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File 1711/1920 'Mesopotamia: General Circulars. - 1920' [32r] (68/591)
The record is made up of 1 volume (292 folios). It was created in 7 Jan 1920-4 Jan 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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2. He wishes therefore that any terms granted to tribes shall not contain conditions which
will preclude the adoption of the policy mentioned. .
977. The attention of all officers is directed to the fact that the G.O.C.-in-Chief’s Proclama
tion of September 1st, 1917, was superseded by G.O.C.-in-Chief's Proclamation of August 30th,
1919, to which alone reference should be made. •
Attention is further directed to the fact that the possession of Government property is notin
itself an offence, although under section 2, sub-paragraph 19, of the last quoted Proclamation
stealing or unlawfully receiving’ Government property is an offence."
It is particularly important that this should be borne-in mind by all officers as very large
quantities of Government equipment, both serviceable and unserviceable, has been sold both in this'
country and in other theatres of war during the past 18 months.
978. Political Officers should address all applications for troops and aeroplanes to the
Formation Commander in whose area they are.
979. The following is the nominal roll of deportees sent to Henjam up to September
15th, 1920 .
Name.
„ 1. Raouf Effendi - ..
2. Ali al Hammedi el Hassan \ ..
3. Jabbar Hussein
4. Syed Abdul Salim
/ 5. Syed Ahmad Salim '
6. Syed Khairi ‘
7. Mirza Muhammad Ridha (released) ••
8. Syed Muhammad Ali Tabatabai ;
9. Shaikh Hadi Kamuna ••
10. Shaikh Kadhim Abu Aidhan ..
/ 11. Uthman ibn Haji Alwan . ..
12. \ Syed Ahmad Abu Silban x ..
13. Muhammad Shah
14. Ahmad al Kambar ’ ' v . ••
15. Abdul Karim >
16. Shaikh Abdul Qadir ibn Shaikh Said
17. Shaikh Gharib ibn Shaikh Arif
18. Tawfiq ibn Qadar * 1
19. Muhammad ibn Faleh 5
20. - Mehdi el Kambar
21. Umar ibn Haji Alwan’ t
22. Amin Effendi (brother of Maulud
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
)
23. ' Shaikh Ahmad Daud ' ..
24. Yusuf Kamal -
25. -Saiyid Ahmed Kurdi (of Sulaimani) ..
26. , Saiyid Khalil ibn Mustafa <
27. Arif ibn Yusuf Suwaidi
28. , Jalal Beg Baban l-
29. Muhammad Jaafar Shibibi ( ”
30. Shaikh Haji Mukhif. \
\
BURIALS. (CIVIL ADMINISTRATION).
Hillah.
Sulaimani.
Hillah
Division from
which sent.
Samarrah:
Baghdad.
Basrah.
Baghdad.
980. The following instructions will be observed for the burial of any British or Indian
employee of the Civil Administration who dies in Baghdad
The Head of the Department' in which the deceased was empoyed should be informed . of
the death immediately, by the Medical Officer or the Director of the Hospital, if the
deceased was under Medical Treatment; otherwise by any Official having knowledge of the
death.’ ’ ■ ' . ' , _
The Commandant, Combined Depot, Left’Bank, Hinaidi, (Telephone: “Left Bank 15 ") will
be similarly informedof the death, and should be told the deceased’s nationality and
religion. He will have the grave dug, and if the deceased_ an undemobilized Officer,
or other rank will provide a firing: party, and he will notify the Chaplain who . is to
officiate at the burial.
The Head of the Department in which,the deceased was employed will be responsible for
the provision- of the bearer party; the coffin, and the transport for the conveyance of the
coffin to the Cemetery. \
About this item
- Content
The volume comprises copies of ‘Civil Administration of Iraq, General Circulars’. These are weekly compilations of general circular letters and notifications produced by, or relative to, the Civil Administration of Iraq. The copies were sent by the Office of the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad, to 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. and the Foreign and Political Department of the Government of India, from 7 January (issue No. 1) to 1 November 1920 (issue No. 44). Issue Nos. 20, 22, and 23 are not present in the volume.
Generally, each publication is divided into three parts. The first part relates to personnel matters within the Administration, such as appointments, dismissals, leave, examinations, and honours and promotions. The second part concerns recent notifications, circulars, and General Routine Orders (GROs) which cover a wide range of subjects connected to the Administration of Iraq, including finance, health, politics, veterinary science, transport, local (often distinguished as Arab and Kurdish) levies and gendarmeries, utilities, rationing, and numerous other miscellaneous matters. The third part consists of annexures usually directly related to the first two parts and often including tabulated lists of maps.
Notable within the volume are the following documents:
- A copy of a letter from 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. to the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad, requesting a report on armed resistance to British occupation in Mesopotamia as mentioned in a recent General Circular (f 218)
- A genealogical table of the Shammar tribe of Central Arabia (f 161)
- A small booklet entitled ‘Note on Trees and Shrubs in Baghdad’ by the Director of Agriculture, Baghdad, dated 1920 (ff 96-102)
- A leaflet published by the British Museum (Natural History) entitled Directions for Preparing Small Mammal Skins , dated 1920 (f 85)
- Transcripts of debates on Mesopotamia held in the House of Commons and the House of Lords (ff 60-77)
- A leaflet entitled ‘Agricultural Leaflet No. 5: Flower Gardens in Mesopotamia’ (f 19).
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (292 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 1711 (Mesopotamia) consists of one volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 294; 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.
Pagination: There are multiple intermittent pagination sequences.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:84v, 86r:150r, 150r, 151r:160r, 161r:293v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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