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File 1711/1920 'Mesopotamia: General Circulars. - 1920' [87r] (178/591)
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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3. Any further amendments or alterations will be notified as made to the undermentioned
officials who are authorised to issue contracts .
1. Assistant Civil Commissioner (Personnel).
2. Revenue-Secretary.
3. Financial Secretary.
4. Secretary for Commerce.
5. Judicial Secretary. . ' '
6. Chief Engineer and Secretary to Government, P. W.D.
7. Director of Posts and Telegraphs.
8. Director of Education. -- K .
‘ 9. Port Director. 1
10. Director of Agriculture.' , . x ■
11. Inspector General of Police.
1’2 . Inspecting Officer, Arab and Kurdish Levies.-
, 4. In all bases of renewal or extension of contract service to British Officials, a two or three-.
year form of contract will be, used (altering the Part I form from 3 to 2 years, if necessary). .
The new contract will be ante dated to the date of the original contract in order to preserve-
continuity of service to the official, but no alteration of salary with retrospective effect is admissible
except where specific financial sanction has been obtained.
The procedure of signing a fresh contract for 1, 2 or 3 years and dating the new contract from -
the termination of the previous one year’s contract is incorrect.’
Contracts already issued under a mis-apprehension in this respect should be altered
accordingly.
Officials cannot at present serve under contract for a longer period than 3 years.
5. Officials authorised to- issue contracts will inform the A.C.C. (P.) of allcontracts issued or *
renewed will make such arrangements with their accounts and Audit Officers as will ensure the
latter having a complete knowledge of the terms of Service offered to the Officers and personnel
under their Audit control.
16. Questions on the interpretation of, conditions of contract, of pay and allowances due on
furlough or when travelling, should be addressed in the first instance to Audit Officers who will, if
necessary, submit the case to the Finance Secretary. . .
All decisions arid rulings pf general application will be circulated by the latter to Audit Officers
and Assistant Civil Commissioner (Personnel). - ,
7. Audit Officers are responsible for scrutinising and checking the orders issued by Heads of
Departments relating to officials within their audit control whether under Contract Service ’or not,
and. will call immediate attention to concessions or privileges granted which are riot clearly due to
an official either under terms of contract or otherwise or which may lead to doubt or question in the
future. .. ■- -i . ' . '
TRANSPORT.
829. The undermentioned Officersof the Civil Administration are declared to have passed
test in Car Driving as shown against their names :—
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. Name.
Department.
Make of Car.
Date.
Station.
R. F. Barker, Esq. ...
R. Strick, Esq. ...
J. H. Odam, Esq.
CohJ. C. Ward, c.i.e., D.S.O.,
. M.B.E..
Capt. C. E. Locke
L. W. Griffiths, Esq. •
Lieut. H. Hands ... ...
Capt. R. S. M. Sturges
Maj. W. R. Hay ...
S. M. Yusuf Quraishi, Esq. ...
N. Fenton Smith, Esq. 1 , ...
Capt. A. I. Sargon, D.S.O. ...
F. B. Riley, Esq, ... . ....
J. K. Connal, Esq, - ’
J. Fraser Kerr, Esq.
Capt. J. R. F. Fitzherbert ...
A. G. L. Knapton, Esq. ...
Port Directorate
.Ditto ...
Ditto . •••
Ditto . ...
Ditto
Ditto . ...
C.F.O.
A. P. O
P. O.
A. D. P. S. ...
Accounts Deptt.
A. C. P. , ...
Education ...
Cypher Section ,
Civil Surgeon ...
D. I. O., Irriga
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Cypher Section
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1st July, 1920
10th „ 1920
19th „ 1920
13th „ 1920
20th ,,1920
24th „ 1920
29thMay, 1920
29th July, 1920
29th „ 1920
Basrah.
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Arbil.
Baghdad.
Basrah.
Baghdad,
Dulaim Divn.
Baqubah.
Baghdad.
LEVIES.
830. Levy and Gendarmerie Orders No. 205 to 208 are published as an annexture to. these
Circulars. .. -■-•‘' ' . .
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- 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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- File 1711/1920 'Mesopotamia: General Circulars. - 1920'
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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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