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File 4722/1918 Pt 8 'Mesopotamia: Situation' [93r] (196/995)
The record is made up of 1 volume (491 folios). It was created in 28 Jun 1920-11 Feb 1921. 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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On the 21st Bekr Be" h/o Yusuf Beg with others of thst :fe
family came into ROW AUDIT Z in anticipation of seeing you* I was
told that they hesitated quite an hour at the Bridge^ before
entering,but once in seemed considerably relieved 8c proclaimed
their loyalty to uphold Government*
Meanwhile it subsequently transpired that Uuri Sff*
8c Bawil Agha with a following, mostly Surchi had crossed the
river to the KERRMC DAGH 8c the GORGE the object being to withdraw
their wives from the town,that day* T^e news was reported at
14-00 hours on the 22nd that the women had left some two hours
previously. That morning a party of the LEVIES had been sent
down the Gorge to meet you, but as your visit was cancelled a
Sowari was sent out to i/ recall them. On the latter’s return he
reported that he had been fired at by Uuri Eff* whom he saw,This
was untrue. The shots were a signal/ some distance from him.
That they tools every precaution to prevent news leaking
through to us that they were in the vicinity was the taking
prisners of mv two Tobacco Mamurs* one Sowari l?oli cem an 8c the
Postal Carrier with mails in the GORGE on the morning of the 21st*
They were subsequently released & made their 1 'eport to myself 8c
Captain Littledale on the morning of the 23rd, The telegraph line
was also cut that morning but comoiinioation restored the next
day (24th),
On the evening of the 23rd Captain Littledale with 30
Levies left Rowanduz for Batas, the former proceeding to Arbil &
the latter to escort treasure from Arbil under Mr* ;; hepperd which
reached ROWAUDUZ at 01*00 hours on the 26th,
These outrages on the part of %ri were causing much
excitement accompanied by the usual crop of wild rumours.
The first two days of the ’ID passed off without In-
cident*
On the 27th at 09*00 hours the Telegraph Mudir reported
the line was cut again and that he had sent a man out to repa/ *
: 11
—iji MOTT
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The volume consists of correspondence, memoranda, drafts, and departmental notes relating to rebellion against British mandatory rule in Mesopotamia [approximately corresponding to present-day Iraq], later known as the Iraqi Revolt of 1920.
The volume covers the period from the start of unrest in May 1920 to British imposition of control in October of the same year. The majority of the volume comprises reports from political officers across Mesopotamia on the situation in their respective divisions and districts.
Other matters discussed within the volume include:
- The suspected causes of the uprising, including fears of ‘Bolshevik’ and pro-Turkish influence
- Settlement of the border between Syria and Mesopotamia
- Military strategy and operations, including the need for reinforcements
- The severing of British lines of communication, particularly rail
- The efficacy and principles of the use of armoured cars and air raids as means of control following numerous cases of misidentification and disproportionate force that resulted in the deaths and injuries of innocent people
- Political and civil policy in the region
- Identification and arrest of some of the leaders of the rebellion
- The prominence of events in Mesopotamia in the British press
- The question of disarming the tribes following the suppression of the rebellion.
Principal correspondents include officials at: the 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. ; the Office of the Civil Commissioner in Mesopotamia (from November 1920, the High Commissioner); the War Office; General Headquarters of the military in Mesopotamia; and the Government of India, Foreign and Political and Army departments.
The volume contains cuttings from several publications, including: The Times , The Statesman , The Observer , The Daily Herald , The Daily Mail , The Baghdad Times , and The Near East .
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 back of the correspondence. A second divider is included, for File 4722/1918 Part 7, entitled ‘Mesopotamia: Sir A. Wilson’s invitation to Syrian Baghdadis’. This was transferred to File 5268/20 Parts 1 and 2 (see IOR/L/PS/10/913).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (491 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged in approximate chronological order, from the rear to the front.
The subject 4722 (Mesopotamia) consists of ten volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/755-764. The volumes are divided into twelve parts, with parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 and 12 comprising one volume each. Part 10 is missing. Part 7, entitled ‘Mesopotamia: Sir A. Wilson’s invitation to Syrian Baghdadis’, was transferred to File 5268/20 Parts 1 and 2 (see IOR/L/PS/10/913).
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 489; 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. Multiple intermittent additional foliation sequences are also present. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. The sequence contains one foliation anomaly, f 89a.
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- Title
- File 4722/1918 Pt 8 'Mesopotamia: Situation'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:89v, 89ar:89av, 90r:113r, 114v, 118v:120r, 121v, 127v:169v, 173r:192v, 194r:211v, 213r:223v, 225r:227r, 229r:261v, 262v:263v, 266r:279v, 280ar, 280r:293v, 294v, 295v:317v, 318ar, 318r:333v, 334v:341v, 342v:359v, 360v:400v, 404r:424v, 425ar, 425r:489v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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