File 1711/1920 'Mesopotamia: General Circulars. - 1920' [243r] (489/591)
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. 188, dated 18th February, 1920.
Levy'and Gendarmerie Orders.
ADJUTANT’S BRANCH.
Leave E.o.Rs . .106. The following noh-gazetted officials proceeded on 2 months leaveagainst
contract on 3-2-20.. > .. , . . . . sr °
A./Sgt. .Major Sexton, Diyalah Levies.
equalities .o 107. A./Q.M.S. Stewart J., Headquarters, proceeded to U.K. on completion of
his contract and is struck off the Levies Establishment from 3-2-20.
A./Sgt. Major O’Brien, Headquarters, is permitted to resign his appointment
and is struck off Levy Establishment from 7-2-20.
Reports. 108. It has been noticed that monthly Progress Reports frequently contain
vague proposals, and suggestions.. . . ) . . s
- Commandants are directed in future to submit any proposals,, suggestions or
complaints they may -wish to make, in concrete form, through the medium of a
separate report. ' , - < ' .
QUARTER MASTER’S BRANCH.,
•Compensation. _ 109. Levy and Gendarmerie Order No. 48, dated October 29th, 1919, is
amended to read as follows '
. When compensation for the loss of a horse on Government duty is claimed, in
future, a Court of Enquiry is in every case to be held, and the Proceedings,
forwarded with- the claim to th& Political Officer i/c Division for sanction, The
Proceedings ixtill then be forwarded by the latter to this office for record. In no case
will compensation be granted except on the finding of the Court of Enquiry? that
the casualty occured while on Government duty through no fault or negligence of
the’owner, and on the recommendation of the Court that compensation should be
awarded."
Compensation. 110. (i)Under provision of Annexure to General Circulars, dated August 12th,
1919, (para 4 (1)) sanction is accorded to the payment of Rs, 100 to each of the
undermentioned individuals as compensation for loss of horses, their own property,
killed on Government Service.
MOSUL DIVISION. .
Zabit Jamil.
Chaush Mohd Ameen Hussan.
Sowar
In the East India Company army and later Indian Army, an ordinary native cavalryman or mounted cavalryman.
Hassan Ibn Mohd.
Sowar
In the East India Company army and later Indian Army, an ordinary native cavalryman or mounted cavalryman.
Karder Ibn Ali.
Sowar
In the East India Company army and later Indian Army, an ordinary native cavalryman or mounted cavalryman.
Saleh Ibn Yunis. -
(C.C’s. 4471 of 7-2-20.)
(n) Under provision of G. C. 356 of 12-8-1919, sanction is accorded to
tie, payment of compensation as under to the: undernoted Arab Officers and men of
Mosul Gendarmerie on account of loss of Kit during, the Kurdish rising at Aqra on
November 1919. . — .. z ,
]■ i . R
1, , Yuz bashi Jamil Effendi ...... 750
2. Mulazim Awal Jalal Effendi ... : ”4
/ 3.. Tham Mustafa Effendi- ... • 450
4. Thani Hamid Effendi ... ? ••• 363 ?
5. Bash Chaush (Sowari) Mustafa Ibn Hamdon , ... 315
6. 1. ,, „ (Piada) Hamed Fedi ... v ••• 225.
7. l'J ./ (Piada) Shaikh Omar ... -225
8. Chaush (Sowari) Mohd Amin Musti ... — 270 ,
9. Nafar (Sowari) Ahmad Ibn Haji Othman ... ...
10 „ I (Piada) Mustafa Ibn Mqhd ... 113- ,000
” (C.C.’s; 4684/118/117, dated 8th February, 1920.
( Sanction is accorded to the final payment of Rs. 250,to ‘ Said Hamed
Ibn Abdulla of Mosul Gendarmerie, balance of compensation due for total disable-
ment.
(C.C.’s 5005, dated 11th February, 1920.)
Medical Stores Issue
of.
Disinfectants Sanitary
oils Issue of.
111 All Medical Stores (Excluding 1st Field Dressings) by Levy Comman-
dants will BAsuppliedon application to the Local District Civil Surgeon and costs
will be included in the H ^“;B“^ ivhealth Memo No. H. G. 318, datAd 7-2-20.)
Commandants. (Authority Civhealth Memo No. H.G. 318, dated 7-2-1920).
S.G.P.Bd..1.1962...3051...535...21-2-20.
R. O’CONNOR, Captain,
z Offg. Adjutant., Arab-Levies.
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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.
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- 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.
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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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