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Papers of the Mesopotamian Administration (later Middle East) Committee [26r] (53/80)
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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The Fifth fleeting of the Mesopot::mia Administration
Committee was held in the lord President of the Council's
Room nt the House of Lords on Tuesday, Ju^y 3rd, 1917
at 6 P*lu
The follo’/in-; Members rere present j-
The Rt.Hon.The Sr.rl Curzcn of Xedleston,
K.G,., G»C.S . I., G.C.I.E,
(in the Chair).
%he RtcHon. A.Cham'berloin, M.P.
}Sir Thomas Holdemess, G.C.B., K.C.S.I.
TNTjTa offt 1 -«irthur Kirtzel, x.w.C»B,
XHLIA OFFICE tLieut ^ Gener£a Sir Eertert Gox ^
j K.C.II.G., C.B., C.S.I,.
1Mr.Shuckhurgh.
Sir Ronald Grnkr.ni, K.C.M.G., CcB.
Sir Henry McMahon, G.C.V.O., G.C.H.C.,
K.C.I.E., C.S.I,
Sir Mark Sykes, Secretary
1. SIR PERCY COZ'S DUTIES Alii) E 3TABLI SHISHT .
(a) The Chairman informed tho Committee that he and
J.!r> Chamberlain had consulted Sir Lillian Robertson,
and that they had submitted to him the draft of a
telegram to the Viceroy of India, and that they were
awaiting Sir William's reply,
(b) The Committee decided., in compliance with Sir Percy Cox's
telegram Ho,£255, to offer the appointment of Oriental
Secretary to the Chief Political Officer to Hr.Storrrs,
and to leave Sir Percy Cox to make his own arrangements
in other respects. The Foreign Office and
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.
to take the necessary action.
g. TRS ARAB LEG 101?
The Committee decided that the Foreign Office should
consult the *var Office officially and report to the Committee.
3« POLICY III ARABIA . Proposals by Sir R.Wingate.
Sir R.Wingate 1 s Despatch Ho,127 of 11th June,1917
Consider?ition deferred pending a clearer definition of
the scope of the Committee's functions.
£., Wh i te h al 1 Gar d. ens,
4th July,1917
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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).
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- 1 file (39 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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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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- Papers of the Mesopotamian Administration (later Middle East) Committee
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- 1r:22v, 23ar:23av, 23r:39v
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