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Papers of the Mesopotamian Administration (later Middle East) Committee [16r] (31/80)
The record is made up of 1 file (39 folios). It was created in 19 Mar 1917-12 Jan 1918. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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4
TH3 CFAIRIT/IT said that ho un&ora^ocd that ho had the
support of. I:or6. and Sir lie:ay on to his proposal
that Sir Percy Cox should he iiavi.e High Cciunc.esiouer.
MH. ADS'ICT Chi'hBEPLAlN inquired howhis position should
be precisely defined.
SIR GEORGS CT'FFK suggested that he should be called
"Civil Commissioner' 1 , with the right to ieoc?:t direct to England.
THE GHAlR'ihid pointed onh that Sir Percy was still under
Government of Iialia ./ho eertain?-y should be consulted in the
matter.
the
TT
MR
Civil
. AITS TEH GKAIQSr
C ominis s i one r o f
:L 4.1 F s uggo b t e d
Moaox»str*Taia Tf ^
that he might be
called
THE CKAIRMAU added v "with a duty to report".
LOItD MILKER considered that perhaps the 17ar Office should
be first consulted, or it might be better for the decision of
the Committee merely to b© communicated to them.
to
THE
whom S
CB.A_IR.VAK irq
ii Peijy wish
rired who exactly was the "higher
od to submit a weekly report.
authority"
MR* CHA.MBBFL.AIH understood that he wished to report to the
Secretary of State for India, for the information of the British
Government, and that he proposed to send copies of his report to
General Maude.
LORD MILKER pointed out that Sir Percy v/as still under the
orders of the Military Commander in Mesopotamia.
SIR THOMAS EOIDEP.KESS
under "flying seal 11 through
suggested that he Should report
General Mauae.
THE CHAIRMAN reminded the Committee that before the War
Sir Percy Cox was a man of much higher standing than the Com
mander of the Macox^oU-ruia Expedition. Hs was a senior man,
55 years of ago, of unique experience, holding a very high
position.
lord Curzon thought it very ne cossary that the Commit tee
should be quito clear aLlvc they were proposing whau Sir Percy
Cox himself vanwl. Ha put it to the C^mmitt-eo whether they
thought hir Percy l'1io\v id bo first consulted in order to cl oar
up any doubts., any to* ©grain that nrght be sent to him being
repeated to 'ohe Viceroy.
SIR THOMAS HOLBERHESS thought that it v/as certainly
desirable to consult Sir Percy in tho first instance, and to
ask him what alterations hie proposed now appointment would
make in the position of himself and of the Civil Officers
serving with him.
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This file mostly consists of minutes of meetings of the War Cabinet's Mesopotamian Administration Committee (later renamed the Middle East Committee), chaired by George Curzon.
The papers are chiefly concerned with current and future British policy in Mesopotamia, which during the period covered was under British military occupation. However, the minutes also discuss matters relating to the wider Middle Eastern region, as reflected in the change of name to Middle East Committee in August 1917.
In addition to minutes, the file includes the following: a draft report by the committee, dated March 1917, containing recommendations regarding future British policy in Mesopotamia and the wider region (ff 1-2); a letter to George Curzon from Lieutenant-Colonel Mark Sykes, dated 2 July 1917, recommending that the committee be renamed, in order to define its scope and work (ff 24-25).
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- 1 file (39 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 39; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- Mss Eur F112/272
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- Papers of the Mesopotamian Administration (later Middle East) Committee
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- 1r:22v, 23ar:23av, 23r:39v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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