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APPENDIX 346.
. DIARY No. 93065.
Word code telegram No. 93065-A. G., dated 20th November 1918.
(Despatched 3-15 p.m.)
From—The Chief of the General Staff, Simla,
To—Ihe General Officer Commanding, Baghdad.
Reference your A.-2120— 26 of 31st August (Dy. No. 75324). Information
is requested showing (1) present location of each Labour and Porter Corps, (2)
department or directorate lor which working, (3) nature of work distinguish
ing purely military requirements from local resources and development.
Require to know also strength of local labour corps employed on each class of
voik and whether tl ese are housed, fed, and clothed under military arrange
ments. Please state your estimated requirements in terms of Indian Labour
and Porter Corps for actual operations in connection with demobilisation
and separately your anticipated requirements in shape of Indian Labour for
essential post-war works other than railways and I. W. T. distinguishing, if
possible, military and other work.
Record copy to A. G.
Copy to G. S. (M. 0. 1, S. I). 1), M. S. V, Q. M. G.
APPENDIX 347.
DIARY No. 93097.
Telegram P., No. 9906, dated 16th November 1918.
(Despatched 8-00 p.m ; received 10-00 a.m., 17th November 1918.)
From The Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Baghdad,
To The Secretary of State, London.
(Repeated to the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart'
ment, Delhi, and Cairo.)
I received a deputation of 50 Jews representating v hole community this
ornmg. They came to express keen apprehension at tenour of Anglo-Prench
declaration of November 8th, and to urge that British Protectorate should be
eclared as this alone would render progress possible for this country. They
gave voice to very general view that Turks were more enlightened and tolerant
than Arabs, and that an Arab Government would be far worse than old Turk
ish. despotism. They wished to telegraph to President W r ilson and asked me
to indicate some channel through which they could make their views known.
Christian deputation is about to see me with similar object. Have His
Majesty’s Government any orders in this connection ?
The Jews and Christians total more than half of the Baghdad and Basrah
population and are the most progressive and best educated section of the
community. The bulk of business of town and of import and export trade
is m their hands. If a British Protectorate is not declared they 7 wish to be
come British subjects en bloc so as to be assured of protection against Arab
tyranny. Nor are their fears entirely groundless. Local Muhammedan gentry,
whose unbalanced minds have been excited by Anglo-Prench declaration, are
already announcing to Jews and Christians that they will shortly see them
selves once more under Muhammedan domination, etc.
Working copy to G. S. (M. O. 1).
Copy to M. S. C., G. S. (M. O. 3).
APPENDIX 343.
DIARY No. 93107.
Word code telegram No. 93S29-S. R. I. A., dated 17th November 1918,
(Despatched ; received 8-45 a.m., 20th November 1918.)
From—The Secretary, War office, London,
To—The G. O. C., Egyptian Expedy. Force, Cairo.
(Repeated 1). A. Q. M. G., Cairo, Baghdad, C.-in-C., India, Dar-es-Salaam.)
My telegram 13th November, 93436 (Diary No. 91548). Telegraph hew
many hospital ships and ambulance transports now allotted to you required
for local service and how many you can spare for evacuation of invalids to the
United Kingdom.
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Working copy to D. M. S.
Copy to M. S. C. } G. S. (S. D. 1, S. T). 3), A. G., Q. M. G.