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File 5655/1918 Pt 2 'Mesopotamia: Refugee Camp at Baqubah (1920 – papers)' [319r] (648/946)
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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From Civil Coinmiesioner^ 9th ley F92Q,
{Beceiveh «th t 10 ^.m.)
j t#|.#grem ©f 5th Mey* In t#i©gre» of 25th lurch
; »re.i3, 1 intimeted thet 1 hoped to errenge for repetrietion of
fugees during next few month®*
ytelegrera f^ 30tfe Kerch t Ko.3960 f X outlined propose!* end eteted
B 1 QTi wta being taken in entioipetion of concurrence of the
' o&&Xx'" tm : 3 n *ce»»ary # es * It hough propose! s put forward l»»t
’/ ;; preoticolly e» they stood by His ¥®i©sty f » Government,,
jfestion 'g i \..-^PP^evsl of His »jesty*s Government resched us too late for
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■t p o be pree,
pillion pounds
Action tele*!
$lre idy r c e ept«\ ^
t ple to cake tetion, end additions! expenditure of a
-thereby involved*
jvolves no fresh principle or commitments beyond those
w f f* 1 ® fts^#sty*s Government* 1 need not emphasise \
importance o?, ffv>-,.»nd political grounds of effecting repatriation
of**these refugees >%\ t3T possible while we still have power to do so,
i*e« before, our M0 : ful Vilayet are still further reduced*
9 refugees Baotuhsh and are at, # or on their we^to,
Akdestr. Arrengemente' n train for the despatch of a further 12 , 000 ,
ng t total of I3,i.a * "Nr v , •
... egotist ions with Ssiyld in progress*
Both military and civil ^uthoTities Here are making ©very possible
effort to complete this movement whidu presents great difficulties now,
but is likely to be impossible six months, hehee unless my interpretation
of leel barometer is at fault* If we stop it now all the money that
bar. nded on equipping the refugees fof-their Journey will be
k 5? they themselves will give up hope and will become most difficult
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mt Ms Msjeety*s Government will view {?my) action in this
idulgenee, will grant my request regarding armement, and rely
matter through,, if by sny means possible* to a successful
ion* ‘ .■
,ivided the armament asked for iri General., Baghdad 1 »* telegram of
April, X.8549 (vide my telegram Of £3rd April), 1 believe-that th$ f
/riation will be successfully accomplished during present : cummer so
/as these 25 1 COO people are concerned*, if so, our chsneV'bf
^tr-ifting the remaining as Syrians, who total another ? ,000, will be
roved. The balance are principally Armenians* and 1 consider
fiB t it mould ne practicable to place, these in some portion of
ja sopot ami a as colonists, should their eventual repatriation prove
?mra,cti' ?.hle, in which case little expenditure will be incurred after
end cf Vi-is fim ncial year. 1 have not omitted to take into consideration
the reference to religious minorities in Kurdistan in {corrupt group),
but provision© o/ the. subject are so vague and hold out ao little hope
of successful accomplishment that it appears preferable to rely on our
own. endeavour© to put Assyrians back into their country equipped with
(Verms snd ammunition} which alone constitute in Kurdistan adequate
protection for the religious- or other minorities.
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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.
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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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