File 4744/1915 Pt 2 'Middle East: Intelligence Service for'

IOR/L/PS/10/576/2

Download PDF (86 MB)

Search within this record

The record is made up of 1 item. It was created in 4 Jun 1919-5 Apr 1920. 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. .

About this record

Content

The papers concern War Office proposals for the co-ordination of intelligence work in Egypt and the Middle East, and reaction to the proposals by the Government of India.

The principal correspondents are senior Army officers; and senior officials of the War Office, 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. , and the Foreign Office.

The papers include a map (folio 44 [= IOR/W/L/PS/10/576 (i)] and an accompanying diagram (folio 45), illustrating the proposed geographical divisions, structure, and organisation of intelligence gathering by 'Arbur' [the Arab Bureau] in the Middle East.

The papers also include a paper entitled A Plea for a Moslem Bureau , by Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Fenton Jacob (Arab Bulletin Supplementary Papers, no. 6, Cairo, 1919) on folios 23-26, calling for a well-regulated and co-ordinated system of Muslim intelligence throughout the British Empire.

Extent and format
1 item
Written in
English in Latin script
Type
Archival item

Archive information for this record

Access & Reference

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/L/PS/10/576/2
Former external reference(s)
P 4744/1915 Pt 2

History of this record

Date(s)
4 Jun 1919-5 Apr 1920 (CE, Gregorian)
People & organisations
War Office

Use and share this record

Share this record
Cite this record in your research

File 4744/1915 Pt 2 'Middle East: Intelligence Service for', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/576/2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100044746863.0x000001> [accessed 6 May 2024]

Link to this record
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x0001d7/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images