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File 94/1915 Pt 1 ‘German War:- Turkey. Prisoners’ [150v] (309/441)
The record is made up of 1 volume (217 folios). It was created in 12 Dec 1914-31 Dec 1915. 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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safe of the Eastern Bank deposited in the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
strong room. The Mudir of Police made
Mr. Manwaring open the safe for the inspection and on finding the jewelleries they took charge
of them.
A detailed list of Nos. 1 to 4 was made out in Turkish and signed by the Mudir. Mr.
M. G. Thaddeus was made to sign this list. In the meantime Mr. M. G. Thaddeus also made
a list of these and handed it over to the American Consul who had arrived at the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
towards the end of these proceedings. No list was allowed to be made of Government silver.
The Treasury Officer's and Accountant-Treasurer's keys of the Chubb's locks and safe in
use in the Treasury strong room were taken over by the police in charge on the same day.
Expulsion of British subjects Jrom Baghdad,
The following members of the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
staff (and servants) and British subjects were
expelled from Baghdad. They left at about 4 p.m. on the lath of December 1914.
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
staff and servants.
(1) Mr. M. H. Mohsin, British Vice-Consul, Karbala.
J, C. Gaskin, Commercial Assistant to the Resident.
M. A. Rosario, Head Clerk, British
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
.
M. G. Thaddeus, Accountant-Treasurer, British
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
.
S. J. Thaddeus, 2nd Clerk, British
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
.
(6) ,, C. D. Bharucha, Postmaster, ditto.
(7) Ewaz Ali, Qawass, ditto.
(8) Ghulam Ali do. ditto.
(9) Baqir do. ditto.
(10) Aboodi do. ditto.
(11) Hasad Hindi, Honorary Lumbardar, Kazimain.
British subjects.
Mr. Tod, Manager, Stephen I-yaet & Co.
King, Commander, E. & T. S. N. Co's. S. S. ‘ Khalifol .
Waters, Mate, ditto.
Hebber, Chief Engineer, ditto.
Gibbs, 2nd Engineer, ditto.
KeaT(Junior) Electrical Engineer, Stephen Lynet & Co.
Cree, Partner, Blockey Cree & Co.
Williams, Asst., do.
Keal (Senior), Engineer, do.
Steele do.
Skliros, Electrical Engineer and Cinema operator B. C. & Co.
Whitley, Manager, Sir John Jackson, Ltd.
Hooper, Accountant, do.
Buchanan, Civil Engineer, do.
Sykes, do. do.
Mellor, Mechanical Engineer, do.
Barritt, Mason, do.
Wilson, Manager, Strick Scott & Co.
Russell, Accountant, do.
Soane, Manager, Anglo-Persian Oil Co.
Tucker, Manager, Eastern Bank, Ltd.
Manwaring, Accountant, do.
Jones, Sub-Manager, Imperial Ottoman Bank.
Wright, Manager, Mac Andrews and Forbes, Co.
Tiip'htfort. do. do.
Do. (A) do.
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Correspondence and papers relating to British prisoners of war in Baghdad, detained in the wake of the commencement of hostilities between Britain and Turkey in Mesopotamia [Iraq] in November 1914. The papers cover: the status of British subjects including British Indians in Baghdad; reports of Turkish troop movements in Mesopotamia; correspondence between the British and United States governments, the latter working as an intermediary between the British and Ottoman governments, to secure the good treatment and release of British prisoners in Baghdad; reports from the United States Consul at Baghdad (Charles Frederick Brissel) on conditions at Baghdad; a report on a journey made from Baghdad to Bombay [Mumbai] by British Indian employees of the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Baghdad in November 1914 (ff 147-153); in June 1915, negotiations for the exchange of British subjects (including women and children) detained at Baghdad, with Turkish officials stranded at British-occupied Amara [Al ‘Amārah]. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Foreign Office, including the Assistant Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Sir Algernon Law, Sir Ralph Spencer Paget; the Government of the USA, including the US Consul at Baghdad and the US Ambassador at Constantinople [Istanbul], Philip Hoffman.
The volume contains two items in French; letters from the Ottoman Government’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, forwarded by the US Ambassador at Constantinople (ff 32-33, ff 49-50).
The part includes a divider (f 1) which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (217 folios)
- Arrangement
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.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 215; 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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- Title
- File 94/1915 Pt 1 ‘German War:- Turkey. Prisoners’
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:5v, 8r:16v, 20r:30v, 34r:43v, 46r:48v, 51r:65v, 68r:78v, 80r:81v, 85r:89v, 91r:109v, 112r:124v, 129r:136v, 138r:139v, 146r:159v, 163r:165v, 170r:200v, 203r:206v, 208r:215v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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