Abstract: The volume consists of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and notes relating to the question of responsibility for the administration of Mesopotamia [Iraq] and other former Ottoman territories under some form of British control following the First World War.The papers concern a number of matters, including:A proposal for a new government department to oversee British administration in the Middle EastThe need to retain civil service staff employed in the region and inform them of their futures at the earliest possible dateAdministrative and military expenditure in MesopotamiaThe question of troop numbers in Mesopotamia, Palestine, Egypt, and Persia [Iran].The correspondence is between officials at the India Office, Foreign Office, and War Office, and the High Commissioner in Bagdad [Baghdad], Sir Percy Cox.At the back of the volume (folios 26-37) is a copy, in French, of the organic and electoral laws of Egypt, as promulgated on 21 July 1918, with a memorandum by Viscount Kitchener [Herbert Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener], Consul-General at Cairo.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 back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 38; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to Italian claims and policy in the Arabian Peninsula in the context of British policy in the Arabian Peninsula particularly in relation to the Hejaz, Asir and the Yemen.The discussion in the volume relates to the visit of Italian officials, soldiers and naval ships to Jeddah, Hejaz. Further discussion surrounds debate over the Italian relationship with the Idrīsī Imām of ʻAsīr and whether the Imām was engaged in intrigues with the Italians. Also discussed is the Italian proposal to recruit Arabs from ʻAsīr into the Italian colonial forces for duty in Italian Somaliland.Documents in the volume include:'Agreement with the Idrisi Saiyid regarding the Farasan Islands and Other Matters' (ff 10-13).'British Interests in Arabia' (ff 88-89).The principal correspondents in the volume include the Under Secretary of State for India; the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; the Political Resident, Aden; the Secretary of State for India (Austen Chamberlain); and the Grand Sharif of Mecca (Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī).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 178; 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.
Abstract: Imprint:Berlin, Published by Simon Schropp’schen Hof-Landkartenhandlung (L. Beringuier u. Ad. Berg.).Distinctive Features:Relief shown by hachures.Countries and provinces coloured for reference with a key in the bottom centre.Includes a table of Persian and Arabian words with German equivalent terms in the bottom right.Labels:On the recto in the bottom right-hand corner blind stamp: ‘LANDKARTEN HANDUNG J.H. NEUMANN BERLIN’Physical description: Dimensions:626 x 915 mm, on sheet 691 x 955 mm
Abstract: Imprint:Berlin, Published by Dietrich Reimer. Lithographed by Ansalt von L. Kraatz.Distinctive Features:Relief shown by hachures.Includes a table with place names and abbreviations in multiple languages and a key to symbols and colours in the bottom centre.Shows the domains of the Ottoman Empire in the mid-nineteenth century.Physical description: Dimensions:820 x 1170 mm, on sheet 918 x 1270 mm