Abstract: The volume mostly consists of monthly reports (also titled political diaries) by political officers in the territories of Iraq under British occupation, for the month of February 1920, forwarded by the Acting Civil Commissioner in Mesopotamia [Iraq], to the Under-Secretary of State for India.It includes:Reports from divisional political officers for the following divisions: Baghdad; Diyalah [Diyala]; Shamiyah [Al-Shamiya]; Hillah; Kut; Mosul; Sulaimania [Sulaymaniyah]; Kirkuk; and Arbil [Erbil] and Rawanduz.Reports from district assistant political officers for the following districts: Eastern Shamiyah; Kufah [Kufa]-Najaf; Western Shamiyah; Ramadi; Basrah [Basra]; Qurnah [Al-Qurna]; Amarah [Amara] Municipality; Northern District, Amarah; Mosul; Aqra [Aqrah or Akre]; Dohuk; Tel Afar; Zakho; and Koi Sanjaq [Koysinjaq or Koy Sanjaq] (this report covers 16 January to 15 February 1920).The reports are divided into sections on different subjects under headings such as: tribal [affairs]; law and order and condition of district; gendarmes; levies; police; agriculture; weather; revenue; municipal [affairs]; tapu [relating to land privately held by the title deed system]; waqf [relating to land allocated for religious or charitable endowment]; education; hospitals and dispensaries; tours of political officers and assistant political officers; frontier questions; irrigation and bunds [embankments]; and questions affecting military authorities.The volume also includes the following reports for the month of February 1920:Progress Report from the Municipal Commissioner, BasrahReport of Works in the Civil Works Division from the Officiating Executive Engineer, Civil WorksAdministration report of the Basrah Civil Jail from the Superintendent of the Civil JailReport of the First Class Magistrate, Basrah DivisionReport from the Civil Base Depot, BasrahDiary of the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Amarah.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 191; 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 mostly consists of monthly reports (also titled political diaries) by political officers in the territories of Iraq under British occupation, for the month of March 1920, forwarded by the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad, to the Under-Secretary of State for India.It includes:Reports from divisional political officers for the following divisions: Baghdad; Samarra; Diyalah [Diyala]; Diwaniyah; Shamiyah [Al-Shamiya]; Hillah; Basrah [Basra]; Kut; Mosul; Sulaimania [Sulaymaniyah]; Kirkuk; Arbil [Erbil] and Rawan [Rawanduz]Reports from district assistant political officers for the following districts: Eastern Shamiyah; Western Shamiyah; Kufah [Kufa]-Najaf; Basrah; Qurnah [Al-Qurna]; Amarah [Amara] Municipality; Northern District, Amarah; Qalat-Sikar [Qalat Sukkar]; Suq Al Shuyukh [Suq Al-Shoyokh] and Hammar; Shatrah [Al-Shatrah]; Nasiriyah; Zakho; Dohuk; Tel Afar; Aqra [Aqrah or Akre]; and Koi Sanjaq [Koysinjaq or Koy Sanjaq].The reports are divided into sections on different subjects under headings such as: tribal [affairs]; law and order and condition of district; gendarmes; levies; police; agriculture; weather; revenue; municipal [affairs]; tapu [relating to land privately held by the title deed system]; waqf [relating to land allocated for religious or charitable endowment]; education; hospitals and dispensaries; tours of political officers and assistant political officers; frontier questions; irrigation and bunds [embankments]; and questions affecting military authorities.The report from the Military Governor and Political Officer, Baghdad, includes appended reports of the Acting Medical Officer of Health, Baghdad, and the Land Settlement Officer, Baghdad, for the month of March 1920.The report by the Assistant Political Officer (Town), Amarah, is followed by the diary of the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Amarah, for the Month of March 1920.The reports from the Assistant Political Officers for Basrah and Qurnah are enclosed in the report of the Military Governor and Political Officer, Basrah, along with reports for the month of March from the following:The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Basrah (this report covers February and March)The Municipal Commissioner, BasrahThe Officiating Executive Engineer, Civil Works DivisionThe First Class Magistrate, BasrahThe Civil Transport Officer, BasrahThe Superintendent, Civil Jail, BasrahThe Civil Base Depot, Basrah.The volume includes an index to monthly reports of Political Officers for March 1920 on folio 6; however, there are not separate reports included in the volume for every division and district listed.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 221; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Multiple intermittent additional foliation sequences are also present.
Abstract: The volume mostly consists of monthly reports (also titled political diaries) by political officers in the territories of Iraq under British occupation, for the month of January 1920.It includes:Reports from divisional political officers for the following divisions: Arbil [Erbil] and Rawanduz, Kirkuk, Sulaimania [Sulaymaniyah], Mosul, Kut, Basrah [Basra], Dulaim [Al Anbar], Hillah, Shamiyah [Al-Shamiya], Diyalah [Diyala], Samarrah [Samarra], and BaghdadReports from district assistant political officers for the following districts: Koi Sandaj [Koysinjaq or Koy Sanjaq], Mosul, Tel Afar, Zakho, Suq Al Shuyukh [Suq Al-Shoyokh] and Hammar, Shatrah [Al-Shatrah], Qalat-Sikar [Qalat Sukkar], Northern Amarah [Amara], Qurnah [Al-Qurna], Basrah, Kufah [Kufa] – Najaf, Eastern Shamiyah, and Western Shamiyah.The reports are divided into sections on different subjects under headings such as: tribal [affairs]; law and order and condition of district; gendarmes; levies; police; agriculture; weather; revenue; municipal [affairs]; tapu [relating to land privately held by the title deed system]; waqf [relating to land allocated for religious or charitable endowment]; education; hospitals and dispensaries; tours of political officers and assistant political officers; frontier questions; irrigation and bunds [embankments]; and questions affecting military authorities.The volume also includes the following reports for the month of January 1920:Report from the Officiating Superintendent of the Civil Jail, MosulAdministration report of the Basrah Civil Jail from the Superintendent of the Civil JailReport on the ‘Amara MunicipalityProgress Report from the Municipal Commissioner, BasrahReport of works in the Civil Works DepartmentReport from the Officer Commanding the Political Base Depot, BasrahReport from the First Class Magistrate, Basrah DivisionProgress Report from the District Irrigation Officer, Shamiyah.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 191; 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 file contains a report by Major Reginald George Alban, Political Agent in Bahrain, describing a tour he undertook of settlements in the Trucial States [United Arab Emirates].Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 7; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: This file consists of letters and telegrams between officials of the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Relations Office, as well as the Political Agent at Kuwait and the Political Resident at Bahrain, regarding the procedure of preparation for the Middle East Congressional Tour by members of the Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee of the House of Representatives of Unites States.The planned tour includes visits to Bahrein [Bahrain], Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Persia [Iran]. Included in the plan of the tour is a proposed visit to a United States oil concession in Saudi Arabia. Also included in the file is the itinerary of the tour.The file 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 22, these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The file contains one foliation anomaly, f 6A
Abstract: This file contains correspondence regarding the visit of Anthony Eden and his son to the Middle East. Related matters of discussion include the following: approval of the visit from the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations; arrangements for the visit, including details of all the places where the Edens will be staying.The file also contains political opinion regarding Persia, and a schedule of the twenty-three-day visit to the Middle East.The file features the following principal correspondents: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Commonwealth Relations Office, the Foreign Office, officers acting on behalf of the British Middle East Office, Cairo.The file 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 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.
Abstract: The file contains papers arranging for diplomats who are home on leave to have tours of factories involved in the war effort from the Ministry of Information.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 5; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: This file consists of letters and notes. The letters are regarding the demonstration tour given by Airwork Limited of a Bristol Freighter aircraft in Europe and in the Middle East during March and April 1947. One of the letters has attached the itinerary of the tour in Europe and in the Middle East. For the demonstration Airwork Limited need the clearance for the aircraft and its crew around the Middle East by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 8; 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 file contains correspondence regarding a tour of the Arabian coast by Loy W Henderson, United States Minister to Iraq, and his interactions with the Political Agents at Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat, and with Said bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman. As well as Mr Henderson, the primary correspondents are: Government of India; India Office; Foreign Office; British Legation, Baghdad; Political Agency, Muscat.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 19; 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 file contains a Foreign Office report regarding an upcoming tour of the Middle East by Cornelius Van H Engert, a representative of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 6; 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 file contains correspondence, mainly telegrams, from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to the India Office, London, and the External Affairs Department (formerly the Foreign and Political Department) of the Government of India, New Delhi. These relate to the Resident’s movements and temporary addresses, as well as to the acting arrangements put in place during his absences from the Political Residency at Bushire on official tours and other duties, on leave of absence and on other visits abroad. There are also a large number of circular letters from the Resident to other British officials, outlining his tour programmes, which are predominantly to Bahrein [Bahrain] and the Trucial Coast shaikhdoms, Muscat, Koweit and Katr [Qatar], also Basra in Iraq, Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], Shiraz and Tehran in Persia. The file includes three dividers, which give a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 409; 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 file contains correspondence, mainly telegrams, from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to the India Office, London, and the External Affairs Department of the Government of India, New Delhi. These relate to the Resident’s movements and temporary addresses, as well as the acting arrangements put in place during his absences from the Political Residency at Bushire and later Bahrain, on official tours and other duties, on leave of absence and on other visits abroad. These include arrangements for the Resident’s visit to London on deputation in 1946, to discuss the transfer of responsibility for the Persian Gulf Residency from the Government of India to the Home Government in London. There is also a report by the Resident (Sir Geoffrey Prior) of his visit to King Ibn Saud in 1946. The file includes three dividers, which give a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 202; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.