'Mesopotamian constitution. Bonham-Carter Committee: Summary of Proposals'

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This printed memorandum, dated July 1920, is a report outlining the summary of proposals by the Bonham-Carter Committee for the constitution of Mesopotamia [Iraq]. The report gives a list of the members of the committee, who include: Sir Edgar Bonham-Carter, Judicial Secretary; Lieutenant-Colonel E B Howell, Revenue Secretary; Major H F M Tyler, Political Officer, Hillah [al-Ḥillah]; Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Cecil Campbell Balfour, Political Officer, Baghdad; and Major Reader William Bullard, Deputy Revenue Secretary.

The report is divided into the following sections: 'Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations'; 'The Anglo-French Declaration of 8th November 1918'; 'Conditions to be fulfilled before the wishes of the people can be ascertained'; 'Wishes of the people to be expressed by an elected Legislative Assembly'; 'Framing of a suitable form of Government'; Conditions laid down for the Constitution'; 'Mandate should be granted soon'; 'Recital of the Mandate and its purposes'; 'Reservations in favour of the Mandatory Power'; 'Reservations in favour of certain foreign subjects'; 'Religious liberty to be a constitutional right'; 'Council of State (or of Ministries)'; 'Legislative Assembly, Constitution'; 'Functions of the Legislative Assembly'; 'The Capitulations'; and 'Enquiry into working of systems of Government after a period of years'.

The report contains an appendix with the following sections: 'Method of Election to Legislative Assembly' and 'Qualification for Candidates of Legislative Assembly'.

Extent and format

1 file (3 folios)

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The foliation for this sequence commences at folio 112, and terminates at folio 114, 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 The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between folios 7-153; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.

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/L/PS/18/B343

Former external reference(s)

B343

History of this record

Date(s)

Jul 1920 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Colonial administrationConstitutions

Places

Mesopotamia

People & organisations

Sir Edgar Bonham Carter

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