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File 978/1917 Pt 3 'Mesopotamia and Persia: occupation of Baghdad; protection of holy places' [28r] (64/410)
The record is made up of 1 volume (199 folios). It was created in 19 Mar 1917-2 Apr 1919. It was written in English and French. 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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21i9 Ulema and other
of revenue and in every kind of question,
inhabitants, including the Persian population, were dominated, by
these people until the arrival of the British forces at
Baghdad. Thereupon the Civil Commissioner, in order to deprive
them of any pretext said to carry out the British government s
promise to the Persian Government to protect the holy places and
respect them proceeded to act with hindness and consideration.
Pirstly he overlooked their past misdeeds and then he summoned
them all one by one and treated them with the utmost benevolence
and kindness, going as far as to entrust them with the local
Government and maintenance of order at hajar. ^ i ' ter sometime,
at the request of the Sheikhs themselves, Abdul Hossein Khan,
hizam ol Ulema Zadeh was sent to Eajaf as Governor and in order
to avoid giving the Sheikhs any pretext whatsoever each one of
them was given a fixed monthly allowance so that they should
not interfere in local Government affairs. But it was.not long
before they again took to murder and pillage, and refused to -
recognise his authority of the Governor chosen by them. Tne
result was that the inhabitants lost patience and sent numerous
petitions to the Government at Baghdad, who sent special
delegates to investigate the matter. But the Sheikhs did not
like this and their activity was increased and they actually
went so far as to attack the local Government. The delegates
sent to investigate matters had great difficulty in reaching
the houses of some notables where they sought refuge ana
concealment. It was at this time tl*t an incorrect report
of these events reached the Persian Government and that the
foreign Ministry in their telegram So. 162 asked through one stos
Consulate at Basrah for a full and correct report which was ax
at once submitted by this Consulate General stating the
reports were entirely baseless and erroneous. The measures
taken at, this juncture by the Government mxe to send troops
to the vicinity of Bajaf in order to restrain the rebels
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This volume contains correspondence, reports, telegrams and minutes regarding the protection of Shiah Holy Places and Persian subjects by the British Government after the occupation of Mesopotamia during the First World War. Related matters of discussion include the following: the situation in different cities in Mesopotamia; tours undertaken by visiting shaikhs around different towns in Mesopotamia, in order to observe the situation; relations between Russia and Great Britain, Russia and Persia, and Germany and Russia during the war; details relating to the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907; bombardment and disturbances in Najaf during 1918 and their resulting consequences (the riots culminated in the death of Captain William Macandrew Marshall).
The correspondence in the volume is internal correspondence between British officials and the Persian Government. The principal correspondents are: Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Percy Cox; Secretary for State for India; Under-Secretary of State for India; Viceroy of India; Foreign Office; Privy Council Office; HM Consul-General to Persia; Civil Commissioner, Baghdad; Indian Expeditionary Force D, Chief Political Officer; 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. in Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Political Officer, Najaf; Persian Consul-General, Baghdad and India. Other items of note include a memorandum and report on Baghdad (ff 155-157), a draft of a letter from King George V of Great Britain to the Ulema of Iraq (f 165 and f 170), and reports by Gertrude Bell regarding the situation in the Najaf-Karbala district (ff 166-122).
The volume includes a divider, which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the front of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (199 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.The subject 5320 (Mesopotamia Negotiations) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/666-667. The volumes are divided into two parts, with each part comprising one volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 199; 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.The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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- File 978/1917 Pt 3 'Mesopotamia and Persia: occupation of Baghdad; protection of holy places'
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- 27r:30v
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- Government of Persia
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