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File 978/1917 Pt 3 'Mesopotamia and Persia: occupation of Baghdad; protection of holy places' [51r] (110/410)
The record is made up of 1 volume (199 folios). It was created in 19 Mar 1917-2 Apr 1919. It was written in English and French. 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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of th© Turks; th© merchant claim mjf^rad fror th©lr
exaction© and from th© unchecked lawlessness of their
follower©•
Their rapacity may b© gauged from the fact
that ilaji *Atiyah f who immediately before the wer# wf»a
a nan of no me&ns* had by the eprind of 1017, amassed
▼ery conaidernble wealth, from municipal exactions,
constant
which were a subject of dinrut* between him and Mr
• of
colleaouee, assisted no doubt latterly, bv Judicious
trading with the sums which, from tine to tine, he. In
common with other leading shaikhs, were receiving from
us for the maintenance of the resistance of Najef to
the control of the Turks.
Immediately after the conquest of Baghdad, the
town shaikhs came in to see Sir Percy Cox, hut we were
not then in a position to substitute any other ;?uthor^
ity for that which they exercised.
In August a Government Afent was sent to lajaf,
in the person of t amid Khan, a relative of the Ayha
Khan, but he was unable to do more than hold & watchind
— — - w
brief. His chief difficulty was that the police were
selected by the shaikhs from their own following! the
execution of ramid Khan f s orders depended on their
endorsement by the shaikhs, and the police were ever
i
ready to take active part in the quarrels of faction
an- quarter. In the autumn, shortage of surplice made
the situation still more difficult, and led to the flr^t
open breach of the peace* On October 89th.,rahad al
] ughaiyim, a shaikh of th- friendly f A!fIZAH tribe,
('AMAftAT section), came to Najaf with a letter from
colonel Leachr.an, P.O*,Desert, asking thr.t he mi^ht be
furnished with a considerable quantity of grain.
Iha stock of grain was already dangerously low
and when it was known in th* bazaar that ^ahad al
Du^haiyim had been supplied with 10 tons of wheat,t!w
price o' wheat, barley and rice underwent a sudden
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This volume contains correspondence, reports, telegrams and minutes regarding the protection of Shiah Holy Places and Persian subjects by the British Government after the occupation of Mesopotamia during the First World War. Related matters of discussion include the following: the situation in different cities in Mesopotamia; tours undertaken by visiting shaikhs around different towns in Mesopotamia, in order to observe the situation; relations between Russia and Great Britain, Russia and Persia, and Germany and Russia during the war; details relating to the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907; bombardment and disturbances in Najaf during 1918 and their resulting consequences (the riots culminated in the death of Captain William Macandrew Marshall).
The correspondence in the volume is internal correspondence between British officials and the Persian Government. The principal correspondents are: Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Percy Cox; Secretary for State for India; Under-Secretary of State for India; Viceroy of India; Foreign Office; Privy Council Office; HM Consul-General to Persia; Civil Commissioner, Baghdad; Indian Expeditionary Force D, Chief Political Officer; 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 Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Political Officer, Najaf; Persian Consul-General, Baghdad and India. Other items of note include a memorandum and report on Baghdad (ff 155-157), a draft of a letter from King George V of Great Britain to the Ulema of Iraq (f 165 and f 170), and reports by Gertrude Bell regarding the situation in the Najaf-Karbala district (ff 166-122).
The volume includes a divider, which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the front of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (199 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.The subject 5320 (Mesopotamia Negotiations) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/666-667. The volumes are divided into two parts, with each part comprising one volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 199; 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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- Title
- File 978/1917 Pt 3 'Mesopotamia and Persia: occupation of Baghdad; protection of holy places'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:26v, 31r:199v, 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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