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File 978/1917 Pt 3 'Mesopotamia and Persia: occupation of Baghdad; protection of holy places' [56r] (120/410)
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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the /’•0*,and returnied on th* following day f at hi»
rftQXioBtj hrin^lnfc with th®n Kadliin buhhi # a^i *Atiybh
fleeing him»elf isolatfld, fled into the desert with a
vory small following; he had for sore tire past been
making preparations for a hasty departure © v ould it
become necessary* He is said to have plenty of money
with him* So far as is known he has not up to the
present Joined ’Ajaimi, and judging from a letter
written after hin departure to the C.C*, he did not at
first abandon hope of a fr^e pardon. e hae however
been outlawed. A fine of Wt rifles or their
equivalent in cash,was imposed on the town o^ Najaf,
together with the unconditional surrender of the eldest
son of haji Ha* ad, a dangerous rogue named Karim* If
these terms were refused, the town was to be blockaded
and the water supply cut off after opportunity had been
afforded to the well-disnofled ’Ulama to withdraw to
Kufah. The fine was paid on the appointed day ^January
Slat., but Karim took to hie heels and the shaikh© were
excused from producing him after giving a signed
assurance thiit he had left. also has been outlawed.
As soon as the incident was closed by the payment of the
fine, a British A.P.O. took up his residence in flajaf.
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The allowanees hitherto paid to the leadinsr shaikhs will
he discontinued, and a proposal for the organization of
an efficient police service is under consideration.
Th« A.P.O.is at present lodging in s house within the
town, the property of the Kiliddar, but ,with a small
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personal guard, he will ultimately reside In a Khan or
caravanserai
A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers).
which stands a few hundred yards heyoir* the
east gate of the city on the Kufah road* This Khan
was built by HaJl # Atiyah, mainly, it is said, out of
the ill-gotten gains which he had accumulated after the
abandonment of iajaf by the Turks,and was dedicated bv
him in an inscription composed in Lngliah, and surmount-
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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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