‘File 16/25 Iraq Government Gazette from 7th January, 1945 to’

Content

Copies of the weekly ‘Iraq Government Gazette , published in Baghdad by the Directorate General of Propaganda of the Ministry of Interior, Government of Iraq. The copies included in the file cover the periods 7 January 1945 to 1 April 1945, and 2 March 1947 to 11 May 1947.

The Gazettes include:

• copies of royal iradas (decrees) and Government notifications, regulations and proclamations, issued by the Ministries of Defence, Justice, Communication and Works, Finance, Education, Social Affairs, Economics, Supply;
• Iraq Currency Board statements of coins and notes in circulation;
• advertisements (or more accurately, announcements for the registration) of trademarks;
• monthly abstracts of receipts and expenditure for the state.

Extent and format

1 file (251 folios)

Arrangement

The Government Gazettes are arranged in chronological order, starting with the earliest (7 January 1945) at the beginning of the file, and ending with the latest (11 May 1947) at the end of the file. There is a gap in the chronological sequence of Gazettes, between 1 April 1945 and 2 March 1947. Each Gazette begins with its own contents page, listing serial number, subject, notification and page number. The page numbers listed on the contents pages refer to the Gazettes’ own printed pagination sequence, which runs as an unbroken sequence through each year’s editions.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 253; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: The file contains numerous printed pagination sequences. There are two main sequences, the first beginning at 1 (f 2) and terminating with 178 (f 102), and interrupted by several shorter pagination sequences. The second main sequences begins at 101 (f 109) and terminates at 243 (f 252). This sequence contains some anomalies (e.g. 130, 130A, 130B) and is also interrupted by a series of shorter pagination sequences.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/1522

Former external reference(s)

English Office: File 16/25

History of this record

Date(s)

7 Jan 1945-11 May 1947 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

DecreesNational regulationsOfficial publicationsTrade Marks

Places

Iraq

People & organisations

Government of Iraq

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