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File 4097/1914 Pt 1 'Basra administration' [105r] (218/578)
The record is made up of 1 file 281 (folios). It was created in 1914-1915. 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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T e 1 e g r a
N° J 3 /l, dated
jl APaid15
From The Hon'Dle Lieut-Colonel Sir Percy Cox, 1
K.C.I.S., C.S.I.,
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Basra.
The Secretary to the Government of India in
the Foreign end Political Department, Delhi.
No. 412-B.
Dated 6 th (received 7th) March 1915.
Your telegram dated 24th February, No. 384-W.
Police Force. Perhaps local conditions and require
ments were not made quite clear. At present duties of
watch and ward are being performed by troops of whom
240 are so employed. Their duties are mainly to pat*
rol town and to protect it against raids from lawless
gangs of Arabs from inside or suburbs; force for such
work will oe only required for short time, but they
must be men of fighting capacity. Apart from above a
police force proper is being formed of local material,
which will ultimately be from five hu ndred to si x
hundred strong out of which about one hundred and
fifty have been enlisted.
The men that were asked for from India, were to
set free the 240
sepoys
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
for military duty proper.
Gregson asked for 200 but requisition was reduced to
100 by General Officer Comnanding, as it is thought
that strength of this branch could be gradually
reduced as things quieted down under our regime.
Their work is quite distinct from tnet of local
police proper and knowledge of Arabic though would do
useful accessory is not essential. What is essential
is that they should be good fighting stamp. Any
who after expiry of their terra want to remain per-
manently would become absorbed into local police.
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This file contains papers relating to the civil administration of Basra and its environs after its takeover by British forces during the First World War, such as the city's police force. Other topics covered in the papers include the importation of Indian Staff for the new administration, the suppression of arms trafficking, and Sir Percy Cox's political role in Iraq following the War. The papers are primarily reports and exchanges between the Viceroy's office in India and British military authorities in Iraq.
- Extent and format
- 1 file 281 (folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
The subject 4097 (Basra and Mesopotamia) consists of 5 files, IOR/L/PS/10/513-517. The files are divided into 7 parts, with parts 1, 2, 3 comprising one file each, parts 4, 5 comprising the fourth file and parts 6, 7 comprising the fifth file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 283; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/513
- Title
- File 4097/1914 Pt 1 'Basra administration'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:131v, 133r:134v, 136r:136v, 138r:143v, 145r:151v, 154r:155v, 157r:161v, 166r:283v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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