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File 4613/1919 Pt 3 'Mesopotamia:- Land Policy. Messrs Weir's purchase of sites at Basra.' [‎252v] (26/48)

The record is made up of 1 item (23 folios). It was created in 4 Jan 1919-22 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. .

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This item consists of part three of the subject file 4613/1919 Iraq: Land Tenure. It concerns British land policy in the occupied territories of Mesopotamia [Iraq], particularly in relation to Andrew Weir and Company's efforts to purchase two properties in Basrah (also referred to as Busreh in the correspondence) from a man named G H Asfar. The part largely consists of copies of correspondence between the two parties, which have been forwarded by Andrew Weir and Company to 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. as part of a request for assistance on the grounds that the proposed transaction is subject to the sanction of the local British Political Officer.

The part also briefly discusses the question of the evacuation of sites that have been temporarily occupied by the British for military purposes, particularly those that may be required for commercial development.

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File 4613/1919 Pt 3 'Mesopotamia:- Land Policy. Messrs Weir's purchase of sites at Basra.' [‎252v] (26/48), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/847/3, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100061328859.0x000084> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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