'Mesopotamia. Causes of unrest. Report No. II'

Title:

'Mesopotamia. Causes of unrest. Report No. II'

Creator:

Author: Norman Napier Evelyn Bray

Date:

1920/1920

Description:

Abstract: This undated printed memorandum, marked 'Very Secret', is the second part of a preliminary report by Major Norman Napier Evelyn Bray, Special Intelligence Officer attached to the Political Department, India Office. This part focuses primarily on the role of Bolsehvist policy in regards to the Iraqi revolt. The report is divided into the following sections: 'Soviet Union', 'Germany', 'Union of C.U.P. [Committee of Union and Progress, i.e. İttihat ve Terakki Cemiyeti] Turkish Nationalists and Arabs and Formation of Asiatic Islamic Federation', 'Bolshevik Negotiations', and 'Appreciation of the Situation', which includes notes on Bolshevist policy with regards to Afghanistan, Persia, Anatolia, Armenia and Mesopotamia. A 'Chart illustrating German-Bolshevic-Asiatic Intrigue' appears on folio 141. The first part of the report is 'Mesopotamia. Preliminary Report on Causes of Unrest', IOR/L/PS/18/B348.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for this sequence commences at folio 135, and terminates at folio 143, 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:

Rebellions
International relations
Committee for Union and Progress

Geographic region:

Mesopotamia
Soviet Union
Germany

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000833.0x000338_ar
81055/vdc_100000000833.0x000338_en
IOR/L/PS/18/B350
IOR/L/PS/18/B350

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