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File 4722/1918 Pt 8 'Mesopotamia: Situation' [‎126v] (263/995)

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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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THB BAGHDAD TIMES.
September 83rd, 1920
Auctions By
LADD
Auctioneer & Valuer.
Billet 692, Off Sefai Street,
Baghdad & & Basrah.
WEDNESDAY, 29th SEPTEMBER AT
9-30 a.m.
No. 32/U CUSTOMS ROAD
Between Copper Bazab aHD Kotah Bridge
Road,
Mr. W. E LADD
is instrncted by the Scottish Mesopotamia Co.,
Ltd., to sell by auction on behalf of a eoneern,
a consigment of :—
New English Oak Furniture
comprising:
4 Fitted Opkicb Desks,
10 Office Tables
9 Office Stools and ISoecndional Tables,
8 Suites of Bedroom 1' urniturb,
each comprising Wash-stand, Dressing Chest of
Drawers, and Wardrobe.
12 Iron Combination Bedsteads,
complete with spring mattresses, and mosqnito
poles.
On view the mornwff of sale.
All cash must be paid and all goods removed
at close of sale, failing which a demurrage charge
af § per cent, per month, of portion of a month,
will be payable.
;V THE
MESOPOTAMIA PERSIA
CORPORATION, LIMITED
RIVER STREET, BAGHDAD
HAVE STOCK OF
HUDSONS HUPMOBILES,
STUDEBAKERS
OVERLAND (Model 4)
'I.t^ AND
A FEW SECOND-HAND CARS.
ALL READY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY.
ALSO
B.S.A. MOTOR BICYCLES AND
SIDE-CARS,
B.S.A. PUSH BICYCLES
AND
A LARGE QUANTITY OF MOTOR SPARES
IN STOCK.
REPAIRS EXPEDITIOUSLY EXECUTED
IN UP-TO-DATE WORKSHOP,
The erection of which has just
been completed.
Cotterell & Qreig, Ltd.
Building and Constructional
Engineers,
4ll4, Maidan Street. Telegram* “ CONCRETE "
Post Box :— No. 1 . Telephone !—124 CENTRAL.
ELECTRICAL, WATER HEATING, SANITARY AMD
BUILDING SCHEMES PREPARED
AND ESTIMATES GIVEN.
REINFORCED CONCRETB.
PH1PSON & Go., Wines and Spirits
DE RESZKE PMRA
GAUDA FARAKAT MAHALLA
Cigarette! available ex itock.
COTTERELL & GREIG, LTD.,
Baghdad and Busrah.
FORD CARS
SOLE AGENTS FOR MESOPOTAMIA :
MESOPOTAMIA MOTORS
LIMITED.
Managing Agents :
COTTERELL & GREIG, LTD.
BAGHDAD & BASRAH.
London Office:
Egypt House, New Broad Street, E.C.
W. H. SOURNE, F.R.I.8.A.
ARCHITECT.
Address COTTERELL & GREIG, LTD.
4114 Maidan Street, Baghdad.
AS FAR & Co.
BASRAH, BAGHDAD, MARSEILLES.
Estid. 1730. Estd. 1840. Estd. 187S.
Sole Representatives of :—
Messrs. FREDERICK HUTH & Co.,
12. TOKENHOUSE YARD
LONDON, E. G.
Sub-Agents for the
VACUUM OIL Coy’s, MOBIL OILS.
Agents for :—
Gardner Motors, Paris, for coupling witfa Irrigation Pumps & Flon
tyiiiis
Campbell Motors for do. do. do.
Red Star" Belgian Window Glass - - - •
Guimet’s French Blue - - -
Macleay DufFs Scotch Whisky - -
Gii-’e and Friend’s Oils and Paints - - -
temporary Office :—River Street No 207/8.
IN STOCk
Fox’s Puttees, Felt Hats, Khaki Stockings,
Khaki Shirts, Tennis Shirts, Tenn i s Scarfs
and Muffler*, Fancy Socks. Pyjama Suits
and Bed-sheets, etc., etc.
EMPIRE TRADING Co.,
(Proprietor J. C- SHaHANI),
River Street, Nextt 0 Y.M.C.A.,
BAGHDAD.
ENGLISH HOTEL
Tariff of Pmobs
Rb. 1-0-0 a Bottle of Be er f°r outside nse.
^-"T 0 , on premises.
0-8 0 a peg of Whisky- Brandy, Port etc.
5-0-0 a Bottle „
7-0-0 „ ChatnP ag!le -
40-0-0 a case of Bass Beer.
42-0 0 „ Japanese Beer.
ROYAL CINEMA
BAGHDAD.
Tel. 141 Central.
For 21st, 23rd and 24th Shptbmbbr, 1920.
PROGRAMME
1. Topical, No. Gamoont
2. Jack Sparatts Parrot Comiedy.
S. The Secret of the Submarine, Ep. 6
Parts 1 & 2 (Trans-atlantic). ... S. Drama,
INTERVAL
4. The Secret of the Submarine, Ep. 7
Parts 1&2 Ditto.
5. Poor Peter Pious ... ••• ••• Comedy.
Don't miss the continuation of this beautiful Serial Drama.
Daily 6 p.m. and 8-15 p. m.
Saturday 3 shows at 4 pan., 6 p.tn and 8-15 p.m.
Seats Booked by Phone and not paid up to 6 p.m. of the
day’s show will not be Reserved.
NOTICE.
Tomorrow Wednesday, 22nd September 1920. The
Royal Cinema and Royal Restaurant will be closed to the
public.
OLYMPIACINEMA
NEW STREET, NEAR G.H.Q.
From 18th to 21st September, 1920.
PROGRAMME
1. Bobes and Boobs ... Comic.
2. The Master Mystery, Ep. 1
Parts 1, 2 & 3 ... ... S. Drama.
INTERVAL
3. The Master Mystery, Ep. 2
Parts 1 & 2 Ditto.
4. The Deacons Widow Comic.
The great and famous Serial The Master
Mystery by B. A. Rolfe, has just arrived and
never before has such a wonderful Serial been
shown in Mesopotamia
DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY.
One show nightly at 7-30 p.m.
Programme subject to alteration without notice
THE CENTRAL CINEMA
Cartoon.
MAGAS1N
ETOILE D’ORIENT
Sole Proprietor.—F.K. SHIRK S.
No. Bank Street, Baghdad.
We have lately received all sorts of
Silk, Cotton and Linen stuffs for Ladies',
Gentlemen’s and Children’s requirements J
Also varieties of Embroideries, Dentelles, |
Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, underwear, etc. j
Large selection of Perfumery and Toilet
requisites, Household Fancy goods and *
rarities. ?
Visitors will be highly pleased with our ;
goods and the moderate prices in all ■
Departments.
NEAR MAUDE BRIDGE.
From 23rd to 25th September, 1920.
PROGRAMME.
The Spendthrifts
The Mystery of the Double Cross,
Ep. 7, Parts 1 & 2 Serial.
INTERVAL.
The Mystery of the Double Cross,
Ep. 8 , Parts 1 & 2 ... ... Do.
Lonesome Luke’s Wild Woman
Parts 1 & 2 ... Comic.
THE MYSTERY OF THE DOUBLE
CROSS.
Pathe’s great and most thrilling Feature serial
of peril and love in 15 episodes ( 8 programmesi)
featuring the famous and charming
MOLLY KING
with
LEON B RY.
K. S. ABDULALY & BROTHERS
NEW STREET,
Ras-ul-qraiah Quarter.
Well-known Firm for Direct Import from
best houses : Great Britian, France and America.
Large and fresh stock in hand, such as :
Provisions, Patent medicines, Oilmanstores,
Soaps, Perfumery, etc.
To Shake the w'-rid with laughter,’
HARROLD LLOYD (LUKE.)
The Side Splitter.
One show daily at 7-30 p.m.
Change of Programme on Sundays and Thursdays.
NOW AVAILABLE.
Daylight developing tanks. Print and
film storage Albums. Printing masks,
print trimming boards. Squeegees, slip ui
mounts, Papier Mache Dishes. PrinUng
frames and Metal Tripods.
P. VICTOR & CO*,
Photographers,
Opposite Serai, Baghdad.
Head Office : Bombay. Branches : Gwalior & 1
: Basra b ‘
PRINTED AT THE OOVEBNMENT PRESS, BAGHDAD.
THB BAGHDAD TIMES.
September BSrd, 1920
By
D
Valuer.
rai Street,
: Basrah.
TEMBER AT
ROAD
> Kotah Bridgb
-ADD
Mesopotamia Co.,
lalf of a concern,
JRNITURB
)ESKS,
5LE8
dional Tables,
Furniture,
Dressing Chest of
rdrobe.
Bedsteads,
88 , and mosquito
i of sale.
ail goods removed
demurrage charge
jrtion of a month,
PERSIA
LIMITED
AGHDAD
OF
JPMOBILES,
:rs
/todel 4)
.ND cars.
\TE DELIVERY.
CLES AND
S,
CYCLES
IOTOR SPARES
LY EXECUTED
ORKSHOP,
i£ch has just
eted.
ck
Khaki Stockings,
ts, Tennis Scarfs
Pyjama Suits
Cotterell & Qreig, Ltd.i
Building and Constructional
Engineers,
4\l4, Maidan Street. Telegrams :—“ CONCRETE M I
Post Box :— No. 1. Telephone i—124 Central. 1
BLECTRIOAL, WATER HEATING, SANITARY AMD
BUILDING SCHEMES PREPARED
AND ESTIMATES GIVEN.
REINFORCED CONCRETE.
PHIPSQN & Co., Wines and Spirits
DE RESZKE PMRA
GAUDA FARAKAT MAH ALLA
Cigarettes available ex stock.
COTTERELL & GREIG, LTD.,
Baghdad and Buspah.
FORD CARS
SOLE AGENTS FOR MESOPOTAMIA :
MESOPOTAMIA MOTORS
LIMITED.
Managing Agents :
COTTERELL & GREIG, LTD.,
BAGHDAD & BASRAH.
London Office:
Egypt House, New Broad Street, E.C.
V. H. BODRIE, F.R.I.B.A.
ARCHITECT.
Address :—COTTERELL & GREIG, LTD.
4114 Maidan Street, Baghdad.
ASFAR & Co.
BASRAH, BAGHDAD, MARSEILLES.
Estd. 1790. Estd. 1840. Estd. 1876.
Sole Representatives of :—
Messrs. FREDERICK HUTH & Co.,
12. TOKENHOUSE YARD
LONDON, E. G.
Sab-Agents for the
VACUUM OIL Coy’s, MOBIL OILS.
Agents for :—
Unreiner Motors, Paris, for coupling with Irrigation Pomps St Flora
Mills
Campbell Motors for do. do. do.
* Red Star ” Belgian Window Glass - - - *
Gnimet's French Bloe - - -
Madeay DufFs Scotch Whisky - *
Gale and Friend’s Oils and Paints " - -
temporary Ojjice :—River Street No 207/9.
MAGAS1N
ETOILE D’ORIENT
Sole Proprietor.—F.T& SERK S.
No. Bank Street, Baghdad.
We have lately received all sorts of
Silk, Cotton and Linen stuffs for Ladies',
Gentlemen’s and Children’s requirements.
Also varieties of Embroideries, Dentelles,
Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, underwear, etc.
Large selection of Perfumery and Toilet
requisites, Household Fancy goods and
ROYAL CINEMA
*a
BAGHDAD.
Tel. 141 Central.
For 21st, 23rd and 24th September, 1920.
PROGRAMME
1. Topical, No. Gamount
2. Jack Sparatta Parrot Comicdy.
3. The Secret of the Submarine, Ep. 6
Parts 1 A 2 (Trans-atlantic). ••• S. Drama.
INTERVAL
4. The Secret of the Submarine, Ep. 7
Parts 1 & 2 Ditto.
$. Poor Peter Pious Comedy.
Don't miss the continuation of this beautiful Serial Drama.
Daily 6 p.m. and 8-15 p. m.
Saturday 3 shows at 4 pan., 6 p.m and 8-15 p.m.
Seats Booked by Phone and not paid up to 6 p.m. of the
day’s show will not be Reserved.
NOTICE.
Tomorrow Wednesday, 22nd September 1920. The
Royal Cinema and Royal Restaurant will be closed to the
public.
OLYMPIA CINEMA
NEW STREET, NEAR G.H.Q.
From 18th to 21st September, 1920.
PROGRAMME
1. Robes and Boobs Comic.
2. The Master Mystery, Ep. 1
Parts 1, 2 & 3 ... ... S, Drama.
INTERVAL
3. The Master Mystery, Ep. 2
Parts 1 & 2 Ditto.
4. The Deacons Widow Comic.
The great and famous Serial The Master
Mystery by R. A. Roife, has just arrived and
never before has such a wonderful Serial been
shown in Mesopotamia
DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY.
One show nightly at 7-30 p.m.
Programme subject to alteration without notice
THE CENTRALCINEMA
NEAR MAUDE BRIDGE.
From 23rd to 25th September, 1320.
PROGRAMME.
1. The Spendthrifts ... ... ... Cartoon.
2. The Mystery of the Double Cross,
Ep. 7, Parts 1 & 2 ••• ... Serial.
INTERVAL.
3. The Mystery of the Double Cross,
Ep. 8 , Parts 1 & 2 Do.
4. Lonesome Luke’s Wild Woman
Parts 1 & 2 Comic.
THE MYSTERY OF THE DOUBLE
CROSS.
Pathe’s great and most thrilling Feature serial
of peril and love in 15 episodes ( 8 programmes!)
featuring the famous and charming
MOLLY KING
with
LEON 7 B RY.
To Shake the world with laughter,
HARROLD LLOYD (LUKE.)
The Side Splitter.
One show daily at 7-30 p.m.

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Content

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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