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File 3104/1915 Pt 7 ‘Mesopotamia; Baghdad Trade &c (Miscellaneous)’ [95r] (198/640)
The record is made up of 1 volume (316 folios). It was created in 1918-1919. 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 indebtedness to the Bank of England referred to in
the Board f s letter of the 15th July was said now to amount
to about £1,800*
*
Mr. Shohet represented t^iat his firm are relying on the
proceeds of the sale of the goods in question now lying at
Basra, and of other goods which have been shipped to Basra
but stopped by the firm's instructions at Bombay in view of
the difficulty whiqh has arisen, in order to reduce their
indebtedness to the banks and their other creditors, and that
they are anxious that the goods should not be sold be^ow their
proper value.
As regards Eliahon Ini, to whom the firm wish to transfer
their
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
at Basra, Mr.Shohet stated that this man is a
native of Bagdad and came to Basra from Persia. In the event
of there being any objection to Eliahon Ini, Mr. Shohet asked
♦
that his firm might be allowed to employ Joseph Gareh and
Semouka who, he said, are an old established firm at Basra.
Be expressed willingness to defray the cost of any telegraphic
enquiries which it might be possible to make.
In all the circumstances, ,Mr, Montagu ipay be able to see
bib way to agree to Messrs. Shohet's being allowed to transfer
tneir
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
from Reuben Menaschi Shohet to an unobjectionable
firm with a view' to disposing of the goods which are understood
to
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Correspondence and papers concerning foreign trade in Baghdad and Basra in Mesopotamia [Iraq] after Britain’s military invasion during the First World War. The papers cover: various enquiries from businesses in England and elsewhere (the Netherlands, the United States of America) about trade with businesses in Baghdad and Basra; list of companies and individuals in Baghdad and Basra with whom trade was prohibited (i.e. blacklisted). The file’s principal correspondents are: the Foreign Office; the 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. ; The Commercial Department of the Board of Trade; the Foreign and Political Department of the Government of India.
The file contains a single item of correspondence written in French (f 220).
The file 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 back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (316 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 3104 (German War: conquered territory, Mesopotamia: trade) consists of 9 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/564-572. The volumes are divided into ten parts, with parts 1 to 8 comprising one volume each, and parts 9 and 10 comprising the last volume.
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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 314; 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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- English and French in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/PS/10/570
- Title
- File 3104/1915 Pt 7 ‘Mesopotamia; Baghdad Trade &c (Miscellaneous)’
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:9v, 11r:12v, 14v:39v, 41r:58v, 62r:77v, 79r:95v, 97r:106v, 108r:134v, 136r:140v, 142r:146v, 148r:156v, 158r:177v, 179r:198v, 200r:219v, 221r:223v, 225r:237v, 239r:245v, 247r:257v, 259r:285v, 292r:297v, 300r:310v, 314r:314v, 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