'Mesopotamia. Administrative Record during British Occupation'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Mesopotamia. Administrative Record during British Occupation'
- Date:
- 1919/1919
- Description:
- Abstract: This is a memorandum prepared by the Political Department of the India Office concerning the administration of Mesopotamia [Iraq] during British occupation. The memorandum includes the following sections and subsections: Introductory, Military Situation, Early Administrative Problems, Machinery of Government, Administration in Working, Political, Land Revenue and Agriculture, Customs, Excise and other Taxes, Justice, Education, Medical, Civil Post Office, Militia, Government Press, Surveys, Archaeology, and Finance, with details of the budget. There are also general remarks about administration and the position of the India Office in relation to the Civil Commissioner at Baghdad.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for this sequence commences at folio 63, and terminates at folio 65, 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 7-153; 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:
- Military occupation
Colonial administration - Geographic region:
- Mesopotamia
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000833.0x000322_ar
81055/vdc_100000000833.0x000322_en
IOR/L/PS/18/B328
IOR/L/PS/18/B328