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IOR/R/15/1/382
- Record Id:
- 040-000227830
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000227427
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000163
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023832934.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/382
- Title:
- File 23/15, 19 I (D 89) Mesopotamia - General
- Scope & Content:
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All the contents of this file relate to Irak [Iraq] between 1918 and 1933.
The file includes:
- A report of the killing of Mr J.H Bill (Indian Civil Service) and Captain K.R Scott (31st Punjabis, Indian Army) by a Kurdish tribal force near Aqrah in 1919 (f 7).
- A copy of a telegram sent to King Hussein of Mecca requesting one of his sons to be sent to occupy the throne of Iraq (f 27b).
- A letter from P.Z Cox, the British High Commissioner for Iraq to Winston Churchill, Secretary of State for the Colonies regarding the borders of Iraq (ff 50-52).
- A rough sketch map of the Nerva and Raikan districts of Iraq (f 54)
- A map of the Turco-Persian frontier (f 55)
- A cutting from al awqaat al iraqiyya (The Times of Mesopotamia) containing full text (in English) of the Anglo-Iraq Treaty 1922 (f 64).
- A detailed report concerning the practicalities of travelling from Baghdad to London via Aleppo and Beirut (ff 79-83)
- A copy of the Anglo-Iraq Treaty of 1926 (f 104)
Other matters discussed in the file include a proposed visit to Kuwait by King Faisal of Iraq, an idea for Iraqis to be sent for training to British consulates in the region and reports concerning the activities of 'anti-British' Persian clerics (mujathids) in Iraq.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000227427
037-000227638
038-000227829
040-000227830 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/1 : Political Residency, Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/199-703 : Political Residency, Bushire: subject files
IOR/R/15/1/382-383 : File 23: Turkish Arabia
IOR/R/15/1/382 : File 23/15, 19 I (D 89) Mesopotamia - General - Contains:
- IOR/R/15/1/382, f 54 : 'ROUGH SKETCH MAP OF NERVA AND RAIKAN DISTRICTS’
IOR/R/15/1/382, f 55 : A map showing the Turco-Persian frontier
Click here to View / search full list of parts of IOR/R/15/1/382 - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0003]/037-000227638[0008]/038-000227829[0001]/040-000227830
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (219 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000163
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1918
- End Date:
- 1933
- Date Range:
- 18 Oct 1918-9 May 1933
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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A bound correspondence volume. The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled and can be found in the top right of the recto side of each folio. A second foliation sequence which is also written in pencil, but not circled, runs between ff 5-207. In addition to this, a very short sequence runs between ff 2D-4. Circled index numbers written in red crayon are also present in the volume.
Foliation anomalies: 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D; 27A and 27B; 88A and 88B; 159A, 159B and 159C; 163A and 163B
- Former External References:
- A Series: 23/15
A Series: 23/19 I
Confidential Series: D 89 - Arrangement:
- File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)