File 4722/1918 Pt 11 'Mesopotamia: Administration. Appointment of Sir P. Cox as High Commissioner. [His Instructions, Announcement in the Press].'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- File 4722/1918 Pt 11 'Mesopotamia: Administration. Appointment of Sir P. Cox as High Commissioner. [His Instructions, Announcement in the Press].'
- Date:
- 1920/1920
- Description:
- Abstract: The volume consists of drafts and copies of correspondence, memoranda, and minutes relating to the appointment of Sir Percy Zachariah Cox as High Commissioner in Mesopotamia [Iraq].The following matters are covered within the volume:Discussion over the wording of a public announcement to be made about the appointmentDiscussion of the functions and authority of the post, particularly in relation to those of the General Officer Commanding in MesopotamiaThe military situation and future military policy in Mesopotamia.The correspondence is between the following: the India Office; the Foreign Office; the War Office; the Foreign and Political Department of the Government of India; General James Aylmer Lowthorpe Haldane, General Officer Commanding, Mesopotamia; Arnold Talbot Wilson, Acting Civil Commissioner, Mesopotamia; and Sir Percy Cox.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.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 63; 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.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Colonial administration
- Geographic region:
- Mesopotamia
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000419.0x000291_ar
81055/vdc_100000000419.0x000291_en
IOR/L/PS/10/763
IOR/L/PS/10/763