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1. ‘Resignation by Major Wilson of the Office of Resident at Bushire & nomination of Dr. McNeill – This appointment subsequently cancelled & Mr. D. A. Blane appointed Resident – Dr. McNeill appointed 1stAssistant to the Envoy in Persia – Memorial from Dr. McNeill to the Court.’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the Government of Bombay, the Government of Bengal and the Court of Directors of the East India Company. The item relates to the appointment of a successor to Major David Wilson as Resident in the Persian Gulf and general considerations of the position and allowances of the Resident. In particular, the item concerns:The initial appointment of Dr John McNeill, Surgeon to the British Embassy at the Court of Persia, as Wilson's successor and the appointment of Dr James Pringle Riach as McNeill's successorDiscussions by the Board of the Government of Bombay regarding how to reduce the expenditure of the Residency at Bushire [Būshehr], with suggestions to lower the Table Allowance, reduce the Resident's budget for gifts, and condense the number of staffThe Court of Directors' criticism that a Military Servant, rather than a Civil Servant, has been appointed Resident in the Persian GulfThe subsequent cancellation of McNeill's appointment as Resident and the appointment of David Anderson Blane in his placeA memorandum sent to the Government of Bombay by McNeill which: asserts his unique talents that are required for the Resident position due to uncertain times in Persia; complains of his treatment; and requests a new position that would be equal in status and benefits to that of the Resident.The memorandum sent by McNeill also contains a number of copies and extracts of letters from his immediate superiors and officials from the Court of Persia as proof of the high esteem in which he is held. Amongst these letters are: a note by Mirza Abdul Hassan Khan [Mīrzā Abdul Hassan Khan], His Persian Majesty's Minister for Foreign Affairs; a firmun by the Shah of Persia [Fath-Ali Qājār]; and a ruckum addressed by His Royal Highness Abbas Mirza ['Abbās Mīrzā Nāyib al-Salṭana Qājār], Prince of Persia.The principal correspondents of the item are: the Court of Directors; McNeill; numerous secretaries heading departments within the governments of Bombay and Bengal, along with the respective governors of Bombay and Bengal. Other correspondents include: Sir John Nicoll Robert Campbell, Envoy to Persia; Wilson; Riach; and Lieutenant Samuel Hennell, Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf.The titles of ‘Resident in the Persian Gulf’ and ‘Resident at Bushire’ are used interchangeably.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department No.1’, ‘P.C. 1181, Draft 427, 1833' and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 49, and terminates at f 156, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
2. ‘Respecting the compensation for expenses and losses sustained by Surgeon McNeill, in consequence of his appointment as Resident at Bushire being cancelled’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the Government of Bombay and the East India Company Court of Directors. The item relates to requests for compensation by Dr John McNeill following the cancellation of his appointment as Resident at Bushire [Būshehr]. In particular, the item refers to the reasons for the cancellation and the extent to which the Government of Bombay should take responsibility for McNeill's expenses and losses, which are detailed in the correspondence. Discussion around the question of whether the Resident post should be held by a Military Servant or a Civil Servant is also included.The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Court of Directors; and Dr John McNeill, First Assistant to the Mission in Persia.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 1586, Draft 555, 1835’ and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 540, and terminates at f 566, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
3. File 4097/1914 Pt 6-7 'Mesopotamia'
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- Abstract: This file contains papers relating to the assignment of new staff to the administration of Mesopotamia or Iraq upon its occupation during the First World War. The majority of the papers contain correspondence between British civil commissioners in Cairo or Baghdad and discuss the possible assignment of British staff to Iraq. Other papers list posting of various military officers and staff to civilian duties in Iraq.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 348; 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 leading and ending flyleaves.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
4. File 4097/1914 Pt 2 'Mesopotamia: administration; personnel; appointments of civilians [from India] to the Civil Administration'
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- Abstract: This file contains correspondence between administrators in British-occupied Basra, and the Government of India relating to obtaining new civil staff for British-occupied territory in Iraq. This includes requests to obtain political officers as well as senior civil engineers required during the immediate post-war period in Iraq. Much of the correspondence is specifically between Sir Percy Cox and the Political Department at the secretary to the Government of India.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 179; 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 present in parallel between ff 3-177; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
5. File 4097/1914 Pt 4-5 'Mesopotamia'
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- Abstract: This file contains papers relating to the assignment of new staff to the administration of Mesopotamia or Iraq upon its occupation during the First World War. The majority of the papers contain correspondence between the Offices of the Civil Commissioner in Cairo and Baghdad, and the Offices of the Secretary of State for India, and discuss the possible assignment of British staff from Sudan or Egypt to Iraq.Of note are particular letters penned by Sir Francis Reginald Wingate, Sir Edgar Bonham Carter, and to Field Marshal Allan Francis Harding.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 335; 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 present in parallel between ff 105-335; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
6. File 5633/1918 'Iraq: medical officers for civil administration'
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- Abstract: This volume contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, telegrams and minutes regarding medical provision requirements for the civil administration in Mesopotamia [Iraq, also written as Irak].The papers notably cover and include:Descriptions of problems with medical service provision in the early days of the British occupation of MesopotamiaAssignment of medical personnel by the War Establishment for the troops in the field and civilian needsEfforts to obtain and disperse medical aid and resourcesReports by medical advisers and letters describing needs of doctors and volunteersThe civil administration and Civil Service Situation Scheme, including medical officer requirementsExtracts of reports from the Chief Sanitary Inspector and Conservancy Superintendent, including sanitary sections, officers, contracts, pharmaceutics, and doctorsThe situation in general hospitals and refugee campsThe role of the Regular Indian Medical ServiceUpdates on the recruitment of medical officers, chemists, nurses, sanitary inspectors, including salaries and medical specialismsRequirements for the Civil Health Service in Mesopotamia, compiled by Lieutenant-Colonel, Walter Rothney Battye, Secretary for Health to the Civil Services Commissioner in Mesopotamia.The principal correspondents are as follows: Lieutenant-Colonel Battye, Secretary for Health to the Civil Services Commissioner in Mesopotamia; John Evelyn Shuckburgh, Secretary, Political Department, India Office London; Viceroy and Governor-General of India in Council.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 193; 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 leading and ending flyleaves. The sequence contains one anomaly: f 5a.