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File 4722/1918 Pt 8 'Mesopotamia: Situation' [98r] (206/995)
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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Vi Uiiuriy i-,| ■ r.jf] : i Intor
(7)
I
Ho (Sh« Muhd, Agha) would all the Ashraf & asoert
thei^* Tiewe* Accordingly he held a long discussion with the
following s- Mu 11 a Sayid Eff. (Q,adhi), Israel Beg, Muhd. Amin Beg
Muhd* A1 ^ Agha, Kerim Beg & two Mullas ft What that discussion was
about I am unable to say*
At the close, of this it appears that one of Nuri* s
fcllov^ers was waiting in the garden below for he was overheard
talking to Muhd. Ali Agha persuading him to effect our capture and
hand us over with Ismael Beg s
Sh, Muhd. Agha rejoined Captain Hutchinson & informed
him once more that our position was hopeless, the more so that
the tribes in the town, their leaders had sworn on the Koran not
to fight for us* In any case Ismael Beg was leaving* On tne face
of this he thought it advisable that our departure would be the
bent thing for our lives would be in danger whilst we remained.
He would guarantee us a safe conduct to Walash & then to Derbend
if the Government was there, f
Captain Hutchinson after much deliberation decided to
do so and so at 01**5 hours on the 1st September K2C Howanduz woe
evacuated by us with such of the Levy that woulc come ’L
But before doing so the Turkish ammunition of which there were
four bo yes were handed over to Sh. Muhd Agha together v/ith a bag
of Rs. 1000/- as this could not he brought along with us owing to
lack of transport which cons^ted of one mule, ilo^u
were left behind, but no cash whatever was left. Together with
Ismael Beg who left were, Abdulla
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, Muhd, All Agha & Kerim
Beg.
That we were pursued was fairly evident for at intervals
the rear party were being'fired at finally P a88ed over the
Zin-i-Ber-ella, Sh. Maar.o wanted to £»*■*» ”r tut. was prw-tod by
Mu staph a. Eff. by telling him that Sh. Muhd. Agh" tad ICO men on
the road with him*
At Bergella a short halt was made.Mnhd Amir Beg
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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).
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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 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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