File 3467/1919 'MESOPOTAMIA POLICE REPORTS'

Title:

File 3467/1919 'MESOPOTAMIA POLICE REPORTS'

Date:

1919/1921

Description:

Abstract: The volume contains weekly police reports from the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Baghdad, covering events in Iraq [sometimes referred to in the volume as Mesopotamia] under British occupation in 1919-20, including during the Iraqi Revolt. The reports contain intelligence about the movements and activities of various individuals and groups known or believed to be opposed to the British occupation, and about opinions, rumours and activities among the general populace. They also contain copies of newspaper reports, pamphlets and posters covering the occupation, the Revolt and Iraqi independence.The reports are primarily focused on supporters of Iraqi independence and general anti-British feeling and activities. They also cover:Support for a united Arab state including Iraq, Syria, Palestine and Lebanon, and support for the same also including the Hejaz and YemenSupport for Iraq to return to Ottoman ruleActivities of Bolsheviks [Communists, also referred to as Bolshevists in the volume] in IraqAnti-British and pro-independence alliances between Shia and Sunni Muslims, and between Muslims, Christians and JewsReactions to the San Remo Conference, 19-26 April 1920, which determined League of Nations mandates over Iraq, Palestine and Syria.Much of the intelligence within the reports is unsubstantiated or based on rumour, and the volume also contains correspondence concerning the potential usefulness of the reports.As well as the Assistant Commissioner, the primary correspondents are: the Civil Commissioner, Mesopotamia; the Military Governor of Baghdad; the Foreign Office; and the India Office.The volume contains a single folio in Arabic, a poem by Ma’ruf al Risari [Maruf al Rusafi] (f 175).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 637; 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 mixed foliation/pagination sequences are also present. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Military intelligence
Military occupation

Geographic region:

Mesopotamia

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000419.0x0002dd_ar
81055/vdc_100000000419.0x0002dd_en
IOR/L/PS/10/839
IOR/L/PS/10/839

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