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File 94/1915 Pt 4 ‘German War; Turkey; Baghdad prisoners &c.’ [‎236r] (480/490)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (239 folios). It was created in 8 Jan 1916-5 Jan 1917. It was written in English and French. 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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Telegram P., dated the 9th July 1915.
From—His Excellency the Viceroy (Foreign and Political Department), Simla,
To—His Majesty’s Secretary of State for India, London.
As General Nixon is anxious for early information, please let me know how the
matter regarding the British ladies at Baghdad now stands. The above is with
reference to the telegrams* of the 7th and
19th • ultimo from General Nixon.
( 10 )
Telegram P., dated the 10th (received the 11th) July 1915.
From—The Secretary of State for India, London,
To—His Excellency the Viceroy.(Fcreign and Political Department), Simla.
Baghdad. With reference to your telegram^ of 9th instant. On the 2nd
• nstant a request was made to the United
V**™™*** States of America Ambassador to press
the Turks for the release of the ladies in exchange for the twenty-five officials point
ing out in the strongest possible terms that in detaining these children and women
the Turks are alone and that a very serious view of their continued detention
will be taken by His Majesty’s Government both now and in the future.
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Telegram P., No. 664-S., dated the 12th July 1915.
From—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla,
To— General Sir J. Nixon, K.C.B., Basrah.
Please refer to your telegram§ No. 1352, dated the 5th instant to Chief of the
General Staff. On 10th instant His
Majesty’s Secretary of State for India
telegraphed as follows. “ On the 2nd instant a request was made * *
******
Majesty’s Government both now and in future.
His

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Papers concerning British women and children detained by Turkish authorities in Baghdad as prisoners of war, and an agreement for their exchange (brokered by the United States Ambassador at Constantinople [Istanbul]) for Turkish officials and their families captured in Amara during the British invasion of Mesopotamia. The file is a direct chronological continuation of File 94/1915 Pt 1 ‘German War:- Turkey. Prisoners’ (IOR/L/PS/10/532). The file covers: reports of the release and deportation to Mosul of the remaining British women and children held at Baghdad; the decision to extradite these women and children to Beirut and the Mediterranean, rather than down the river Tigris to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; requests from the Ottoman Government for information of a number of Turkish officials and their families detained at Amara; lists of British and Turkish prisoners of war to be exchanged by both sides; the General Officer Commanding at Basra’s objections to the repatriation of some Turkish officials from Basra.

Several items in the volume (correspondence from the Ottoman Government and the Comité Internationale de la Croix-Rouge) are in French.

The file includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (239 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 94 (German War: Turkey) consists of 4 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/532-535. The volumes are divided into 4 parts, with each part comprising one volume (1, 3, 4 and 5). There is no part 2.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 239; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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