'Military Report on Mesopotamia (Iraq)' [‎66v] (137/226)

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'Military Report on Mesopotamia (Iraq)'

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Ref: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/42

The record is made up of 200p, 18cm. It was created in 1922. 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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This volume was produced for the General Staff of the British Forces in Iraq and was published in 1922. It covers the Northern Jazirah area of Iraq which is one of ten areas covered by the volumes produced in the same series. The various chapters of the book cover history, geography, climate, natural resources, ethnography, tribes, and personalities of the Northern Jazirah. The volume also covers the communications and strategic and tactical infrastructure of the area. All of the content is produced with the aim of providing basic military intelligence to forces operating in Iraq at the time.

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200p, 18cm

Arrangement

The volume includes a table of contents from folios 5 to 6, and appendices and index from folios 99 to 107.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 111; 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

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Reference: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/42
Title: 'Military Report on Mesopotamia (Iraq)'
Pages: front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:108v, back-i
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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