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File 1711/1920 'Mesopotamia: General Circulars. - 1920' [‎291r] (585/591)

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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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al Circular No. 18^ ^ated 7th January, 1^20.
An Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for the_Civil Administration of Mesopotamia will be opened at Bombay from
February 1st, 1920, underan officer who willbecalledhe Agent at Bombay of the Civil Adminis-
tration of Mesopotamia. - . ' - .l
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS. ' v . .
? Mesagent. a
1 Duties,Y ; -
The Agent will,
. . 7d. ■ ■ , '
(a) recruit subordinate Indian personnel for the - Administration upon requisitions received
, from the Civil Commissioner and in consultation with local Governments if necessary.
(b) arrange passages for personnel from Bombay to ‘Iraq and to the United Kingdom
' • ■ through Embarkation for the present; .
J (c) help personnel in finding, suitable accommodation at special rates when detained in
, Bombay for passage to Basrah or London ;
(d) purchase stores locally for the Director of Civil Stores at rates and according to samples
furnished by him and in consultation where necessary with Military and Civil Purchas-
• ing representatives in Bombay ;
(e) arrange for such shipping freight as the Director of Civil Stores asks him for. .
2. All ranks of the Civil Administration.arriving in Bombay, from both ‘Iraq and the United
Kingdom will report to the Agent who will duly arrange for their onward passage.
Officers.and men should not apply ’for passage otherwise- than through the Agent and must
avail themselves of the, passages thus allotted them,
OFFICE ROUTINE.
, - 3. Besides the usual inward and outward registers for. correspondence, the Agent will
maintain the following registers ■— the forms attached :—-
(1) Register of arrivals from‘Iraq.
(2) Register of . arrivals for ‘Iraq. . " . . '
; (3), Register of personnel recruited.
4. The names of officers despatched to Basrah will be telegraphed by the Agent to the O.C.,
Political Base, Basrah. - - . -
FINANCE. -
5. The Agent will meet his expenses from funds at the Eastern Bank placed to his credit
through the Accountant General. Bombay, by the Deputy Accountant General (Civil), Baghdad. He
should therefore on the 15th of each month telegraph to Deputy Accountant General (Civil) his
requirements for the next month as'well as estimated requirements for-the monthfollowing.
. Funds which he might require urgently inexcessof the month’s assignment will be placed to
his, credit On application.
ACCOUNTS.
6. The Affint will maintain a simple cash account of receipts and expenditure and willsubmit
every month a copy of the account complete with vouchers for all payments above Rs. 25inamount
to the Deputy Accountant General (Civil), Baghdad, not later than a week in arrear. : Expenditure
on account of stores will be charged off in lump by debit to a suspense account Civil Stores and a
detailed account thereof willbe simultaneously forwarded to the Director of Civil Stores/
TELEGRAPHIC COpE.
7. The utmost economy in cables should be observed and to- this end Telegraphic Codes
should be used—Bentleys New Edition and Indian word Code, 1910 Edition. In consultation with
Director, Civil Stores, or O.C., Political Base Depot—phrases—commonly used should be coded and
added-to. list, e.g.1WUvNE, please repeat by wire, to 2 WUVSY, please repeat by letter to and/so on.
Bentley’s Code is well suited for this purpose. <
ACCOMMODATION.
8. He should rent (on long lease if necessary) suitable accommodation for his office centrally
suited in relation to Railway termini, banks, shipping and mercantile offices and should if practicable
arrange to live on the premises. - -'

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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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