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IOR/L/PS/18/B294
- Record Id:
- 040-000563431
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000562855
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0002d9
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023622462.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/18/B294
- Title:
- Disposal of conquered territories [Mesopotamia and German East Africa]. Note by India Office
- Scope & Content:
- This is a printed memorandum comprising of a note by the India Office, dated 28 October 1918, concerning the disposal of conquered territories in relation to Mesopotamia [Iraq] and German East Africa [modern-day Burundi, Rwanda and Tanganyika] in the context of the First World War. The memorandum is divided into two sections as follows: 'Mesopotamia' (folios 118-121) which discusses the political, religious, cultural and trade connections between India and the Government of India and Mesopotamia (also referred to as Turkish Arabia), as well as Britain's strategic interests in relation to the Persian Gulf; and 'German East Africa' (folio 121) which discusses the Government of India's interest in the region and the advantages offered by the colony for Indian immigration.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- Europeana Collections 1914-1918
India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000562855
037-000563103
040-000563431 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/18 : Political and Secret Department Memoranda
IOR/L/PS/18/B : Political and Secret Department Memoranda: Section B
IOR/L/PS/18/B294 : Disposal of conquered territories [Mesopotamia and German East Africa]. Note by India Office - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0018]/036-000562855[0002]/037-000563103[0318]/040-000563431
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
1 file (4 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0002d9
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1918
- End Date:
- 1918
- Date Range:
- 3 Nov 1918
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 118 and terminates at folio 121, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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 also present in parallel between folios 11-158; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
- Former External References:
- B294
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)