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File 978/1917 Pt 3 'Mesopotamia and Persia: occupation of Baghdad; protection of holy places' [52r] (112/410)
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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increase. On the following day, l a^ad ihn HadM’ial,
paramount chief of the ’AMARAT, eent in a buraran of a hun
dred camel* for *rain, on paeaea 8i<med by himaelf. This
was probably in excess of what the town could spare, an«i + h«
inhabitants rose In immediate protest. Such of the Beduinj
as had entered the town were hunted out, and on Kov,lst-Pnd.»
a dair onat ration by the townsfolk was made round the f ANIZAH
c&mf outside the walls, Jihots were fired, a camel wfis
killed, three rifles were stolen but were subsequently
returned, the camp was looted,and during the process the
Anlzah claimed thst sons-c'' their cairels diBappearsd,
J amid Khan, unable to grapple with the situation
which had arisen, begged the Chief Commissioner to relieve
him •
In view of the great Importance of developing the
food supplies of the Euphrates and of checking ' urkish Propa
ganda, It had been ’ecided to send an agent to Sar»r.wah,wfcer*.
and a Political Officer to the .shamlyah dictrict, / The P.0,
Hillah went on a visit of inspection to Bcnawah, where he
ultimately remained as Political Officer, and the newly
anointed . , khamlyah, made at the same time a preliminary
tour of his dietrlot, Hearing of the trouble between the
people of ajaf and the # Ani*ah, he visited the town on
<ov.4th,,and arranged a settlement on the basis of compensa
tion to the Saduln for the losses they had incurred, to be
paid in by the four tribal ahaikhs within a period of 10
days; but on hie return from Samawah, whither he had gone to
meet the P.0,,Hillah, he found that, although the appointed
day was past, the full amount of the compensation agreed
upon had not been paid. S&iyid Mahdi was ill and confined
to his bed; Kaji o&’ad was away at his country establishment
neither of these two worthies, it may be noted,had produced
hia sh&rs of the stipulated emr. An attempt to put press
ure on iia 1i ’Atiya~ and Kadhim Subbi, the only shaikhs pres
ent, led to a sudden disturbance instigated by ’Atiyah,
during which the sarai was repeatedly attacked and its
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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'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:26v, 31r:199v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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