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1. ‘Statement of the Fixed Revenues of Persia.’
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- Abstract: A copy of a statement of the fixed revenues of Persia [Iran]. It includes columns showing the following (in tomans and dinars): the amount of revenue, the total amount of revenue, the amount of moostamaree to be deducted, the total amount of moostamaree to be deducted, and the net amount of revenue for different provinces and districts of provinces. (A note on the verso of folio 2 explains that moostamaree was the fixed salaries paid by the government to different people in the province.)The copy is signed by Brigadier-General John Malcolm, and it was received via the ship Exeteron 8 August 1811.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
2. 'Seistan. Revenue Report and Notes of the Perso-Afghan Arbitration Commission, 1902-1905. Volume III. Part VI - Revenue and Population Statements for Persian and Afghan Seistan'
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- Abstract: The third volume of reports produced by the Perso-Afghan Boundary Commission, Seistan [Sīstān], and submitted to the Government of India, Foreign Department. Publication statement: Simla: Government of India Foreign Department, 1906.The volume contains tabulated crop, revenue and population statements for Persian and Afghan Seistan.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 107; 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence (viii, 185pp).
3. 'Notes for a Memorandum on the Revenues of Persia'
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- Abstract: A copy of notes for a memorandum on the revenues of Persia [Iran]. The verso of the last folio (folio 8) states that it was received via the ship Exeteron 8 August 1811.Physical description: 1 item (8 folios)
4. File 3156/1918 Pt 2 ‘Mesopotamia – Administration; Public and Questions in Parliament (1919) Articles in “Times” – Sir G. Buchanan’s criticisms. Publication of Sir J. Hewett’s report as dementi [ sic] Bagdad criticisms of Sir J. Hewett’s Report’
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- Abstract: The volume contains correspondence in the form of telegrams, minutes, Parliamentary notices and articles from The Timesnewspaper. The correspondence is related to the administration of Mesopotamia [Iraq] and Sir John Hewett’s report on the topic. The volume contains two copies of Hewett’s report entitled ‘REPORT FOR THE ARMY COUNCIL ON MESOPOTAMIA’ (folios 95-142 and 145-196). The report contains a table of contents comprising the following headings: ‘The Scheme for Agricultural Development in 1918’, ‘Agricultural Development in 1919’, ‘Undertakings of Permanent Value for Mesopotamia’, and ‘Appendices’. Also included are printed photographs as follows (folio numbers are given for both report copies):‘HINDIYAH [Hindiya] BARRAGE.’ (f 97 and f 147)‘REMAINS OF TURKISH WEIR BELOW HINDIYAH BARRAGE.’ (f 97 and f 147)‘TURKISH BRIDGE OVER KHALIS CANAL AT DELI ABBAS [al-Mansuriya].’ (f 97 and f 147)‘HEAD REGULATOR TO HILLAH BRANCH OF EUPHRATES, BUILT BY TURKS AT THE SAME TIME AS THE HINDIYAH BARRAGE.’ (f 97 f 147)‘TURKISH HEAD REGULATOR TO MARUT CANAL FROM THE DIYALAH [Diyala].’ (f 97 and f 147)‘NAJAF.’ (f 99 and f 149)‘BRIDGE OF BOATS, KUT.’ (f 99 and f 149)‘TURKISH HEAD REGULATOR TO BALAD DRUZ [Balad Ruz] CANAL.’ (f 99 and f 149)‘WHARF OF LOCAL RESOURCES, AMARAH.’ (f 103 and f 153)‘WHARF OF LOCAL RESOURCES, HILLAH.’ (f 105, f 107, f 155, and f 157)‘SIRRIAH DAM.’ (f 107 and f 157)‘OLD MAHMUDIYAH [al-Mahmudiyah] CANAL.’ (f 107 and f 157)‘NEW MAHMUDIYAH CANAL, HEAD REGULATOR.’ (f 107 and f 157)‘NEW MAHMUDIYAH CANAL, 18 KILOMETERS FROM HEAD.’ (f 107 and f 157)‘GROUP OF ARABS.’ (f 109 and f 159)‘EUPHRATES WHEELS.’ (f 109 and f 159)‘FLOODS ON THE EUPHRATES.’ (f 111, f 113, f161, and f 163)‘HEAD OF RAZ CANAL.’ (f 113 and f 163)‘NEW KHALIS CANAL.’ (f 113 and f 163)‘PORT OF BASRAH [Basra].’ (f 116, f 119, f 166, and f 169)‘AMARAH BRIDGE.’ (f 122 and f 177)‘BAGHDAD BRIDGE.’ (f 122 and f 177).The second copy of the report also contains four maps. These are catalogued as IOR/L/PS/10/750, f 193, f 194, f 195 and f 196. Other issues discussed in the correspondence are the following:The request of the National Geographic Society, Washington, for copies of Hewett’s reportThe publication of Hewett’s reportA ‘Summary for the use of the Press. SIR JOHN HEWETT’S REPORT ON MESOPOTAMIA.’, (ff 11-25)The Civil Commissioner’s criticisms of the reportThe purchase of pumping sets required for irrigation purposes in Mesopotamia and the budget allocated for themThe approximate monthly administrative, naval, and military expenditure in MesopotamiaThe articles published in The Timesentitled ‘The Future of Mesopotamia’, and ‘THE DEVELOPMENT OF MESOPOTAMIA’, attacking British Government expenditure in Mesopotamia.The main correspondents in the volume are: the Foreign Office; the Secretary of State for India; the War Office; the Under-Secretary of State, India Office; the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; the Government of India, Finance Department; the Government of India, Army Department; the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad; and Sir John Hewett.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 196; 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 two foliation anomalies: f 76a and f 171a.Pagination: the item contains three original pagination sequences between ff 11-25, ff 95-142, and ff 145-192; these numbers are typed and are not circled.
5. File 3156/1918 Pt 3 ‘Mesopotamia: Administration- [Past, Present & Future] Parliamentary Questions & Public Criticism 1920’
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- Abstract: The volume contains correspondence in the form of telegrams, reports, minutes, Parliamentary notices and extracts from Hansardand from The Timesnewspaper. The correspondence is mainly related to Parliamentary questions, addressed to the Prime Minister or to the Secretary of State for India, and their answers, on the topic of the civil and military administration of Mesopotamia [Iraq]. The main Parliamentary questions debated in the volume are the following:The form of civil administration to be set up in Mesopotamia, and the department of Government to be responsible for thatThe number of British and Indian troops stationed in Mesopotamia, and how many of the Indian officers are Muslims and how many are non-MuslimsThe extent to which the revenues of Mesopotamia are meeting the expenditureThe future of the oil and mineral resources of MesopotamiaThe question of choosing an Arab king or an Arab head of state in MesopotamiaThe political and military situation in bordering areas such as Syria and PalestineThe future of the Kurdish people in the mountains in north Mesopotamia, and the Arab tribesThe possibility of Mesopotamia becoming ‘Indianised’ by planting military colonies particularly in BasraThe need to conclude a treaty of peace with Turkey [Ottoman Empire]The cost of the civil administration and the revenue collected in Mesopotamia in the year 1919-20, and the budget estimates for the financial year 1920-21The progress being made in the drafting of the organic law.The volume includes a Draft Mandate subject to the approval of the League of Nations (folios 173-175). It also includes two published daily reports:‘PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES. HOUSE OF LORDS. FRIDAY, 25TH JUNE, 1920. Vol. 40.-No. 50. OFFICIAL REPORT. [UNREVISED]’ covering the question of Mesopotamia and several bills advanced, mainly private bills and official secrets bill (folios 130-145)‘PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES. HOUSE OF LORDS. WEDNESDAY, 27TH OCTOBER, 1920. Vol. 42.-No. 83. OFFICIAL REPORT. [UNREVISED]’ covering two main topics: cathedrals and churches, and national expenditure (folios 12-24).The main correspondents in the volume are: the Prime Minister; the India Office; the Secretary of State for India; the War Office; the Under-Secretary of State for India, Political Department; the Viceroy, Finance Department; and the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.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 214; 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 foliation sequence includes one foliation anomaly: f 103a.
6. File 3540/1916 'MESOPOTAMIA 1918 PORTION'
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- Abstract: This volume consists of printed reports, typed letters and other miscellaneous correspondence by British officials relating to the British occupation of Mesopotamia in the period September 1917 to March 1919 covering such topics as administration of justice, agriculture and land revenue, and tribes.The papers notably cover the following:Arab labour in the Occupied Territories (ff 581-588)British relations with tribesmen of southern Kurdistan (ff 565-580)Violent actions of Russian troops at Khaniqin [Khanaqin]Administration of the Tribal Disputes Regulation in the Basra vilayet (f 452)The Euphrates Channels from Musaiyib [Musayyib] to Sammarah [Samarra]: physical features and position of tribesDesert reconnaissance undertaken by 31st Wing, RAF, Mesopotamia, August 1918 (ff 141-143)Revenue for Basra vilayet, May 1918 (ff 114-139).Notable items include the following:Land revenue reportsBritish relations with the Arab tribes in various regions of MesopotamiaBritish relations with the Kurdish tribes of the Kurdish areas of MesopotamiaReports concerning the potential for mineral, agricultural and economic developmentReports on trips of reconnaissanceReports on the administration of justiceStatement of expenditure incurred by the civic hospital, Basra from 1916-17Report by Mr Bonham Carter, Senior Judicial Officer, Baghdad on Administration of Civil Justice in Baghdad vilayet (f 441)List of mineral specimens sent to Imperial Institute, London (ff 425-426)Revenue note on Karbala (f 368)Note on trip from Qal‘at Salih via the marshes and Beni Turuf [Banī Ṭurf] country to Ahwaz by Captain Stuart Edwin Hedgcock, Assistant Political Officer, ‘Amarah [Al ‘Amarah]Notes on the tribes of Southern Kurdistan by Major Ely Bannister Soane, Political Officer, Khaniqin [Khanaqin]Land revenue note on Qizil Rabat [Jabal Qizil Rabat] including a family tree of a branch of the Jaf [Jaff] tribe (f 254)Report on the administration of civil and criminal justice in the Basra vilayet by the courts established under the Iraq Occupied Territories Code during the year 1917Compilation of proclamations, notices relating to civil administration and inhabitants of the Baghdad vilayet issued 22 December 1916 to 1 July 1918 (ff 204-236)Proclamation issued by the General Officer Commanding in Chief (ff 171-203)Political Office Diaries, July-August 1918 for Badra, Hai [Al-Hay], Zobair [Az Zubayr], Suq-esh-Sheyukh [Suq Al-Shuyukh], Nasiriyeh [Nasiriyah], Shattra [Al-Shatrah], Qilat Sikar [Qalat Sukkar] (ff 145-167)Supplement number 5 (up to 1 July 1918). The Iraq Occupied Territories Code, 1915Handbook to ‘Amarah Agricultural Show (in Arabic) (ff 60-67)Memorandum on Shebanah (local Arab levies) in Mesopotamia (f 51)Half yearly report on the working of the Office of Superintendent, Government Press, Basra, for the half year ending 30 September 1918 (ff 44-49)Land revenue reports for Musaiyib, Qizil Rabat, Kadhimian [Kadhimiya], Diwaniyah [Al Diwaniyah], Ramadi, Shamiyah [Al-Shamiya] (ff 24-42)Report on a visit to Jabal Sinjar, Captain Archibald Campbell Munro, Indian Medical Service, July 1918.Correspondents include: Civil Commissioner, Baghdad (Percy Zachariah Cox); Chief Political Officer in Charge, Iraq Section, Arab Bureau (Gertrude Lothian Bell); Director, Military Intelligence, Cairo; Officer-in-Charge, Arab Bureau; Chief Political Officer, Baghdad; Senior Judicial Officer, Baghdad; First Revenue Officer, Indian Civil Service; and the General Headquarters, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 670; 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. There are five foliation anomalies: f 143a, f 429a, f 449a, f 581a, and f 617a.
7. File 4640/1928 Pt 4 ‘MUSCAT: FUTURE POLICY IN. Tariffs.’
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- Abstract: This volume contains papers relating to British policy in Muscat. It includes some papers regarding the situation at Sur; however most of the volume concerns the financial situation of the Muscat state, mainly the proposal to increase state revenues by removing the limitation on the power of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman to impose customs duties in excess of five per cent.It includes papers concerning the British Government asking the governments of the United States of America and France to agree to the modification of Article 3 of the Commercial Treaty between Muscat and the United States of 1833, and Article 10 of the Treaty between Muscat and France of 1844, respectively, which prevented the Sultan from levying import duties in excess of five per cent, in order to enable the general tariff and the tariff on alcohol and cigarettes to be increased.The volume also includes papers regarding the question of the revision of the tariff provisions of the Commercial Treaty of 1891 between Muscat and the United Kingdom, which also precluded the Muscat Government from imposing import or export duties higher than five per cent.In addition, the volume includes papers relating to the eventual proposal to abandon attempts to secure a modification of the Muscat Commercial Treaties with France and the USA, and instead to raise the tariff rate against all goods other than those carried in French and American vessels and those covered by the Commercial Declaration between Muscat and the Netherlands of 1877. This was due to the United States Government only being willing to consider the modification of the 1833 Treaty with Muscat on the basis of the accord of most favoured nation treatment to US nationals as well as US goods, which the Muscat Council had raised objections to, and which the India Office considered unacceptable.The papers consist of correspondence, draft treaty articles, India Office Political and Secret Department minute papers, reports, memoranda, and copies of the Maskat [Muscat] Order in Council, 1915 and the Maskat (Amendment) Order in Council, 1922.The main correspondents are as follows: the India Office; the Government of India Foreign and Political Department; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Foreign Office; the British Embassy, Washington; and the British Embassy, Paris.The volume also includes: letters from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman to the Political Agent at Muscat, dated 9 March 1930, and to the Officiating Political Resident at Bushire, dated 25 August 1931, which are in Arabic with English translations; and letters in French from the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs to the British Ambassador to France, dated 15 October 1930 and 29 September 1931.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 484; 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.