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Papers of the Mesopotamian Administration (later Middle East) Committee [25r] (51/80)
The record is made up of 1 file (39 folios). It was created in 19 Mar 1917-12 Jan 1918. 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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which surrounds you, it is possible that you may not have /
noticed that as matters are at present the Committee is becoming
a permanent factor in the conduct of our middle and near Eastern
affairs. If this is to be continued, ( and it has been what
both Clayton and I have long prayed for, namely that you
should assume control of the whole of the middle Eastern
pr( o] em ) I think it will be advisable to give a new name for
the Committee, to define its scope of work and fix on regular
ordinary meeting days. There should also be some means
devised for disposing of minor questions in order to avoid
delay, as the agenda of the Committee is liable to become
over charged.
If the Committee resolved that you as chairman should
dispose of these lesser questions vhile keeping them informed
of the action taken, one weekly meeting would suffice.
I anticipate the agenda for the next meeting ?ill be
heavy and involve considerable discussion, namely:-
Sir P. Cox's position in Mesopotamia.
2. The Arab legion.
3. Our Arabian and Jiejaz Policy.
'I. jtc x ersian situation m viev o p the Viceroy's
telegram in regard to Schuster.
Yours very sincerely,
'7)o
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This file mostly consists of minutes of meetings of the War Cabinet's Mesopotamian Administration Committee (later renamed the Middle East Committee), chaired by George Curzon.
The papers are chiefly concerned with current and future British policy in Mesopotamia, which during the period covered was under British military occupation. However, the minutes also discuss matters relating to the wider Middle Eastern region, as reflected in the change of name to Middle East Committee in August 1917.
In addition to minutes, the file includes the following: a draft report by the committee, dated March 1917, containing recommendations regarding future British policy in Mesopotamia and the wider region (ff 1-2); a letter to George Curzon from Lieutenant-Colonel Mark Sykes, dated 2 July 1917, recommending that the committee be renamed, in order to define its scope and work (ff 24-25).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (39 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 39; 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.
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- Mss Eur F112/272
- Title
- Papers of the Mesopotamian Administration (later Middle East) Committee
- Pages
- 1r:22v, 23ar:23av, 23r:39v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence