'Middle East Committee. Mesopotamia: British Engagements as to future Status'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Middle East Committee. Mesopotamia: British Engagements as to future Status'
- Date:
- 1918/1918
- Description:
- Abstract: This printed memorandum is a report by the Political Department, India Office, dated 30 January 1918, concerning British engagements as to the future status of Mesopotamia. It is divided into two sections containing extracts from various correspondence and sources. The first section concerns pledges made to local Arabs, for example, the Arab chiefs in the Persian Gulf and the peoples of Basra and Baghdad between 1914 and 1918. The second section concerns pledges made to King Husain [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī], King of Hijaz, between 1915 and 1918.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 31 and terminates at folio 32, 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 11-158; 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:
- International relations
Colonial administration
King of Hejaz - Geographic region:
- Mesopotamia
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0002a4_ar
81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0002a4_en
IOR/L/PS/18/B273
IOR/L/PS/18/B273