‘REPORT FOR THE ARMY COUNCIL ON MESOPOTAMIA’ [‎3v] (11/94)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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1. Itinerary
2. Terms of Reference
3. Personnel * •*'
4. Conditions in Mesopotamia in Summer of 1917
8. The Scheme for Agricultural Development in 1918
15. Expenditure on Irrigation
16. Agricultural Machinery
17. Results of the Scheme
21. Summer Crop of 1918 •••. . .
22. Balance Sheet and Proposed Debit to Civil Administration
25. The Directorate of Local Resources
29. Agricultural Development in 1919
33. Directorates of Irrigation and Agriculture
34. Irrigation ...
36. Communications and Buildings ...
37. Establishment and Transport
38. Agriculture
40. Pumps
42. Sind Ploughs
43. Estimated Expenditure
44. Share to be Debited to Civil Administration
47. Distribution of Expenditure on Schemes outside the Agricultural Development Scheme
52. Undertakings of Permanent Value for Mesopotamia ...
53. Port of Basrah
61. Port Equipment
67. Inland Water Transport’s Dockyard, Workshops and Fleet
74. Boat Bridges ... ... •••
76. Railways
77. Telegraphs, Telephones and Posts
78. Water Supply
79. Electrical and Mechanical Installation ...
80. Miscellaneous ••• •••
81. Summary of Proposed Recoveries from the Revenues of the Occupied Territory ...
-82. Financial Control over Agricultural and Irrigation Schemes
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NOTE.
The Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. representing the Government of India in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. was called the Chief
Political Officer with Force D till September, 1917. His title was then changed to that of Civil Commissioner.
Political Officer is the designation of the officer in charge of the civil administration in each of the fourteen
divisions of Mesopotamia.
Revenue means the proportion of the produce paid to the State either in kind (revenue grain) or in cash.
All revenue matters were controlled by the Revenue Commissioner till the end of January, 1917. On the
1st February, 1917, the work, till then performed by the Revenue Commissioner, was transferred to the
Revenue Board, consisting of himself and one other member.
In the maps many of the names of places are not spelt in the authorized manner. Endeavour has been
made to avoid confusion by putting within brackets, when necessary, after the mention of the name of a
place in the text, its name as spelt in the map.
Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. have been converted at the rate of 15 to the sovereign, fractions being omitted except when
their mention is essential, e.g., in referring to prices.
The expression spring harvest (mainly of wheat and barley) means the harvest sown in the autumn and
winter and reaped in May and June, or even later; the expression summer harvest means the harvest sown
at different times in the summer and reaped in the autumn.
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