File 4722/1918 Pt 8 'Mesopotamia: Situation'

Title:

File 4722/1918 Pt 8 'Mesopotamia: Situation'

Date:

1920/1921

Description:

Abstract: The volume consists of correspondence, memoranda, drafts, and departmental notes relating to rebellion against British mandatory rule in Mesopotamia [approximately corresponding to present-day Iraq], later known as the Iraqi Revolt of 1920.The volume covers the period from the start of unrest in May 1920 to British imposition of control in October of the same year. The majority of the volume comprises reports from political officers across Mesopotamia on the situation in their respective divisions and districts.Other matters discussed within the volume include:The suspected causes of the uprising, including fears of ‘Bolshevik’ and pro-Turkish influenceSettlement of the border between Syria and MesopotamiaMilitary strategy and operations, including the need for reinforcementsThe severing of British lines of communication, particularly railThe efficacy and principles of the use of armoured cars and air raids as means of control following numerous cases of misidentification and disproportionate force that resulted in the deaths and injuries of innocent peoplePolitical and civil policy in the regionIdentification and arrest of some of the leaders of the rebellionThe prominence of events in Mesopotamia in the British pressThe question of disarming the tribes following the suppression of the rebellion.Principal correspondents include officials at: the India Office; the Office of the Civil Commissioner in Mesopotamia (from November 1920, the High Commissioner); the War Office; General Headquarters of the military in Mesopotamia; and the Government of India, Foreign and Political and Army departments.The volume contains cuttings from several publications, including: The Times, The Statesman, The Observer, The Daily Herald, The Daily Mail, The Baghdad Times, and The Near East.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. A second divider is included, for File 4722/1918 Part 7, entitled ‘Mesopotamia: Sir A. Wilson’s invitation to Syrian Baghdadis’. This was transferred to File 5268/20 Parts 1 and 2 (see IOR/L/PS/10/913).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 489; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Multiple intermittent additional foliation sequences are also present. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. The sequence contains one foliation anomaly, f 89a.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Iraqi Revolt (1920)

Geographic region:

Mesopotamia

Rights:

المُلكية العامة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000419.0x00028f_ar
81055/vdc_100000000419.0x00028f_en
IOR/L/PS/10/761
IOR/L/PS/10/761

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