1. 'Ordinance'

Description:

Abstract: This file consists of an ordinance which was intended to be named 'The Transfer of Land Ordinance, 1919' and relates to immovable property transactions in Mesopotamia. Included with the ordinance are notes by the following individuals: Chaim Weizmann, President of the British Zionist Federation; Colin Campbell Garbett, Assistant Secretary for the India Office; Sir Edgar Bonham-Carter, Judicial Secretary, Baghdad, and Lieutenant-Colonel Evelyn Berkeley Howell, Revenue Secretary, Mesopotamia. Each party was invited to suggest amendments to the proposed ordinance and provide advice owing to their experiences with land ordinances and land registry in Mesopotamia with the exception of Weizmann who was invited to comment from the point of view of Palestinians.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 99, and terminates at f 103, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.