'Employment of Japanese Troops in Mesopotamia'
IOR/L/PS/18/B268
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The record is made up of 1 file (3 folios). It was created in 13 Dec 1917-18 Dec 1917. 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 file consists of a memorandum addressed to the War Cabinet by the Political Department of the 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. on the question of the employment of Japanese troops in Mesopotamia. It summarises the Government of India's views given in a telegram dated 21 November 1917, with military and political grounds for objecting to Japanese assistance. It also includes extracts from the Report of the Trade Commissioners who visited Mesopotamia earlier in 1917, and raises the concern that Japanese commercial influence will lead to political claims.
Written by John Evelyn Shuckburgh, 13 December 1917, with an introduction dated 18 December 1917.
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- 1 file (3 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 24, and terminates at f 26, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 24-26; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- English in Latin script
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- Archival file
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- 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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- IOR/L/PS/18/B268
- Former external reference(s)
- S 373
- Date(s)
- 13 Dec 1917-18 Dec 1917 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Political informationJapan--Foreign relations--Great Britain Trade (practice)
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- Mesopotamia
- People & organisations
- Government of IndiaWar Cabinet
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- IOR/L/PS/18/B268
- Title
- 'Employment of Japanese Troops in Mesopotamia'
- Pages
- 24r:26v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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