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File 4722/1918 Pt 8 'Mesopotamia: Situation' [170r] (350/995)
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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TRANSLATION OF A LETTER WRITTEN BY NAJI AL SUWAIDI
AL ABBASSY OF ALEPPO
TO:-
HIS FATHER YOUSSDF AL SDWAIDI AL ABBASSY OF
BAGHDAD, DATED 7. 7. 20.
Correspondence from you has not been received for
sometime,and we are in great need of letters from you to
know hoW things are. I have not been able to send letters
by Akul-al-Din which after all I am glad of,and so as to
permit of my letters reaching you quickly, I was obliged
to send them to Damascus to be given to Ibrahim al A
Shaikhly as I heard that he was going to your place,or to
De^r-ez-Zor and- from there he would try his best to ask
A
Jawdat Bey to send it on to you if it were possible,but I
~T—■ 1 >1
do not know whether this letter has reached you or not # so
I am sending this letter by post hoping that it will
reach you sooner,and in the meantime,I wixl correspond
with you by telegram.
All the people axe waiting to hear the result of your
-patriotic action,and hope that you are successful,and
thank you and all the others for the work you have in
hand
We read in one of the newspapers about the discussion
between the British and the Political men,and we also read
on the 23rd June the official notification .by the Govern
ment of Iraq about/ the future of your places,and their
idea of trying to establish the Kanun-el-Assassi*
©n the arrival of Sir Percy Cox back* in Baghdad.
As soon as this Kanun-al-Assassi is established I
think it best if both of our brothers come to your place/
as early as they can to add more important points and
suggestions to the people who are speaking about the
situation of Trail and Hedjaz. They are prepared to
follow you any way. Two months after summer you must
wire
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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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- IOR/L/PS/10/761
- Title
- File 4722/1918 Pt 8 'Mesopotamia: Situation'
- Pages
- 170r:172v
- Author
- Al-Suwaidi, Naji
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