'The Assyrian and Armenian refugees in Mesopotamia. Memorandum by the Secretary of State for India'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'The Assyrian and Armenian refugees in Mesopotamia. Memorandum by the Secretary of State for India'
- Contributor:
- Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (author)
Secretary of State for India, United Kingdom (author) - Date:
- 1920/1920
- Description:
- The file opens with a memorandum by Edwin Samuel Montagu (Secretary of State for India) dated 4 November 1920 regarding the current situation of Assyrian and Armenian refugees in Mesopotamia, paying particular attention to the difficulties that they have faced in seeking repatriation. This memorandum seeks to provide an update to a previous memorandum of the same title which was issued by Montagu on 5 July 1920 (IOR/L/PS/18/B345). The memorandum is followed by an appendix in the form of a letter from the India Office to the Foreign Office on 2 November 1920 and its enclosure, 'note on the Christian communities in and around Mesopotamia'. The letter details the French and British spheres of influence in Mesopotamia and explains how the refugee crisis should be handled. The note details the different types of Christian groups in the area, and explains the initial reasons for the emigration of these communities from Urmia. The final folio is a copy of Montagu's initial memorandum dated 5 July 1920.1 file (3 folios)This file consists of a single document.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 151, and terminates at f 153, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Repatriation
Social conflicts
Refugees
Assyrians
Armenians - Geographic region:
- Urmia
Mesopotamia - Extent:
- 1 file (3 folios)
- Rights:
- Open Government Licence
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000833.0x00035c_ar
81055/vdc_100000000833.0x00035c_en
IOR/L/PS/18/B354 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers