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Folios 101-113: Purchase of Port of Basrah by Iraq Government: Letter from the Imperial...

Catalogue reference: CO 730/17/15

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This record is about the Folios 101-113: Purchase of Port of Basrah by Iraq Government: Letter from the Imperial... dating from 1921 Oct 20 in the series Colonial Office: Iraq Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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CO 730/17/15
Date
1921 Oct 20
Description

Folios 101-113: Purchase of Port of Basrah by Iraq Government: Letter from the Imperial Bank of Persia to the Secretary of State encloses copy of circular from the Ministry of Commerce, Baghdad, to their agent inviting the bank to cooperate in a scheme to finance the purchase of the port, but before replying enquires whether H M G can supply further information.

Sent by Imperial Bank of Persia, 19 October 1921.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
52253
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
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