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File 1711/1920 'Mesopotamia: General Circulars. - 1920' [205r] (413/591)
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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Annexure to General Circular No. 350, dated 31st March, 1920.
Telegraphic CORRESPONDENCE.
Rate of ExCHANGE.
S.G.P.Bd....2291...3629...515...1-4-20.
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EXTRACTS, FROM G.R.O.s DATED 24THIMARCH, 1920.
DISCIPLINE—GENERAL Revision of Indian ARMS RULES.
PAYMENT FOR MILITARY Personnel by Civil DEPARTMENTS.
321. G.R.O. No. 683, of 1919 /is, cancelled and the tollowing substituted
' From 1st April, 1920, the following chargeswill be levied againstCivil Departments and Civil
Firms employing Military personnel loaned to them :—
316. Lt is/notified that no exchange compeusation 'allowance will be admissible during the
quarter commencing 1st April, 1920. The rate of exchange applicable to :—
1. I.M.S. Family Pension Fund,
2. I.C.S, Family Pension Fund,
, ; 309. All telegrams will in future bp type-written when possible or failing this written, in a clear
hand or block capitals.—A.-1606. . , \
322. The rate of exchange for conversion of Krans into
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
: for all transactions’ till further
notice is :—
March:18th, Krans 240—Rs. 100
. From March 19th, Krans 230—Rs. 100 s . * /
\ [Authority Chief Accounts and Audit Officer, Kazvin’s telegrams Nos. 71-1-9543, dated
16th March, 1920, -and 71-1-9583, dated 17th March, 1920.]— A.-8.
B.O.R.s, pay plus Rs.5/8 per diem.
Mauritius Labour Battalion,' pay plus Rs. 5/4 per diem.
Indian Labour Corps, pay plus Rs. > 2/5 per diem. -
Local Labour Corps, pay plus Re. 1/8/ per ’diem. 1 I ,
Prisoner of War Labour Corps, pay plus Re. 1/8/ per diem.
Casual Labour, tie., those who do not: either rations. or clothing, pay plus
15 per cent. " Departmental Charges —Ai-7102: \
EXTRACTS FROM G.R.O.s DATED 22nd MARCH, 1920.
Rate of Exchange.
307. The rate of exchange between Krans andrupees for all transactions as from 17th March,
1920, until further notice .
Krans 250—Rs. 100. , ,
'[.AuthorityC.A. & A.O.,Kasvin’s telegram No. 71/1/9506, dated 15th March, 1920, to Finan-
cialAdviser._—A.-8. -
3. Indian Military Widows and Orphans Fund,
during the same quarter will be 2s. 5-32-d. the rupee. .
[Authority —Controller of Currency, Calcutta, telegram dated 16th March, 1920.]
314. Special I.A.O. No. 12-S. of 16th February, 1920, is re-published for information:— /
No. 12-S.—Discipline—General Revision of Indian Arms Rule— । ,
Revised Rules under the Indian Arms Act were published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, '
dated 1st January, 1920. /
2. The attention of Officers and other ranks, both British and Indian, is drawn to the fact. ?
that their exemption as a class from the provisions of the Indian Arms Act, 1878 (XI of 1878), •
ceased on the above date and that they have now to obtain licences for all arms in their private
possession, when in India. ; 1 i. ,
Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and soldiers, will not, however, be charged fees
in'respect of such licences whilst they are actually in service.
3. It has also /been decided* that no fee shall be payable by serving or pensioned Indian
Home Department Notification No. 184, dated OfficersinrespectofanylicenceinFormXlIIunder
29th January, 1920, published in Gazette '’oj India,\ Rule 29 of the Indian Arms Rules, 1920, or of the
Part I, dated 31st January, 1920. . . . renewal of any such licence.
4, Service revolvers and any other armspossessed orcarriedaspait of equipment do not
, come. within the scope of the Indian Arms Act and Rulesand no licence is required in respect of i
•• such weapons.—A .-6111. i
Exchange Compensation Allowance..
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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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