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File 4097/1914 Pt 1 'Basra administration' [216r] (440/578)
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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No . 11899/15,
Foreign Office
and address—
The Under-Secretary of State,
Foreign Office,
London.
r
—February 4th. 1915
Sir
I am directed by Secretary Sir Edward Grey to
acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 3Cth.
ultimo^P.337 t regarding the desirability of establish
ing certain civil courts in the Vilayet of Basra.
In reply I am to state ( for the information of the
Marquess of Crewe, that in view of the urgent need
and the temporary nature of the measures in question,
Sir E. Grey concurs in His Lordship’s proposal to
approve the recommendations of the Government of In
dia on the subject.
I am
Sir
Your most obedient
humble Servant
The Under Secretary of State
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.
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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'
- Pages
- 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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence