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25. 'File No. II/8 Foreign Dept Memoranda of Information re. affairs in Turkish Arabia. Nov '07 --'
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- Abstract: The volume mainly comprises printed reports for each month from February 1905 to October 1909 entitled 'Memoranda of information received during the month of ... regarding external affairs relating to Turkish Arabia'. The memoranda are dated and despatched from the Foreign Department of the Government of India.Topics covered in the memoranda include:Baghdad railwayHedjaz railwayrelations with the Ruler of Najd, Ibn Sa'udfinancial situation of the Turkish empireattack on Messrs Lynch and Co's steamer Blosse Lynchdevelopment of oil fields near Mosulnavigation of the rivers of MesopotamiaYemen affairsPhysical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 55; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 3-53; these numbers are also written in pencil but, where circled, are crossed through.
26. 'File 2/16 Alleged persecution of Iraqi Jews'
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- Abstract: This file contains a letter from the foreign office to the Political Residency in Bahrain regarding the persecution of Jews following the declaration of the State of Israel's independence the preceding year.Physical description: The foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 4; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
27. 'File 53/1915 Pt 2 German War: Turkey; the Caliphate and Pan-Arab movement'
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- Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the war with Germany and Turkey and implications for the Caliphate and the pan-Arab movement. The discussion in the volume relates specifically to the view of the Government of India on Sir Henry Arthur McMahon's correspondence and negotiations with Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī, Grand Sharif of Mecca. Also included are the views of Colonel Sir Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes.The volume includes the text of the Grand Sharif's letter and the text of Sir Henry McMahon's reply. Further discussion surrounds the advance on Baghdad, the protection of Muslim shrines and the deferment of any public pronouncement until the city had been captured by British forces.The principal correspondents in the volume include: the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey); the Secretary of State for India; the Grand Sharif of Mecca (Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī) and the Viceroy (Charles Hardinge).The volume includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, subject headings, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 220; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
28. 'File 2/1 I PROPAGANDA (Absorption of Kuwait by Iraq)'
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- Abstract: The volume contains correspondence related to the proposed appointment of Persian representatives in Kuwait, and the Political relations between Iraq and Kuwait. There is also correspondence related to the proposal of the Iraqi Government to appoint an Iraqi Vice-Consul at Kuwait. The correspondence also discusses the following:Granting permissions for certain individuals and school teachers from Iraq to visit Kuwait.Unity between Iraq and Kuwait, and the effect of such a union on British interest in the Arab world.Yasin Pasha’s (former Prime Minister of Iraq) party as leading the anti-British propaganda campaign in Iraq.Arab-Jewish relations in Palestine, and the Iraqi Press Propaganda against Kuwait which claims that the Amir of Kuwait had trade deals with the Jews in Palestine.The eradication of smuggling ‘which has had the worst effect upon the trade of Iraq’.The claim that Qasr Al-Zuhur Radio Station (King Ghazi’s Broadcast Station) is inciting the Kuwaiti youth to rise against the British, and call for the annexation of Kuwait by Iraq.A large amount of the correspondence is in the form of newspaper articles and extracts, translated from Arabic newspapers and sent between the Political Agency, Kuwait and the Political Residency, Bushire. The articles mainly call for the annexation of Kuwait to the Kingdom of Iraq. Most of these come from productions of the Iraqi Press including, Al-Nas, and Al-Ikha’ al-Watani.The main correspondence is between the Political Agency, Kuwait, the Political Residency, Bushire, the Ruler of Kuwait, the British Embassy, Baghdad, the High Commissioner for Iraq, and the Secretary of State for India.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 341; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and four ending flyleaves. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-341 and ff 3-341; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
29. 'Diary of a Tour in the Persian Gulf and in Turkish Arabia December 1906, by Lieutenant-Colonel Malleson Assistant Quarter Master General, Intelligence Branch, Division of the Chief of the Staff.'
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- Abstract: The diary, written by Lieutenant-Colonel Wilfrid Malleson, comprises daily entries and accounts of his travels from 3 to 29 December 1906.The diary commences on his arrival at sea off Maskat [Muscat] before recounting the journey to Basra via Bushire and Koweit [Kuwait] and on to Baghdad, Babylon, Seleucia [Minţaqat as Salūqīyat al Atharīyah] and Ctesiphon.Each entry contains descriptions of places visited and notes on trade, climate and local customs along with accounts of conversations with people; in addition, there are observations on other matters such as quarantine arrangements, pilgrimages and local shortages of labour.Printed at the Government Monotype Press, Simla 1907.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 23; 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 volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
30. ‘23. Baghdad – Samarra’
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- Abstract: Imprint:Heliozincographed at the Survey of India Offices, Dehra Dun. S.D.O. 3952.Distinctive Features:Relief shown by contours.Sketch map showing the Baghdad Railway line between Baghdad and Samarra with stations marked and labelled for reference. The Decauville Railway south west of Baghdad and a network of canals also shown with position of bridges and a boat ferry indicated.Physical description: Dimensions:245 x 346 mm, on sheet 375 x 401 mm
31. Commentary on the Sefer Yetsirah (Kitāb al-Mabādi)
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- Commentary on the Sefer Yetsirah (Kitāb al-Mabādi)
32. Translations of the Ottoman constitutional laws
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- Introductory note signed Ministry of Justice, Baghdad, and dated 12th March 1921: "The following translations of Turkish Laws have been prepared in the Ministry of Justice. The accuracy of the translation is not guaranteed and an apology is needed for manifest imperfections; but as they are urgently required for use by officials, it has been considered more useful to print them as they are rather than to delay their publication for further revision".With Table of contents: "A translation of the Regulations for Election of Deputies has been printed separately".In English, translated from Ottoman Turkish.
33. Flowers of Abu Ma'shar
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- Abstract: Ja‘far ibn Muḥammad al-Balkhī (787–886), known as Abū Ma‘shar, lived in Baghdad in the 9th century. Originally an Islamic scholar of the Hadith (the prophetic traditions of Muhammad) and a contemporary of the famous philosopher al-Kindī, Abu Ma’shar developed an interest in astrology at the relatively late age of 47. He became the most important and prolific writer on astrology in the Middle Ages. His discourses incorporated and expanded upon the studies of earlier scholars of Islamic, Persian, Greek, and Mesopotamian origin. His works were translated into Latin in the 12th century and, through their wide circulation in manuscript form, had a great influence on Western scholars. This book is the first edition of Abū Ma‘shar’s Kitāb taḥāwīl sinī al-‘ālam (also known as the Kitāb al-nukat) as rendered into Latin by the 12th century translator Johannes Hispalensis (John of Seville). The text concerns the nature of a year (or month or day), as determined by the horoscope, and was intended as a practical manual for the instruction and training of astrologers. Included in the book are numerous illustrations of the planets and constellations. The printing is by Erhard Ratdolt, a famous early printer from Augsburg, Germany who, with two compatriots, established a printing partnership in Venice in 1475.Physical description: 20 leaves (the last blank); woodcuts: illustrated; 20 centimeters
34. File 301/1921 'MESOPOTAMIA: INTELLIGENCE REPORTS'
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- Abstract: This volume contains the Intelligence Reports of Sir Percy Cox, High Commissioner for Mesopotamia [also written as Iraq in this volume], based in Baghdad, covering the period 15 November 1920 to 15 September 1921. They largely relate to: the political situation in Mesopotamia and the surrounding region; the formation and proceedings of the provisional government; the events leading up to the creation of Mandatory Iraq [also known as the Kingdom of Iraq under British Administration] and the election and appointment of Faisal [Fayṣal bin Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī] as the first King of Iraq [Fayṣal I].The Intelligence Reports are numbered and appear to have been issued at two-week intervals. This volume contains the reports numbered 1-3, 9-19 and 21. There is no explanation in the volume regarding the reason for the absent reports. The format of the reports is a mixture of printed and copy typescript. Each report is preceded by a covering circular issued by the office of the High Commissioner indicating the British Government departments and the officers and departments in the Middle East to which the report was copied.Report Nos. 1-3 are preceded by an assessment of the political situation described in the Intelligence Report, written by Major R Marrs.The reports generally comprise the following sections:A summary of the report (from report No. 14 onwards only)An account of the proceedings of the Council of MinistersAnalysis of current public opinion and allegiances, (notably an analysis of public opinion on the Amir [Emir] Faisal and his arrival in Mesopotamia, including a reference to his 'personal magnetism', f 88), in report Nos 16-19Notes on provincial affairsNotes on the situation at the frontiersExtracts of 'Iraq Police Abstracts of Intelligence' (reports No. 9-14 only).Other subjects notably covered in various reports include:Assyrian, Armenian and Urumiyan [Urmian] refugees (report Nos. 2 and 19)Perceived foreign influences in Iraq (report Nos. 2 and 3)The withdrawal of Saiyid [Sayyid] Talib Pasha [Sayyid Ṭālib bin Rajab al-Naqīb] from the Government and Baghdad (report No. 12)Kurdistan (report Nos. 12-14)Turkish and Kurdish Frontiers (report No. 12)Dair al Zor [Deir ez-Zor] (report Nos. 1 and 12)Notes on 'Internal Affairs' (Nos. 18 and 19)Analysis of the referendum result which confirmed the election of Faisal as Iraq's first monarch (report No. 19)The formation of King Faisal's first cabinet (report No. 21).Appendices are included with some reports, usually comprising copies of the High Commissioner's proclamations or communications 'to the people of Iraq' or documents relevant to the particular report (notably 'Provisional scheme for the re-organisation of the law courts' and 'Report of the committee constituted for studying the irrigation problem in Mesopotamia' in report No. 9).Each report is concluded with a Supplement or Press Bureau Report, comprising extensive summaries and extracts of newspaper articles published in the local and 'foreign' (local region mainly) press. Notable publications cited are: Al 'Iraq, Al Fallah, Al Dijlah, and (Syrian publication) Lissan al 'Arab.The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (front of the volume).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 284; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and two ending flyleaves. The sequence contains one foliation anomaly: f 267a.
35. Islamic Civilization in the City of Peace
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- Abstract: Hadharat al-Islam fi Dar al-Salam (Islamic civilization in the city of peace) is a work of historical imagination, written as a straightforward narrative free of stylistic adornments. The city referred to is Baghdad. The book straddles the transition in Arabic literature from baroque, poetic metaphor to a modern, economic prose style. Treatment of the subject is also innovative. Rather than an essay on glories of the Abbasid period (750−1258), the work is presented as the tale of an anonymous Persian traveler writing home about conditions in the largely Persianate empire. Drawing upon dozens of Arabic historical and literary sources, it describes the cityscapes and the cultural and political life of Basra and Baghdad. As is suggested by the title, the author, Jamīl Nakhlah Mudawwar (1862−1907), seeks to reconstruct the atmosphere of this golden age of Islamic achievement. Each conversation or detail of geography is referenced to the medieval source that inspired the scene. They include such contemporary sources as Kitab al-Aghani (The book of songs by Abū al-Faraj al-Iṣbahānī, 897 or 898−967), the geography by Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī (circa 1179−1229), and Kitāb alf laylah wa-laylah (The 1001 nights, most of which date from the eighth to the 14th centuries). Abbasid Baghdad was under the rule of the Iranian (and Shi’i) family, the Barmakids who, until their displacement in the early ninth century, built Baghdad into the opulent political and cultural capital of history and legend. Mudawwar brings a new approach to its history in this popular account. Little is known of the author, except that he was born in Beirut and spent his creative life in Cairo. The work was printed at the press of the newspaper al-Muqtatif, which helped to finance the publication.Physical description: 392 pages ; 23 centimeters
36. Maps 'Berlin-Baghdad or "Mittel Europa"'
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- Abstract: These maps represent a British impression of the expansionist ambitions of the German State during the First World War derived from the writings of Pan-Germanic authors of the period, in particular Paul Anton de Lagarde. The map represents the route of the railway project that links the Central Powers of the First World War, or the 'Berlin-Baghdad' Railway.The maps bear the imprint 'G.W. Bacon & Co. Ltd., 127, Strand, London' and depict the route of the approximately 2,000 mile railway line (partly built, partly proposed) from Berlin to Baghdad. The sheets portray hydrology, relief by hachures and spot heights, settlements, place names and international boundaries. Shading distinguishes Allied, Central Powers and neutral countries. Areas of Pan-German expansion are also indicated, and a table shows the areas and populations of Central Powers countries. Part of the title is in German.Dates derived from neutral countries' later allegiances.Two editions of the map are held:f 1 Lithograph depicting Rumania [Romania] as neutral, with later watercolour wash to show her subsequent Allied allegiance. 1916-17f 2 Lithograph depicting Rumania's Allied allegiance. 1916-17.Physical description: 2 map sheets