▁place . ▁The ▁British ▁government ▁in ▁India ▁wanted ▁this ▁new ▁area ▁placed ▁under ▁its ▁direct ▁control . ▁ ▁This ▁power ▁struggle ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Mes op ot am ian ▁Administration ▁Committee , ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Lord ▁Cur zon . ▁Its ▁main ▁task ▁was ▁to ▁determine ▁who ▁would ▁govern ▁the ▁Bas ra ▁and ▁Bag hd ad ▁provinces . ▁Its ▁r uling ▁was ▁a ▁British , ▁not ▁Ang lo - Ind ian , ▁administration ▁for ▁Bas ra ▁and ▁an ▁Arab ▁authority ▁for ▁Bag hd ad . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bruce , ▁A . ▁( n . d .). ▁ 1 7 ▁February ▁– ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁– ▁The ▁Capt ure ▁of ▁Bag hd ad . ▁[ E lect ron ic ▁Version ]. ▁An ▁Illustr ated ▁Comp an ion ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁D uff y , ▁M . ▁( 2 0 0 2 ). ▁Batt les : ▁ ▁The ▁Capt ure ▁of ▁Bag hd ad , ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁The ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁Retrieved ▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁From kin , ▁David ▁( 2 0 0 1 ). ▁A ▁Peace ▁to ▁End ▁All ▁Peace : ▁The ▁Fall ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁and ▁the ▁Cre ation ▁of ▁the ▁Modern ▁Middle ▁East . ▁New ▁York : ▁Henry ▁Hol t ▁and ▁Company . ▁. ▁▁ ▁Official ▁Dis patch ▁about ▁the ▁Oper ations ▁Le ading ▁to ▁the ▁Fall ▁of ▁Bag hd ad