'Field notes. Mesopotamia'

IOR/L/MIL/17/15/49

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The record is made up of 1 file (111 folios). It was created in 1915. 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

The file consists of a publication of field notes concerning Mesopotamia. Produced by the General Staff, India, and published in Simla by the Government Monotype Press, 1915. Marked for official use only.

It is divided into the following chapters:

history – an expedition to Muhammareh [Khorramshahr] (1857), the political situation, and the British position in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ;
geography – boundaries and geographical features;
population – inhabitants, particularly Arab tribes;
resources – including water, supplies, transport, and trade;
military - distribution, strength, qualities, and camping grounds;
maritime - distribution, strength, navigation, and landing facilities;
administration - territory divisions and the system of organisation;
communication - including lines of advance, railways, roads, telegraphs, telephones, and a list of principal routes used in Mesopotamia and Arabistan.

Also included are four appendices: notes on Qatar Peninsula and Dohah [Doha]; details of important personages; a glossary of Arabic and Turkish terms; and information on weights, measures, currency, and chronology.

Extent and format

1 file (111 folios)

Arrangement

The file consists of a single publication. A list of contents at the front of the volume (ff 4-5) and index at the rear (ff 103-111) both reference the volume’s original printed pagination.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 113; 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 also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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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/MIL/17/15/49
Former external reference(s): Catalogue No. M.3. S212(W)GSB
Date(s): 1915 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Military intelligence
Places: Mesopotamia
People & organisations: Government Monotype Press, Simla, publishersGeneral Staff Branch, India

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Reference: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/49
Title: 'Field notes. Mesopotamia'
Pages: front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:112v, back-i
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence