'Policy - Mesopotamia' [‎13v] (26/36)

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Ref: IOR/L/MIL/5/779

The record is made up of 1 file (16 folios). It was created in 9 May 1917-20 Dec 1917. 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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The file contains correspondence regarding the Mesopotamia Campaign of the First World War during May-December 1917. The correspondence discusses strategy, provisioning and recruitment. It is particularly concerned with a perceived unreliability as allies of Russian forces in Mesopotamia [Iraq].

The primary correspondents are: the Commander-in-Chief, India; the General Officer Commanding, Mesopotamia; and the Chief of Imperial General Staff.

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1 file (16 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. An index is included on the inside front cover.

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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 18; 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.

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English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/L/MIL/5/779
Title: 'Policy - Mesopotamia'
Pages: front, front-i, 2r:17v, back-i, back
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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