'MESOPOTAMIAN ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE. DRAFT REPORT OF COMMITTEE.'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'MESOPOTAMIAN ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE. DRAFT REPORT OF COMMITTEE.'
- Creator:
- Author: Mesopotamian Administration Committee
- Date:
- 1917/1917
- Description:
- Abstract: The draft report of the Mesopotamian Administration Committee containing recommendations made by the committee.These recommendations include:The occupied territories of Mesopotamia being administered in the future by His Majesty's Government and not by the Government of India;The Basra Vilayet territory remaining permanently under British administration;Proposed boundaries for the region which would ensure that Holy Places remained outside of British control;The proposed system of Arab Administration of the Bagdad Vilayet, including the committee's desire for the 'Irak Code' not to be implemented there and local judicial systems to be maintained where possible;The considerations needed over the title and place of residence of the future Head of the Mesopotamian Administration, which would depend on the future status of the Basra Vilayet, and on concerns over how a potential British position of 'High Commissioner of Mesopotamia' might look to the Arabs;The possible need for the creation of a Mesopotamia Civil Service which could be amalgamated with that of the Sudan and also the Levant;Arabistan [Khuzestan] and the Sheikh of Mohammera [Khorramshahr] remaining under the political influence of Southern Persia, which should be under British influence; and the Bakhtiari county to be included in the British sphere of influence of the Indian Government;the placing of responsibility for the Arabian littoral and Muscat under Mesopotamian authorities rather than the Government of India;The relieving of the Government of India of responsibility for Aden and its dependencies;That the administration of Mesopotamia should perhaps be arranged along similar lines to Egypt.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 125 and terminates at folio 126, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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 also present in parallel between folios 6-153; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Colonial administration
- Geographic region:
- Mesopotamia
Bagdad - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000833.0x000293_ar
81055/vdc_100000000833.0x000293_en
IOR/L/PS/18/B255
IOR/L/PS/18/B255