'File No. II/8 Foreign Dept Memoranda of Information re. affairs in Turkish Arabia. Nov '07 --'

IOR/R/15/5/7

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The record is made up of 1 volume (53 folios). It was created in 1 Feb 1905-5 Oct 1909. 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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The volume mainly comprises printed reports for each month from February 1905 to October 1909 entitled 'Memoranda of information received during the month of ... regarding external affairs relating to Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. '. The memoranda are dated and despatched from the Foreign Department of the Government of India.

Topics covered in the memoranda include:

Baghdad railway
Hedjaz railway
relations with the Ruler of Najd, Ibn Sa'ud
financial situation of the Turkish empire
attack on Messrs Lynch and Co's steamer Blosse Lynch
development of oil fields near Mosul
navigation of the rivers of Mesopotamia
Yemen affairs

Extent and format

1 volume (53 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 55; 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.

Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 3-53; these numbers are also written in pencil but, where circled, are crossed through.

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English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

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Original held at: 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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/R/15/5/7
Former external reference(s): First Series files: 2/8
Date(s): 1 Feb 1905-5 Oct 1909 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Colonial administrationRailwaysRiver navigation
Places: MesopotamiaBaghdadHedjaz
People & organisations: Political Resident, Persian GulfVali of BaghdadAssistant Resident, BushireGovernment of India, Foreign and Political Department

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Reference: IOR/R/15/5/7
Title: 'File No. II/8 Foreign Dept Memoranda of Information re. affairs in Turkish Arabia. Nov '07 --'
Pages: front, front-i, 2r:54v, back-i, back
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence