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File 5655/1918 Pt 2 'Mesopotamia: Refugee Camp at Baqubah (1920 – papers)' [432r] (874/946)
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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Dr* ^OIWH 0 «J 8 ® to 86H 3H® to^dAy» .E# SS 0 -M@d to b@ yt%T*$ n^rvou^ (/ 5 ”
t we have aome intention or repatriating the Assyrians from Wvmiu
Ukx$h*r those who war® originally Turkish suhjeetsi to the pro
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poseE area® In the neighbourhood of Amadia* 1 explained to him that',
thla had never, so far as I knew, boon suggested* and called his atten
tion to Lord Oara©n ? a speech In the House of lords, in which it had
been clearly stated that the policy of H.M,0. was to repatriate the
Persian Assyrians to their own country so soon m the Persian Govt*
was in a position to ensure that they would not bo molested* Dr*
Yonan asked how soon this was likely to be. M pointed out that the
Persians were at present encouraging the Moslems of Urumia to destroy
every trace of the Assyrian community and to absorb their positions.
Ha thought that we might bring, pressure to boar upon the Persian Govt*
to put an end to this state of affairs. Ho addvd that the Persian
Assyrians would be quite capable of protecting their own interests
If they were equipped and armed by H.M.GK at a cost which would com
pare favourably with the present expenditure Incurred on their main
tenance at the refugee camp at Baqubah* I told him that wo were quite
as anxious m h# was for the closing down of the refugee camp and that
I would bring the matter up again and let him know shortly whet had
been decided*
I venture to suggest a solution of this problem which might not
only satisfy both the Persian and Turkish Assyrians, but would also go
some way towards meeting the demands of the Persian Govt, for territor
ial aggrandisement, Would it not be possible for us to invite Surma
Khanum and Dr. Yon&n as the respective representatives of the two
communities to come to an agreement by which the Urumle Assyrians could
be repatriated to their own country inside the Persian border, the
Turkish Assyrians encouraged to settle in the neighbouring areas on
what Is now the Turkish side of the frontier, and both communities
placed under the nominal suzerainty of the Persian Govt? !e are spend
ing.
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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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