features. The co-ordinates are approximate. It is referred to in George Buchanan’s report on the conservancy of the Shatt-el-Arab [Shatt al-Arab] of 20 June 1917.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1917
Extent:
1 map sheet