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APPENDIX 11
(Dy. No. 31574.)
Telegram P.j No. X-5965 ; dated 2nd May 1919.
(Despatched 2-45 received 1-45 p.m. 3 3rd May 1919.)
From—The G. O. C. ; Force <c D ”, Baghdad,
To—The Chief of the General Staff, Simla.
(Repeated Secretary, War Office, London.)
Reference X.-5951 30th April (Dy. No. 31011). The 14th Sikhs have
been longest out of India and have seen most fighting, so I propose to return
them to India during May. I propose to send 2 more battalions to India on
arrival of 2 battalions from Persia. Those with best claims on the grounds
of length of service out of India will be sent unless India requires 44th
Merwaras as one of them. On arrival of 2 Pioneer battalions from Persian
L. of C. I propose to retain one for work on Shergat railway extension, sending
the second to India as soon as shipping is available.
W orking copy to A. G.
Copy to Collection, Q. M. G., G. S.
APPENDIX 12
(Dy. No. 31668.)
Telegram P., No. 31668 Q.. M. G.-13, dated 3rd May 1919.
(Despatched 10-30 p.m.)
p rom —The Chief of the General Staff, Simla,
To—The G. O. C., Force “ D ”, Baghdad.
(Repeated I. G. C., Basrah, with reference to my 31552 Q M. G.-13, dated 3rd May, which
gives the May shipping programme.)
Priority “ A
Your X.-5801 April 4th (Dy. No. 24208).
Canyon give as accurate a forecast as possible of tin number of Indian
Combatants and Non-Combatants for whom shipping will be required during
May, June, July and August from Basra to India in order to enable an estimate
to be made of the amount of tonnage that will be required during next four
months.
Becord copy to Q. M. G.
Copy to Collection, A. G., G. S.
APPENDIX 13
(Dy. No. 31686.)
Word code telegram No. Q.-2089, dated 2nd May 1919.
(Despatched 7-30 p.m. received 7-40 p.m., 3rd May 1919.)
From—The G. O. C., Force “ D ”, Baghdad,
To—The Chief of the General Staff, Simla, India.
(Repeated I. G. C. Basrah, reference his 818-N. of 30th April N. R. W. S.)
Your telegram 28855 Q. M. G. 10 23rd April. My telegram Q.-1281,
3rd March (Dy. ao. 16249), gave figures for pack and draught mules and
ponies and not mules only. Of the 5,500 class A pack and draught mules and
ponies 5,014 have been shipped to date of which (1,090 ?) are ponies of Imperial
Service Transport Corps. Further 1,023 animals all mules en route Base for
exchange vide your telegram 4th April 24083 Q. M. G. 13. 6,037 is total
class A animals which can be released at present as all remainder this category
being employed in draught for which pack ponies cannot be substituted. The
estimate of class B animals is now 4,500 compared with 3,000. Have not yet
received report on reasons for recerpits*
mules sent down to the Base are classified
here under Veterinary Supervision.
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Working copy to Q. M. G.
Copy to Collection, A. G., G. S.