'Mesopotamia Administration Committee'

Title:

'Mesopotamia Administration Committee'

Creator:

Author: War Cabinet

Date:

1917/1917

Description:

Abstract: Table giving abstracts of proposals made by the War Cabinet, with comments on those proposals by Sir Percy Zachariah Cox and the Government of India.The proposals include:Occupied territories being administered by His Majesty's Government, instead of the Government of IndiaBasra to remain under British administrationBagdad [Baghdad] to be an Arab state with a local ruler of Government, but under British protection, using local laws and institutions where possible.British Civil Service (in Mesopotamia) to be amalgamated with that of Soudan [Sudan] and the Levant.Shiah holy places to be a separate enclave not under direct British controlIrrigation, Navigation and Rivers to be under British administrationKoweit [Kuwait] and Arabian littoral of Persian Gulf, including Oman, to be controlled by BasraSouth Persia to be within Government of India's sphere of influencePhysical description: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 130 and terminates at folio 131, 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 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:

Administration
Military occupation
Mesopotamian Administration Committee

Geographic region:

Mesopotamia
Basra
Bagdad

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000833.0x000295_ar
81055/vdc_100000000833.0x000295_en
IOR/L/PS/18/B257
IOR/L/PS/18/B257

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