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File 5655/1918 Pt 2 'Mesopotamia: Refugee Camp at Baqubah (1920 – papers)' [37r] (79/946)
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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The area to the south would provide ample room for
the Armenians. There would be no need to disturb the
riverain Arabs. Th© land is all Miri*
(d) To findland-for the Armenians north of Mosul on
the frontier would be the most satisfactory course and also
f the cheapest as the land is daim but it is doubtful whether^
J it would politically be practicable as it would almost ceruai
| involve eviction of the present occupiers,
4. The Lesser Zab project would appear to be the most
feasible though probably the most expensive, it is
impossible without a survey to estimate the cost of the
canal but I understand there would be some heavy digging
owing to the undulating nature of the ground.
We should have to feed the Armenians while the work
is in progress and if we feed the Armenians we shall have
to pay for the work done hy the Dizai. Of the cost of
this again we cannot judge till a survey has been made and
we know the number of men - days and cubic feet involved#
5 , I estimate that 14,000 Armenians of all ages and
both sexes would cultivate about 2,000 feddans at most. ■•©
should, therefore, require 1,000 yoke of bullocks at least,
probably more. These we might buy from the Army, who are
now considering the possibility of selling|pff all their
Transport bullocks. i?'or 1,000 yoke we should probably have
to pay 3
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
(Rs.SOOAper yoke). This is a low price for
Indian bullocks*
Another one and a half
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
at the very least
would be required for agricultural implements (at 75/- per
feddan). Seed grain fcr the area which would he cultivated
in the first year is estimaTeu at 50Q tons, of whicn tne
cost and transport would not be less than a
lakh
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
(wheat and
barley): This totals 5i
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
for agricultural outfit at
a low estimate.
The cost of supplying tents until the people could
build houses I cannot pretend to estimate but Repatriation
could supply figures for this and for feeding for, say,
seven
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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.
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- 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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- File 5655/1918 Pt 2 'Mesopotamia: Refugee Camp at Baqubah (1920 – papers)'
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- 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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