File 1913/1920 'Mesopotamia and Palestine: rent of billets in occupation of military; liability of Mesopotamian state for cost of military forces'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- File 1913/1920 'Mesopotamia and Palestine: rent of billets in occupation of military; liability of Mesopotamian state for cost of military forces'
- Date:
- 1919/1921
- Description:
- Abstract: The item contains correspondence regarding the use of billets by British military forces and civil officials in Mesopotamia [Iraq] in the years following the end of the First World War. Topics discussed include:Efforts to vacate and release as many billets as possible as a way to appease anti-British feelings in MesopotamiaCriticism of the perceived inappropriate use of some billets, including those used as a bar, a cinema, a cooking school, and to house a visiting theatre companyConsideration of the methods used to determine the rent payable for property being used as billetsConsideration of the legal standing of billets, particularly after ratification of the peace treaty between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies [Treaty of Sèvres]Disagreements over whether the cost of billets in Mesopotamia should ultimately be covered by the India Office or the War Office.The primary correspondents are: the Civil Commissioner, Mesopotamia; General Headquarters, Mesopotamia; the Military Governor and Political Officer, Basrah [Basra]; the Judicial Secretary, Baghdad; the Foreign Office; the India Office; the War Office; and the High Commissioner, Palestine.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 126; 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 file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Military occupation
Housing
Rent - Geographic region:
- Mesopotamia
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000419.0x000311_ar
81055/vdc_100000000419.0x000311_en
IOR/L/PS/10/891
IOR/L/PS/10/891