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File 5655/1918 Pt 2 'Mesopotamia: Refugee Camp at Baqubah (1920 – papers)' [433r] (876/946)
The record is made up of 1 volume (464 folios). It was created in 27 Dec 1919-30 Dec 1920. It was written in English and French. 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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^ pi»e»ont nmrly £2,500,000 a y^ar on the refugee oamp at Baqut&h*
it saor-fc lively that considerably leas than this aur?i would suffice for
the of the Assyrians with arms and supplies stifficlent to enable
Tli© two censmmities, not merely their representatives in London, would
have to agree to being placed, under Persian suzerainty, X think
it possible that the, prospect of their settling down in adjacent
areas where each would be able to support the other if necessary
against brig amis such aa the notorious Slmuo, might g© a long, way
towards reconciling those whom Surma Khanum represents to being
placed under the Persians. I may .add that Dr* Yonmn-s personal
view is that two-thirds of the Turkish Assyrians now at E&qubah
arc not at all anxious to be settled down in the neighbourhood of
Amadia, and that even if this were done, they would take the first
opportunity of leaving it*
?. That the Turk should no longer be in a position to exercise his in-
fluence in the areas which lie between the Persian and Mesopotamian
s , ,* frontiers* As X have already pointed out in a Hot© on the subject
of Kurdistan, the re&lNation of the project by which the new Armen
ia Is to be brought down t© meet the French sphere of influence In
the neighbourhood of Diabekr would appear to render this by no /
means impossible of accompli®hu®nt,
5* The Persian Govt* would have to be induced to agree to the formation
of a strong Christian
enclave
An area of land belonging to one country and entirely surrounded by land of just one other country.
on the western borders of Persia.
X understand that the prospect of gaining the territorial expansion
for which they have already demanded our support at the Peace Conference
is likely to bring them to accept such conditions as we may think it de
sirable to impose upon them in the direction of semi-autonomy for the
..Assyrians* Xf this suggestion is approved, the first step would appear
to be to Invite mnm Khmvm and Dr* Xon&n to express their views on the
proposal, if they were inclined to favour it, we should then Instruct the
Hoaopot&iUan Authorities to inform the respective communities at Baqubah
of/
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This volume contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, telegrams and minutes. It mainly covers conversations between British and French officials regarding the Christian (mostly Assyrian and Armenian) refugees in the refugee camp at Baqubah [also written Ba’qubah, Ba’quba and Baquba] in Mesopotamia [approximately corresponding to present-day Iraq], and their possible repatriation.
Related matters of discussion include the following: the health of the refugees; background; labour capacity; expenses and payments of the refugee camp; administration of the camp and its economic challenges; transportation for repatriation. Included in the correspondence are letters from Surma Khanin D’Mar Shimun describing the situation of the camp and asking for changes to the camp, and for the return of the Assyrians and Armenians. In addition, there are some inquiries received by British officials from Christian Assyrians. Also mentioned are the following: the ‘Christian Army of Revenge’, French propaganda among the Assyrians, Assyrio-Chaldean [Assyro-Chaldeans] refugees in Russia, and the American Mission.
In addition, the volume includes the following:
- Details of the numbers of Armenian refugees in the camp at Baqubah on 7 December 1919 (f 462)
- Memoranda on the Armenian refugees present in the camp 1919 (ff 436-459)
- Notes on the Assyrian refugees in the camp, dated July 1920 (ff 199-210)
- List of the number of Armenians in the camp (ff 104-105)
- A memorandum on the Assyrian and Armenian refugees in Mesopotamia (ff 95-97)
- A map showing a ‘Proposed Nestorian Enclave’ (f 466).
The principal correspondents are: Civil Commissioner, Baghdad; British High Commission, Constantinople [Istanbul]; British Embassy in Washington; British Consulate, Tabriz; War Office; Lord Curzon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, British Delegation, Paris; officials at the refugee camp at Baqubah; French Embassy, London; Board of Foreign Mission of the Presbyterian Church in the United States; the Mar Shimun family.
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 (464 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 5655 (Mesopotamia) consists of 3 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/773-775. The volumes are divided into 4 parts, with part 1 comprising the first volume, part 2 comprising the second volume, and parts 3-4 comprising the third volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 468; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 197-462; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- File 5655/1918 Pt 2 'Mesopotamia: Refugee Camp at Baqubah (1920 – papers)'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:6v, 9r:19v, 24r:35v, 36ar, 36r:70v, 72r:78v, 80r:88v, 90r:122v, 123ar, 123r:133v, 136r:153v, 154ar, 155r:158v, 160r:177v, 181r:183v, 185r:187v, 192r:192v, 194r:197v, 199r:203v, 204ar, 204r:231v, 234r:242v, 244r:271v, 277r:278v, 279ar, 279r:282v, 284r:293v, 294ar, 294r:310v, 312r:332v, 334r:349v, 353r:364v, 367r:383v, 389r:389v, 391r:397v, 399r:408v, 418r:465v, 467r:467v, back-i
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