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File 2879/1919 Pt 3 ‘MESOPOTAMIA KURDISTAN The AQRAH Incident: Murder of Messrs Bill & Scott’ [80r] (47/170)
The record is made up of 1 item (86 folios). It was created in 14 Aug 1919-10 Apr 1920. 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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i 5 rom Eessan IJiazi or iitacioul,
Hairnaqam of 3hamdinan*
To Caarr Agha^
Dated bth i'eshrin fiiani T 35 (ly~ii^iy) 0
,ve being Musulman, should until the day of
Hesurreotion stand up and light the enemies or our
Musulman Faith as has been done ever since its decla
ration oy cur prophet Mohammed* ihamc Dod we are ail
Mohammedans and as such we have had enough humiliation*,
Let us call upon Dod to endow us with zeal and firm
perseverenoe and let us tread wider loot ail worldy
goods ana personal interests in conformance with the
laws of the ^uran ana do our best in complying with them
You are no doubt of the same opinion* It is not neces
sary to report to you that every Muslim being called
upon to help in such a lawful course should be moved
to action* I'he chastity or the Mohammedan women has
been violated and their lives are at staise* We must
co-operate and move in union against the transgressors*
I hope that afrairs will tame a different aspect and
that I shall have the honour of announcing same to you
shortly*
(0 ommunic ated oy ^aair Agha)
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This item relates to a violent incident during which two individuals, J H Bill, Indian Civil Service, Political Officer, Mosul, and Captain K R Scott, 31st Punjabis, Indian Army, Assistant Political Officer, Aqrah [also spelled Akra and Aqra in this item], were killed ‘near Birza Kapra in Zab Valley north east of Aqrah’ (f 135), allegedly by members of the Zibar [Zebari] tribe. The papers notably cover and include:
- Drafting of the official communiqué regarding the incident, and the general coordination of communications regarding Kurdish affairs to the public in India
- Investigations into: the course of events and the political situation leading up to the deaths; possible Turkish nationalist influences; details of the murders; and locating of the bodies. Included are three reports, dated 4 November and 11 December 1919, to the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad, by staff of the Office of the Political Officer, Mosul (ff 92-98 and 74-79), and a report of the funeral of Bill and Scott held on 20 December 1919 at Mosul (ff 70-71)
- The India Office’s correspondence with: Sir John Horner concerning the latter’s enquiries, on behalf of the relatives of J H Bill, into the circumstances of the deaths; and also with the father of J H Bill
- Details of the military operations and punitive measures undertaken by British forces in the Aqrah area in December 1919
- The connection of the incident with opposition to British negotiations and plans for repatriation of exiled Assyrian Christian refugees to the Amadia [Amadiya] Valley and the vicinity.
The primary correspondents are: 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. and Secretary of State for India; Civil Commissioner, Baghdad; and Major C F Bill.
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- File 2879/1919 Pt 3 ‘MESOPOTAMIA KURDISTAN The AQRAH Incident: Murder of Messrs Bill & Scott’
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- Hassan Niazi
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