Miscellaneous correspondence, reports, maps and other papers concerning the Middle East
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Miscellaneous correspondence, reports, maps and other papers concerning the Middle East
- Date:
- 1893/1918
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains correspondence, memoranda, maps, and other papers relating to Middle Eastern affairs and a few other miscellaneous matters. The majority of the file concerns discussions of and proposals for the post-war settlement of Near Eastern territories, including Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Syria, Palestine, Iraq, and the Arabian Peninsula. The basis of these discussions was the Sykes-Picot agreement of 1916.Other matters covered by the papers include events in Siam [Thailand] and Burmah [Myanmar] and the colonial rivalry in the region between France and Britain, the Baghdad Railway, and relations with Ibn Saud in Arabia, including a report on the 1917-18 mission to Najd by Harry St John Philby (folios 67-98).Folios 99-110 are six maps with accompanying notes that show the various proposed territorial settlements and spheres of influence in the Near East and one showing Britain's global colonial possessions.Memoranda and correspondence comes from officials at the Foreign Office and India Office. Other correspondents include French and Italian government officials.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front of the envelope with 1, and terminates at the inside back last page with 110, these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Sykes-Picot agreement (1916)
- Geographic region:
- Burma
Siam - Rights:
- رخصة المشاع الإبداعي
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000001491.0x00028a_ar
81055/vdc_100000001491.0x00028a_en
Mss Eur F112/276
Mss Eur F112/276