File 3104/1915 Pt 9 ‘Mesopotamia: Trade with- Payments from enemy assets in England to firms in Mesopotamia; payment of dividends of British companies, legacies, &c to residents in Mesopotamia; Messrs. Selim Homsy’s claims against clients in Mosul district; Messrs. Andrew Weir & Co’s claim against Idara Nahrieh’ [‎286v] (198/334)

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Part 9 comprises correspondence and other papers relating to the lifting of restrictions on trade between Baghdad and Mesopotamia [Iraq], under the Trading with the Enemy (Occupied Territory) Proclamation of 1915: the issue of certificates by the Board of Trade declaring that the wilayats [vilayets] of Baghdad and Basra are to be regarded as ‘territory under friendly occupation’ (f 324); the lifting of restrictions on trade in other areas of Mesopotamia, including Mosul and Anah; enquiries from commercial firms in Britain, relating to the resumption of trade with firms in Mesopotamia, and payments to be made to traders in Mesopotamia.

The principal correspondents are: the 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. ; the Foreign Office; the Foreign and Political Department of the Government of India; the Board of Trade.

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1 item (166 folios)

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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the item.

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English in Latin script

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