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'Mesopotamia. Administrative Record during British Occupation' [65v] (7/8)
The record is made up of 1 file (3 folios). It was created in 20 Aug 1919. 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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This is a memorandum prepared 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. concerning the administration of Mesopotamia [Iraq] during British occupation. The memorandum includes the following sections and subsections: Introductory, Military Situation, Early Administrative Problems, Machinery of Government, Administration in Working, Political, Land Revenue and Agriculture, Customs, Excise and other Taxes, Justice, Education, Medical, Civil Post Office, Militia, Government Press, Surveys, Archaeology, and Finance, with details of the budget. There are also general remarks about administration and the position 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. in relation to the Civil Commissioner at Baghdad.
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- 1 file (3 folios)
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Foliation: The foliation for this sequence commences at folio 63, and terminates at folio 65, 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 also present in parallel between folios 7-153; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
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- IOR/L/PS/18/B328
- Title
- 'Mesopotamia. Administrative Record during British Occupation'
- Pages
- front, 63r:65v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence