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File 4722/1918 Pt 8 'Mesopotamia: Situation' [485r] (983/995)
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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camped west of Kuoaisa, the grazing oeing very oad everywhere#
Mahrut suggested he should cross into uhe Jazirah ana x have
agreed# i 1 he presence of uhe ^jaaize ougnt -oo nelp to prevent
the spread of irab propaganda among the tribes such as the 2oba f
and tneir neighbours#
On my way back: from Hit, X picked up the party that had
attacked the convoy in the morning and with assistance of another
machine they were bombed* fhe aeroplaneB now had this large
raiding party in the open and it would appear that if ever there
was an opportunity of proving their use against raids, it was
now* 2hey lost -touch, however, next day and the raiders re
crossed the river safely*
On the 16th a -cavalry escort of two squadrons was heavily
attacked between Jknali and Hahiyah and guns and infantry had to
be sent out to get them through*
fhese raids are being carried out by (1) i^gaidat from the
Albu kamal district (2) Jaghaifa of Afain ibn Sal amah with whom
Graud
is Hijris ibn/Stadt and a few followers; also Alb# Sayyed and
various bad characters from other tribes* 2hey are camped near
the salt lake called ahaid 50 miles north of Anah and 4o miles
from Alb^Kamal# There are also a few Albu obeid of the Dulaim
with them* On the right bank the ift.bu Mahall of Aftan Shergi
are very doubtful,, and individuals from this section have been
seen with the raiders# She Agaidat can only be dealt with
through the local Arab Government* Shere is not the slightest
doubt that uhe Arab officials are openly instigating them against
us; in faot Abdur Raaak Mimir before I left Albu K&m&l practically
threatened me with the trouble we should have if we held on to
Qaim# As regards the Jaghaifa I think that shortly we shall be
able .to deal with them by a raid* -With efficient aeroplanes or
L*A*M*Bs* they could be dealt with at once*
She 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th hate been quiet* Small shabana
parties as well as large military escorts have been moving over
the whole road from that to -A1 Gain without any incident* Shis
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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).
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- 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'
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- 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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