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IOR/L/PS/10/891
- Record Id:
- 040-000546184
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000544688
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x000311
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100111359732.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/10/891
- Title:
- File 1913/1920 'Mesopotamia and Palestine: rent of billets in occupation of military; liability of Mesopotamian state for cost of military forces'
- Scope & Content:
- The item contains correspondence regarding the use of billets by British military forces and civil officials in Mesopotamia [Iraq] in the years following the end of the First World War. Topics discussed include:
- Efforts to vacate and release as many billets as possible as a way to appease anti-British feelings in Mesopotamia
- Criticism of the perceived inappropriate use of some billets, including those used as a bar, a cinema, a cooking school, and to house a visiting theatre company
- Consideration of the methods used to determine the rent payable for property being used as billets
- Consideration of the legal standing of billets, particularly after ratification of the peace treaty between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies [Treaty of Sèvres]
- Disagreements over whether the cost of billets in Mesopotamia should ultimately be covered by the India Office or the War Office.
The primary correspondents are: the Civil Commissioner, Mesopotamia; General Headquarters, Mesopotamia; the Military Governor and Political Officer, Basrah [Basra]; the Judicial Secretary, Baghdad; the Foreign Office; the India Office; the War Office; and the High Commissioner, Palestine.
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000544688
040-000546184 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/10 : Departmental Papers: Political and Secret Separate (or Subject) Files
IOR/L/PS/10/891 : File 1913/1920 'Mesopotamia and Palestine: rent of billets in occupation of military; liability of Mesopotamian state for cost… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0010]/036-000544688[0892]/040-000546184
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (130 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x000311
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1919
- End Date:
- 1921
- Date Range:
- 4 Jun 1919-15 Feb 1921
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 126; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)