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File 3104/1915 Pt 7 ‘Mesopotamia; Baghdad Trade &c (Miscellaneous)’ [‎114r] (236/640)

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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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Ho.3-148 of 17.
Prom
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TO
The Postal Censor, Karachi*
The Special Officer, Karachi*
Dated Rarchi, 10*11*1917*
Me mo randirn:
Kindly see the two cartes de visite enclosed in the
accompanying two letters* The original address printed on
them was
Abdul Rasul Adamdee
K*S*Abdula11 & Bros:
Baghdad.
Bufc the word Baghdad has been scored out and In its place
are written the words Tt Tayabji Road, Karachi”.
Plow in the Baghdad Black List we had a name "Abdul
*
i
Ali Bora”. Subsequently under orders from Government the
word "Bora” was deleted and the amended name on the Black
\
List remains as "Abdul Ali”. The question for inquiry is
whether the two names "Abdul Ali" and ,f Khan Sahib Abdul Ali"
are the some, or" be lor w to the saw. a firm*
I should be obliged if you would look into the matter
and let me wnojw the. result.
Sd/~ C.O f Bryan, Lto-Colonel,
Postal Censor.Karachi.
Ho.PA.
F77.
17.
'orwarded with compliments to the Deputy Superintend
ent of Police Karachi C.I.D. for favour of 'enquiry and
N
report*
3d/- R.PI.Stewart, 10.11.17*
Special Officer.
' Ho.210 Genl. of 1917.
Returned With compliments.
She firm K.S.AMulaly and Bros, of Baghdad is owned
’ey Borahs who seem to he regarded as loyal subjects of H.M.
by the British authorities in Mesopotamia. A member of the
n • ^ W
-lirm was allowed to lea.ve Baghdad and come to Karachi with
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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
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