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1. 'IRĀQ & PERSIA'
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- Abstract: The map is found in the Report of the Operations connected with the Occupation of Penjwin between April 18th and May 7th, 1927, promulgated by Command of the Air Council. It shows Diyālah [Ustān Diyālá], Kirkuk, and Sulaimāni [As Sulaymānīyah] divisions in Iraq; and Ardalān (Kurdistān) and Kirmānshah [Kermānshāhān] provinces in Persia. It indicates cities, towns and settlements, railways, telegraph lines, roads, tracks, paths, hydrology, relief with contours, and spot heights.Notes in the bottom margin describe the map compilation methodology, and contain an index to sheets, and two keys to symbols.The map consists of two sheets pasted together. A portion of a third sheet is pasted over the western half.Published under the direction of Colonel C H D Ryder, Surveyor General of India. Originally published in 1923, this 2nd edition with slight alterations was published in 1925. Heliozincographed at the Survey of India Offices, Calcutta.Physical description: Materials: Printed in colour on paperDimensions: 435 x 711mm, on sheet 583 x 801mm
2. ‘Irāq, Persia & Turkey in Asia’
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- Abstract: Map numbered 1.C (Diza-Gawar [Diza Hawār]), and subtitled ‘Mosul & Kirkuk Divisions. Azarbāījān [Azerbaijan] Province. Van Vilayet.’ An index to the geographical location of the provinces is provided below the map. A caption under the map states that it was published under the direction of Colonel Charles Henry Dudley Ryder, Surveyor General of India, 1923. A stamp in the bottom right corner of the map states that it was published by the Geographical Section General Staff, War Office.The map indicates: relief, shown by contours and shading, with elevations given in feet; rivers, lakes, marshes; province and country boundaries; settlements, with place names in English; railways, roads and other transport routes. An additional boundary line, drawn in red ink, has been added to the map.The map is mentioned in a copy of a letter sent by HM’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Tehran (Reginald Hervey Hoare) to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (John Allsebrook Simon), dated 1 July 1932, which states that the ‘Turkish military attaché has been so good as to draw upon sheets 1 A, 1 B, and 1 C [...] the line of the new frontier’ (f 48).Physical description: Materials:1 paper folio.Dimensions:462 x 478 mm, on sheet 574 x 434 mm.
3. 'Mesopotamia: boundaries and disturbances: Pt 3'
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- Abstract: Correspondence consists of telegrams and memoranda relating to boundaries and disturbance in Mesopotamia. The correspondence discusses location of insurgencies (including Kirkuk, Sulaimani, Hit, Basrah to Mosul route) and identification of insurgents and methods to repress insurgency including use of artillery fire and airpower.Also discusses situation in Caucasia and Crimea, and the Cossacks and Bolshevik conflict in context of British relations with the Soviet Government. A note on British Foreign Policy (folio 154) observes that the 'Policy of the British Government does not permit assistance being given to Wrangel [Petr Nikolaevich Wrangel, Baron]', a founder of the White Russian movement in the Russian Civil War.The file includes a map (folio 174): 'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia'.Correspondents include GHQ Mesopotamia; the War Office, London; the High Commissioner for Iraq; and the General Officer Commanding, Mesopotamia.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 175; 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 between ff 71-174; this sequence is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. An additional foliation sequence is also present between ff 2-173; these numbers are written in coloured crayon.
4. ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 46. PART I. (From 1st to 15th May 1918.)’
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- Abstract: The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 1 and 15 May 1918. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, memoranda, and tables. An index to the contents of this volume and a summary of the contents can be found at folios 3-35.The volume concerns:Military personnel issues, including reinforcements, promotions, demobilization plans, and rewards for performanceSupply of food, construction materials, animals, ammunition, and other items to Force DArrivals to and departures from the port of BasraRiver and railway traffic in MesopotamiaRailway construction in MesopotamiaA report on the performance of the 49th Bengal InfantryProposals for ‘reducing expenditure’ on shipping between India and MesopotamiaDiscussion of British strategic priorities in MesopotamiaIntelligence concerning Turkish [Ottoman] military actions in the Caucasus and Persia [Iran]Matters relating to Dunsterforce, including the movements of Dunsterforce and the formation of an Armoured Car unitThe occupation of Kerkouk [Kirkuk] by Force DPursuit of Turkish forces following the capture of KerkoukForce D’s withdrawal from KerkoukThe occupation of Tauq [Tawuq]Matters relating to the British blockade of Najaf following the killing of a British officer, including the surrender of the town and the arrest of ‘mal-contents and ringleaders’Aerial bombing of camps near Fathah [Al Fathah], Erbil, and Altun Keupri [Altun Kupri].The volume also contains:Distribution and composition of Force D including details of lines of communication and commanding officers (ff 36- 49)Distribution of Force D including details of lines of communication, 6 April 1918 (ff 150-165), 13 April 1918 (ff 165-180), and 20 April 1918 (ff 328-339)Ammunition held and used by Force D, 26 April 1918 (f 52) and 3 May 1918 (ff 276-278)Ration strength of Force D on 30 March 1918 (ff 136-140), 13 April 1918 (ff 219-223), and 20 April 1918 (ff 342-345)Detailed statements of ration strength of Force D on 9 March 1918 (ff 141-147), 23 March 1918 (ff 205-210), 30 March 1918 (ff 244-250), and 6 April 1918 (ff 381-386)Strength returns of Force D dated 2 March 1918 (ff 61- 73), 9 March 1918 (ff 74-99), 16 March 1918 (ff 251-273), 23 March 1918 (ff 123-125), 6 April 1918 (ff 202-204), 13 April 1918 (ff 340-342), and 20 April 1918 (ff 147-149)Statement of Animal Transport held by Force D, dated 1 March 1918 (ff 101-111)Statement of Animal and Mechanical Transport held by Force D, dated 1 March 1918 (ff 300-311)Report of number of pilots and aircraft available for service in Mesopotamia, 2 May 1918 (f 127) and 9 May 1918 (f 352)Distribution of the Turkish Army, 7 May 1918 (ff 231-233) and 14 May 1918 (ff 408-409)War establishment for an Armoured Motor Car unit (ff 238-242)Weekly return of sick and wounded for the weeks ending 13 April 1918 (ff 288-290) and 20 April 1918 (ff 406-407)Names, designation letters, and classes of new battalions created by Force D (ff 295-296).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 422; 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 also present in parallel between ff 3-420; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
5. Coll 17/21 ‘Iraq. Oil in – ’
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- Abstract: The file contains papers relating to the oil concessions and operations of the Iraq Petroleum Company and the British Oil Development Company in Iraq.It includes:Papers concerning payments due to the Government of Iraq from these companies.Papers of the Committee of Imperial Defence Standing Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East, dated 1933, concerning the British Oil Development Company’s proposed pipeline from its concession near Mosul to the Mediterranean.Papers regarding the official opening of the Iraq Petroleum Company’s pipeline connecting the oil-field at Kirkuk with the Mediterranean port of Haifa, on 14 January 1935.The papers include India Office minute papers, correspondence, and three newspaper cuttings from The Times. The correspondence is largely between Sir Francis Henry Humphrys, HM Ambassador to Iraq (HM Representative, Baghdad), and Sir John Simon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Other correspondents include: the India Office; the High Commissioner of Iraq; the Colonial Office; Sir John Cadman, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Iraq Petroleum Company; and the [British Government] Petroleum Department (Mines Department).The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 89; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
6. File 3846/1910 'Mesopotamia: Baghdad affairs. Miscellaneous.'
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- Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, and memoranda, relating to the encroachment on the British Residency in Iraq by the Vali of Baghdad for the purpose of road widening. Also discussed is interference by the Turkish authorities with the property of Messrs Lynch Brothers as well as the ice factories of British Indians.The file also includes monthly summaries of events in Turkish Iraq compiled by the Political Resident in Turkish Arabia and His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General Baghdad, John Gordon Lorimer. These are generally arranged in the following sections: Musal [Mosul] wilayet; Baghdad wilayet; Basrah wilayet; Persian affairs; Najd affairs; British interests; foreign interests and cases other than Persia and British; commercial matters; general and miscellaneous.Correspondents include: the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Sir Edward Grey; the Viceroy; Ambassador in Constantinople, Sir Gerard Lowther; British Vice-Consul, Karbala, M.H. Mosin; Political Resident in Turkish Arabia and His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General, Baghdad.Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 262; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.