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'HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR BASED ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. THE CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA 1914-1918. VOLUME I.' [132r] (268/454)
The record is made up of 1 volume (223 folios). It was created in 1923. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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MR. CHAMBERLAIN’S VIEWS
239
India were well aware of General Nixon’s intentions and were
responsible if any delay occurred in informing the Secretary of
State. The Commander-in-Chief in India agreed with General
Nixon’s views in regard to the reasons for and importance of
occupying Amara and Nasiriya, and considered that it ought
to be his first object to expel the Turks from the river Tigris
below Amara.
The telegram then went on to repeat Lord Crewe s telegram ot
the 24th May regarding the importance of protecting the
pipe-line and pointed out that this object would be achieved
by General Nixon’s movement on Amara ; which would also
enable General Nixon both to form a bettei opinion as to
whether the Turks were receiving reinforcements or not and to
judge the best time for an advance on Nasiriya, should he
consider this desirable later on.
On the 26th, General Nixon in his daily progress report,
which was as usual repeated to the
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
, stated that
General Townshend reported that by the 31st his arrangements
for an offensive movement from Qurna against Ruta would
be complete ; and General Nixon hoped that by the time
General Townshend had reorganised his river transport after
this offensive movement, clear orders would have reached him
regarding the policy to be followed in the matter of an advance
towards Amara. This telegram reached the
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
on the
27th May, the day that Mr. Austen Chamberlain succeeded
Lord Crewe as Secretary of State for India ; and on the next
day Mr. Chamberlain sent the following telegram to the
Viceroy . ^ ^ please see my predecessor’s telegram of the
24th April * I cannot give further instructions till 1 know
with what force he (Nixon) is advancing and immediate
objects contemplated. Our policy must depend P^t y on
local factors, forces locally available and resista
expected, and partly on situation elsewhere. If you
contemplate occupation of Amara I should like to know
what force Nixon considers necessary for i ts gams
during summer and how generally he proposes to distribute
his troops during summer months
The Viceroy replied on the 1st June
“ /General Nixon was instructed on the 27 th May
that his'first object is to expel Turks from lo ^ Jigns
below Amara, the reby securing the safety of Basra a
* This was the telegram given above saying that we must play a safe game
in Mesopotamia.
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The volume is the first volume of an official government publication compiled at the request of the Government of India, and under the direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence, by Brigadier-General Frederick James Moberly. The volume was printed and published at His Majesty's Stationery Office, London.
The contents provide a narrative of the operations of 1914-1918 in Mesopotamia, based mainly on official documents.
The volume is divided into two parts. The first part, entitled, 'Part I. Before the Outbreak of Hostilities', consists of the following five chapters:
- General Description of the Country
- The Turks in Mesopotamia
- British Pre-War Policy
- The Army in India and Pre-War Military Policy
- Inception of the Operations
The second part, entitled, 'Part II. The Campaign in Lower Mesopotamia', consists of the following seven chapters:
- The Landing in Mesopotamia of Force "D" and the Operations Leading to the Occupation of Basra
- The Occupation of Basra and the Capture of Qurna
- Commencement of the Turkish Counter-Offensive
- Development and Defeat of the Turkish Counter-Offensive
- Operations in Arabistan and the Capture of Amara
- Operations on the Euphrates and the Occupation of Nasiriya
- The battle of Kut and Occupation of Aziziya
The volume also includes nine maps, entitled:
- The Middle East
- Lower Mesopotamia
- Map 1 - To illustrate operations described in Chapter VI
- Map 2 - To illustrate fighting near Qurna
- Map 3 - To illustrate fighting round Shaiba
- Map 4 - To illustrate operations in Persian Arabistan
- Map 5 - To illustrate operations in the Akaika Channel 27th June to 5th July 1915
- Map 6 - To illustrate operations near Nasiriya 6th to 24th July 1915
- Map 7 - To illustrate the Battle of Kut 28th September 1915
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- 1 volume (223 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume contains a page of errata (folio 5), a list of contents (folios 6-8), a list of maps and illustrations (folio 9), appendices (folios 185v-192), an index (folios 192v-214v), and eight maps in a pocket attached to the inside back cover (folios 217-224).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 225; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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