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IOR/L/MIL/5/769
- Record Id:
- 040-000340650
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000340300
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000465.0x0002db
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100088470781.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MIL/5/769
- Title:
- Report of Mesopotamia Commission
- Scope & Content:
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Correspondence consists of commentary by officials of the India Office on the Report of the Mesopotamia Commission under a range of topics including the placing of orders for river transport.
Correspondents include the War Office; the Secretary of State for India; and the Director of Inland Water Transport, Basra.
The file contains one item dated 9 December 1918, as well as copies of correspondence from 1915-16. The rest of the material covers the period June-July 1917.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000256868
036-000306786
037-000340300
040-000340650 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/MIL : Records of the Military Department
IOR/L/MIL/5 : Military Compilations and Miscellaneous Records
IOR/L/MIL/5/441-1076 : Military Miscellaneous Series
IOR/L/MIL/5/769 : Report of Mesopotamia Commission - Hierarchy:
- 032-000256868[0005]/036-000306786[0007]/037-000340300[0110]/040-000340650
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MIL
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (83 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000465.0x0002db
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1917
- End Date:
- 1918
- Date Range:
- Jun 1917-Dec 1918
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 83; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional typed foliation sequence is also present between ff 31-48.
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Director of Inland Water Transport, Basra, c 1916-c 1932
War Cabinet, Middle East Committee, 1917-1918 - Subjects:
- Military operations
Military supply - Places:
- Mesopotamia, Asia Minor
