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IOR/L/MIL/7/19330
- Record Id:
- 040-000373142
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000373134
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000151.0x000086
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MIL/7/19330
- Title:
- Collection 435/8 ‘Part 1 Garrison of Iraq.’
- Scope & Content:
-
The file contains correspondence relating to the military garrison in Iraq. Correspondents include the Government of India, India Office, War Office, Colonial Office and Air Ministry. Topics discussed include:
- Transfer of control of Mesopotamia [Iraq] to the Colonial Office
- Reduction of the garrison in Iraq
- Request from the Colonial Office to the War Office to loan British and Indian Army personnel
- Recruitment and training of troops
- Military expenditure
- Transfer of military control of Palestine from the War Office to the Air Ministry
- The relievement of troops in Palestine and the Persian Gulf
- Proposed military policy regarding the Iraq garrison in the event of an invasion by Turkey or hostilities with Turkey, including reinforcements and evacuation.
Multiple copies of proceedings of inter-departmental conferences on Palestine and Army Personnel in Iraq are included. A memorandum by the Secretary of State for Air on the military situation in Iraq is also included.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000256868
036-000349582
037-000373134
040-000373142 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/MIL : Records of the Military Department
IOR/L/MIL/7 : Military Collections
IOR/L/MIL/7/19323-19341 : Collection 435 Mesopotamia (Iraq)
IOR/L/MIL/7/19330 : Collection 435/8 ‘Part 1 Garrison of Iraq.’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000256868[0007]/036-000349582[0473]/037-000373134[0008]/040-000373142
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MIL
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (395 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1921
- End Date:
- 1925
- Date Range:
- 26 August 1921-5 September 1925
- 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 396; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Former External References:
- Collection 435/8
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Colonial Office, 1854-1966
War Office, 1857-1964 - Subjects:
- Military expenditure
Military operations - Places:
- Iraq, Middle East, Asia
Palestine, Middle East, Asia