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'Correspondence relating primarily to individual Forces, and not (with some exceptions) of general interest. Force 'D' ' [219v] (38/42)
The record is made up of 1 file (21 folios). It was created in Sep 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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current year, as well as the amount of the old assigned revenues for which
His Majesty’s Government may be accountable (a) up to 31st March 1917,
and ( 6 ) to 31st March 1918.
As regards the merits of the proposed purchase,
I am, &c.,
The Under Secretary of State, Robert Chalmers.
Foreign Office,
Copy of telegram from Secretary of State to Viceroy, Finance
Department, dated 8 th January 1918.
Your telegram dated 21st March. Administered territories, Mesopotamia.
Treasury ask for revised estimate revenue* and expenditure 1916-17 and
estimate for 1917-18. Also amount of assigned revenues up to 31st March'
last and 1917-18. Please report by telegraph.
28.
Telegram from Viceroy, Finance Department,
dated 12 th January 1918.
^ oui telegiam dated 8 th January last. Does expression u assigned
revenues” mean surplus revenues to be transferred to His Majesty's
Government ?
29.
Telegiam from Secretary of State to Viceroy, 1 inance Department,
dated 14th January 1918.
Yom telegram dateu 12th January. By assigned revenues I meant those
allocated to service of Ottoman Debt, referred to in paragraph 1 , letter from
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.
to Ireasury, 19th January last, Vol. III. of Prints File 12
page 20 .
<5U.
Telegram from Secretary of State to Viceroy, Finance Department,
dated 4th February 1918.
My telegram of 8 lli January. Administered territories, Mesopotamia.
It would be convenient if estimates of surplus payable to Treasury could be
telegraphed not later than eiid of this week.
Paragraph 2 With reference to end of paragraph 8 of vour Foreign
Scted ? ’ 13th April laSt ' A "s/ When may they be
31.
Telegram from Viceroy, .finance Department,
dated 5th February 1918.
\(lmink e tPrp!l d T Ce .f 1K ? lug ^ ith ^ 0ur telegram dated 14th Januarv 1918.
Administered lerritories A esopotamia. Revenue 620,0000, expenditure
net leceipts 2/0 0000 Revised estimate for 1917-18. Basra
‘wwwu ‘ i ' >0 ’ 00 7 . expenditure 450,0000' Baghdad Vilayet.
1 (¥ m hn 7 •’ ex P en ddrire 500,0000, net receipts of occupied
100 0 O 00 Accounts to the end of 1915-16 show net receipts of
which 150 0007 ? ayable t0 ® ncl of 1917-18 is thus 500,0007. of
350 000Z °sw;i h^ S P f d F- y c U !° rreasm 7 in 1916-17, and payment of
5 ’ ' entcie(1 111 hnal edition of your revised estimate. In the
350.0007.
Vilayet.
Revenue
territory
130.0007.
rmm
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This file is labelled as the 'September 1918 Supplement to Volume III' (Volume III was issued in May 1917), and contains copies of correspondence relating to military expenditure and Basra administration by Expeditionary Force D. A contents page at the front of the file (folios 202-204) details the date, sender, recipient and subject of each letter. The correspondence is then arranged chronologically within two categories: 'Military Expenditure' (folios 205-215) and 'Basra Administration' (folios 215-221.) The most frequent correspondents in the file are 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. , the War Office, the Controller of War Accounts and the Viceroy.
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- 1 file (21 folios)
- Arrangement
The file opens with a contents page (ff 202-204). The correspondence is then arranged chronologically within two categories: 'Military Expenditure' (ff 205-215) and 'Basra Administration' (ff 215-221).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 201, and terminates at f 221, 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.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- Title
- 'Correspondence relating primarily to individual Forces, and not (with some exceptions) of general interest. Force 'D' '
- Pages
- 201r:221v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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