'Mesopotamia: Papers relating to the future administration of Mesopotamia for the Committee over which I presided, 1917-1919'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Mesopotamia: Papers relating to the future administration of Mesopotamia for the Committee over which I presided, 1917-1919'
- Date:
- 1916/1919
- Description:
- Abstract: File containing correspondence, memoranda and reports relating to the work of the Mesopotamia Administration Committee, collected by Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Lord President of the Council, who chaired the Committee.The papers cover a variety of topics relating to the administration of British-occupied Mesopotamia [Iraq] during and after the First World War, and discussions over the future status and administration of the region, including:A proclamation to the people of Baghdad on the occasion of the British occupationAppointments of civil and political officers, primarily transferred from India, for the administration of Mesopotamia, with the intention of replacing them with ‘suitable Arab personnel’ as soon as practicableConsiderations over whether Mesopotamia should be the responsibility of the Government of India or of the British Government, and how this decision might impact other British agencies in the GulfArrangements for the independent administration of Nejef [An-Najaf], Kerbela [Karbala], and other Shiah [Shia] holy placesProblems caused by the civil administration in Mesopotamia being answerable to the military administration, and the creation of the post of Civil Commissioner after the end of the WarReports on events in Egypt, the Hejaz, Palestine and Syria, and considerations of how they affect events in MesopotamiaProposals from industrialist Lord Inchcape to begin a steamer service on the Tigris that was agreed with the Ottoman Government immediately prior to the War, and to open a British bank in Baghdad.The primary correspondents are: Lord Curzon; Sir Percy Cox, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Lieutenant-General Sir Stanley Maude, Commander of the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force; Arnold Wilson, Civil Commissioner in Mesopotamia; Sir Mark Sykes; Gertrude Bell; Lord Inchcape; the Chief of the Imperial General Staff; the Directorate of Military Intelligence; the India Office; the Foreign Office; and the Government of India.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 316; 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 ff 2-315. These numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio. Occasional instances of additional circled foliation appear in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio; these have been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- First World War in Mesopotamia (1914-1918)
Colonial administration
Personnel - Geographic region:
- Mesopotamia
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000001491.0x00029a_ar
81055/vdc_100000001491.0x00029a_en
Mss Eur F112/256
Mss Eur F112/256