'Pol Ext 6453/49 Tear-gas expert for Iraqi police: suggested appointment of Pakistani officer'

IOR/L/PS/12/1384

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The record is made up of 1 file (36 folios). It was created in 1 Mar 1949-2 Feb 1950. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .

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Content: This file contains correspondence between the British Embassy in Baghdad and UK High Commissioner in Karachi regarding the secondment of a tear-gas specialist to the Iraqi police force. The papers discuss the inability of the Iraqi police to use newly obtained stocks of American tear gas without proper instruction from trained officers. The need for tear gas had been made apparent to law enforcement agencies in Iraq after protests and disturbances against the continuing British military and political presence in the country during January of 1948.
Extent and format: 1 file (36 folios)
Arrangement: The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
Physical characteristics: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 39; 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.
Written in: English in Latin script
Type: Archival file

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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/L/PS/12/1384
Former external reference(s): Ext 6453/49
Date(s): 1 Mar 1949-2 Feb 1950 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Tear GasPolitical demonstrationsPolice
Places: Iraq
People & organisations: British Embassy in Iraq, BaghdadHM Ambassador to Pakistan

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/12/1384
Title: 'Pol Ext 6453/49 Tear-gas expert for Iraqi police: suggested appointment of Pakistani officer'
Pages: front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:3r, 4v, 4r, 5v, 5r, 6v, 6r, 7v, 7r, 8v, 8r, 9v, 9r, 10v, 10r, 11v, 11r, 12v, 12r, 13v, 13r, 14v, 14r, 15v, 15r, 16v, 16r, 17v, 17r, 18v, 18r, 19v, 19r, 20v, 20r, 21v, 21r, 22v, 22r, 23v, 23r, 24v, 24r, 25v, 25r, 26v, 26r, 27v, 27r, 28v, 28r, 29v, 29r, 30v, 30r, 31v, 31r, 32v, 32r, 33v, 33r, 34v, 34r, 35v, 35r, 36v, 36r, 37v, 37r, 38v, 38r, 39v, back-i, back
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence