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Coll 17/31 'Iraq. Posts under Iraqi Govt. filled by British subjects.' [‎3r] (5/595)

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The record is made up of 1 file (292 folios). It was created in 12 Apr 1937-19 Apr 1945. It was written in English and Arabic. 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 contains papers, mostly correspondence, relating to job vacancies under the Government of Iraq being filled by British subjects. It includes papers concerning the following vacancies:

  • Adviser to the Ministry of Economics and Communications.
  • Chief Engineer to the Irrigation Department.
  • Two Heads of Section and ten Surveyors to be recruited through the Surveyor General of India.
  • Judges.
  • Director-General of Railways.
  • Deputy Director-General of Railways.
  • Assistant Engineer for the Iraqi Railways.
  • Financial Adviser for the Ministry of Finance.
  • Director of the Port of Basra.
  • Two experts to carry out a comprehensive survey of Iraq’s mineral resources.
  • Expert in criminal investigation.
  • Chief Surveyor for major irrigation schemes.
  • Forestry expert.

The correspondence largely consists of 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. internal notes, and correspondence and copy correspondence between the following: 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 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 Government of India External Affairs Department; and the Foreign Office and HM Ambassador to Iraq, Baghdad (Archibald Clark Kerr, Sir Maurice Peterson, Sir Basil Newton, Sir Kinahan Cornwallis).

The file includes a copy of the Government of Iraq ‘Form of Contract for Foreign Officials’ which is printed in both English and Arabic (folios 187 to 194).

The file includes two dividers, which give lists of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (292 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 297; 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 2-297; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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Coll 17/31 'Iraq. Posts under Iraqi Govt. filled by British subjects.' [‎3r] (5/595), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2894, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100054963278.0x000008> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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