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'Blue Book. Paraphrased telegrams' [73r] (145/189)
The record is made up of 1 file (93 folios). It was created in 1914-1916. 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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3,300 *!uhaisin # the force of the Mohanmerah Shaikh,
under latter’s son Chasib, against rebellious Chaab
tribesmen in their principal settlement at Fallahieh.
The Chaab were colleceted in force near an outlying
village of Fallahieh settlement. Action was joined against
them on June 5th. The Muhaisin, after four houis T
fighting, scattered the enemy, incurring some 40
casualties, and occupied the village. A rally was made
by the enemy at Buzieh but Chasib occupied Fallahieh
on 6th June in cooperation with the armed launch "Sheikh"
which acted from the direction of Khor Lfusa, From Fallahie 1
his operations successfully continued by the defeat at
Buzieh of the Chaab tribesmen. The Muhaisin are now
understood to be engaged in the settlement of the
Jerrahi district to the East of Fallahieh. Chaab
rebels had over run this district. The Chaab business is
now on a satisfactory footing and in Arabistan an almost
normal situation obtains.
GENERAL NIXON TO SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA,
DATED 28th JUNE 1915.
"Column as detailed below under General Gorringe
crossed Hamar Lake on 27th all on rafts and lighters and
in steamers. Headquarters 12th Division, 63rd Battery
R.F.A., 30th Mountain Battery, two 4.7 guns, sapuers and
wing 48th Pioneers and 12th Company Supply and Transport,
in face of opposition from two armed Thornycroft launches
the Hakika Channel was successfully reconnoitred. At
5.30 p.m. 27th work domraenced and was carried out throughout
night on demolition of obstruction in above channel.
Nothing from Amara to report and at present no more news"
No.148
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The file consists of proofs for a proposed Mesopotamia Blue Book [a British Parliamentary official report concerning the Mesopotamian Campaign, 1914-18]. The papers consist of numbered transcribed paraphrased and unparaphrased official telegrams (particularly from the Commander of the Expeditionary Force, 1915-16, General Sir John Eccles Nixon, the Viceroy, and the Secretary of State for India) relating to military operations during the advance from Basra in 1915. The proofs were submitted to the Secretary of State for India, and include notes by John Evelyn Shuckburgh, 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. .
The papers are enclosed an a folder inscribed: 'Military Department. Previous Papers' and labelled '2'.
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- 1 file (93 folios)
- Arrangement
The transcribed telegrams are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 94; 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. Two additional typed mixed foliation/pagination sequences are also present in parallel between ff 15-19 and ff 27-37.
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- Title
- 'Blue Book. Paraphrased telegrams'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:94v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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