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'Correspondence relating primarily to individual Forces, and not (with some exceptions) of general interest. Force 'D' ' [‎220r] (39/42)

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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22486—12
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Budget for 1918-19 provision may be made for payment of 100,000L
Following revised for 1917-18. Information regarding amount of assigned
revenues up to 31st March last and 1917-18 will follow shortly.
32.
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 Treasury.
F. 1340. 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. ,
Sir, 15th February 1918.
I am directed to refer to Sir M. Ramsay’s letter of 7th February
1917, No. 2472, and previous correspondence on the subject of the surplus
revenues from the occupied territory of Mesopotamia, and to enclose a copy
of a telegram from the Government of India, dated 5th February, reporting
the estimated figures for the years 1915-16 to 1918-19. It will be seen
£ that the net surplus down to the end
1 1915-16 - - 130,000 of the current year is expected to
1916- 17 - - 270,000 amount to 500,0007. 1 150,0007. having
1917- 18 - - 100,000 p e en paid to the credit of Imperial
"soo 000 revenues on 27th January 1917, I am
——to state that the further sum of
350,0007. will now be transferred to the credit of your Department at the
Bank of England on a Receivable Order being furnished, subject to adjust
ment hereafter on receipt of the accounts.
I have, &c.,
William Robinson,
The Secretary, Treasury. Financial Secretary.
33.
Telegram from Viceroy, Finance Department,
dated 15th February 1918.
In continuation of our telegram No. 304 C.W.C. dated 5th February last.
Adm inistered territories in Mesopotamia. Civil Commissioner in Mesopotamia
reports that he has made no definite allocation of revenues to Ottoman Public
Debt. All revenues which used to be assigned wholly to service of Ottoman
Debt before British occupation and which continue to be recovered after
occupation are, however, being recorded in accounts under separate heads.
Following figures give net total amount of such revenues, main item of
revenues at present being: Excise 1914-15, 2,0007. # ; 19 15-16, 6,0007.;
1916-17, 15,0007. ; 1917-18, Basra, 25,0007., Baghdad, 25,0007. As you are
aware no attempt has been made to administer Turkish stamp law and no
revenue has been collected under that head and Turkish tobacco regie has
disappeared also. See 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. letter dated 19th January 1917 to Treasury
No. P/4624. Under Turkish Government 3 per cent, out of their Customs
duty of 11 per cent, ad valorem was assigned to Ottoman Debt.
Customs duty was reduced to 10 per cent, ad valorem immediately on British
occupation. Share of reduced duty to be assigned to Ottoman Debt has not
been discussed in the past. Question is primarily one for decision of His
Majesty’s Government, but if our views are required on it we would submit
them on hearing from you in consultation with Civil Commissioner in
Mesopotamia. Following are figures of net customs import duty from
beginning of occupation: 19 14—15, 9,0007.; 1915-16, 120,0007.; 1916-1/,
300,0007.; 1917-18, 400,0007.
Paragraph 2 of your telegram dated 4th February 1918. Accounts to the
end of 1915-16 have been completed and detailed statement is now being-
printed and will be despatched by the end of this month. Accounts for
1916-17 are nearly ready and will be despatched about end of March.
Accounts for quarter ending 30th June 1917 will probably also be sent about
the same time. As already stated accounts do not show allocation of revenue
to Ottoman Debt.. If it be desired that there should be a prefatory abstract
attached to them showing such allocation please telegraph decision about
share of Customs revenue to be so allocated.

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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)
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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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