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IOR/L/PS/12/2902
- Record Id:
- 040-000557938
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000557879
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0001bd
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100050248485.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/12/2902
- Title:
- Coll 17/40 'Iraq. Basra Consulate-General Monthly Summaries'
- Scope & Content:
-
The file consists of copies of monthly summaries from the British Consulate-General at Basra, for March, April, and May 1947, which were sent to the India Office by the Foreign Office.
The summaries cover the following: the political and tribal situation in Basra; labour; the press; personalities who had visited Basra; finance, oil, commerce and industry; communications; naval and military matters; and foreign activities.
The file includes a divider, which gives lists of correspondence references contained in the file 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
036-000554996
037-000557879
040-000557938 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/12 : Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections
IOR/L/PS/12/2845-2902 : Political (External) Collection 17: Iraq
IOR/L/PS/12/2902 : Coll 17/40 'Iraq. Basra Consulate-General Monthly Summaries' - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0012]/036-000554996[0018]/037-000557879[0059]/040-000557938
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (10 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0001bd
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1947
- End Date:
- 1947
- Date Range:
- 1 May 1947-28 Jun 1947
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 14; 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 foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-13; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- Coll 17/40
- 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:
- British Consulate General, Basra, Mid 20th century
- Subjects:
- Armed forces
Finance
Labour
Politics
Press
Trade (practice)
Transport - Places:
- Basra, Asia
