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File 4722/1918 Pt 8 'Mesopotamia: Situation' [403r] (818/995)
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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Tiieafirst can probably be ruled out altogether.
A a regards the second there is undoubtedly a good desl of.
propaganda going on but it can only effect the poorest and most
Ignorant classes and the Persian 'overnment is with the aid of the
British surely strong enough to prevent an outbreak of what would
be simply kob rule. On the o trier hand population on the shores of
the Caspian, which district is isolated from the rest of ] ersia
by the Slburs mountain® , is u doubte..ly stron.ply Lnflienced by
Russian ideas and we have again the province of Azerba^&n, which
has t hr own o if its all e ; i an c e t o t he Cent r al ov e rnme nt, as a dis
turbing factor. It is reported that the Imperial Bank of Persia
bus had to withdraw its Branch from Tabriz, the Capital of this
province.
Propaganda stirring up the people to overthrow the
present regime and establish a species of Bolshovio
retime in its place.
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git : x on on ^Busine as generally.
. paralysed since at out tne’InTl'dle
| Business
m over Persia ¥aa" seen parulysed since* ataut’"wEe Tniddle of kay.
here, -;as a run on the Bunk in :.k. iicru -i on the 20th, 21st aud 22nd May
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ho provinolul braneneo practically suspended all buying and
ling of exchange*. This in. Itself was enon da to seriously effect
Bugd,k trade aau combined with the t olitical unrest in Bagdad affairs
caiiie almost to a standstill. Another factor that has brought about
tne 'resent crisis is the over-trading that has been going on fa ring
the past few months, not only h re but also in Basrah.. he low rate
of the sterling exchange combined with the fact that merchants had
large vr r profits in their hands haa led to far heavier orders going
home for all sorts of commodities than the conaumtion justifies.
he weaker firms are now
at any price but the difficulty
is
anxious to clear
to find buye;s.
their stocks
However there art; some hopeful fe lures. Orders for further
oods must have been reatly retailed for some time past ana the
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
found that stocks in the Persian up-country markets are not
at all heavy and that there is a healthy demand which only needs
restored confidence to develop into a very good business.
Again the present crisis will very likely wipe out some
©f the weaker speculators and it will rive parse to the new firms
who either have opened up or are contemplating doing so under the
impression that Mesopotamia is an Eldorado.
e are, dear sirs, Yours faithfully,
SIB Id 7 ' SCOTT * COMPANY LIMIT'D. SD./T.D.CREE
GENERAL MANA-ER.
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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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- IOR/L/PS/10/761
- Title
- File 4722/1918 Pt 8 'Mesopotamia: Situation'
- Pages
- 401r:403v
- Author
- Strick, Scott and Company Limited
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