IOR/L/PS/10/622

This volume consists of printed reports, typed letters and other miscellaneous correspondence by British officials relating to the British occupation of Mesopotamia [Iraq, also used in this volume] in the period of June-August 1920. Topics covered include political developments in specific regions and the leading figures and family relationships in tribes. The papers notably include the following:

• An index to the diaries of Political Officers of the Occupied Territories
• Monthly reports of political officers in Mesopotamia. The monthly reports cover such topics as meteorological conditions, irrigation, revenue, tribes, frontier questions, law and order and municipal works
• British occupation forces’ proclamations, notifications (some in Arabic) and administration reports on a wide range of topics including motor vehicle registration and statistics on birth and death rates
• General circulars issued by the Civil Administration of Mesopotamia, June-August 1920.

Notable items include the following:

• Report of the Rowanduz [Rawandiz] District for the year 1919 (ff 5-12). This report includes a map on folio 12
• Index to monthly reports of Political Officers for April and June 1920 (ff 14-15)
• Birth and death rate statistics, June 1920 (ff 27-37)
• Progress report of the Political Officer, Diyalah [Diyala] division, June 1920
• ‘The Police Proclamation, 1920’ issued by the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Mesopotamia (ff 448-483)
• ‘The Motor-Vehicle Vehicle Registration Proclamation, 1919’ by the Officiating General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Mesopotamia (ff 463-467).

Correspondents include: Civil Commissioner, Baghdad (Captain Arnold Talbot Wilson); Under-Secretary for State for India; Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department; General Headquarters, Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force, Baghdad.