Coll 17/37 ‘Iraq. Operations in – 1941. Political control and use of services of Mr Bertram Thomas.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Coll 17/37 ‘Iraq. Operations in – 1941. Political control and use of services of Mr Bertram Thomas.’
- Date:
- 1941/1943
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains papers mostly relating to British operations in Iraq in 1941. It includes papers concerning the need for suitable political and administrative officers to serve under the British Embassy in Baghdad, and the question of the employment of Bertram Thomas for political or intelligence duties in Iraq.The papers largely consist of the following correspondence:Correspondence between the India Office and the Viceroy of India, the Government of India External Affairs Department and Defence Department, and the War Office.India Office internal notes.Copy correspondence between the War Office, the Commander-in-Chief of India, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Middle East.Copy correspondence between the HM Ambassador to Iraq at Baghdad (Sir Kinahan Cornwallis), and the Foreign Office (including a letter to Anthony Eden, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 95; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-94; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Intelligence officers
Second World War (1939-1945) - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0001ba_ar
81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0001ba_en
IOR/L/PS/12/2899
IOR/L/PS/12/2899