Draft report of the Committee on Mesopotamia
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Draft report of the Committee on Mesopotamia
- Creator:
- Author: War Office
Author: Indian Army, Adjutant General - Date:
- 1921/1921
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains a draft report from the War Office Committee on Mesopotamia [Iraq], chaired by Lieutenant-General Sir George Macdonogh, Adjutant-General to the Forces. The report considers the establishment of an Imperial Mesopotamian Police or the raising of ‘troops for special permanent service’ to ensure the security of the British Mandate of Mesopotamia in the wake of the Iraqi Revolt of 1920. The report includes several War Office memoranda containing background information, plans for specific scenarios, and estimates for numbers of troops or military police required.A ‘Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia’ is attached to the report (folio 39) showing the distribution of British troops and military police in Mesopotamia [IOR/L/MIL/5/802, f 39].Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 39; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Report
- Subject:
- Military police
- Geographic region:
- Mesopotamia
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000465.0x0002fc_ar
81055/vdc_100000000465.0x0002fc_en
IOR/L/MIL/5/802
IOR/L/MIL/5/802