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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 37. PART II. (From 16th to 31st August 1917).’ [145r] (294/546)
The record is made up of 1 volume (260 folios). It was created in 22 Mar 1917-31 Aug 1917. 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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(§) I
WAR DIARY.
Date.
Summary of events.
Number.
Appendix.
25-8-17 ...
The General Officer Commanding, Eorce { * D,” reported all well on August 24th ....
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432
The General Officer Commanding, Eorce “ D,” reported that Captain Schmidt, the Constantinople com
munication officer with Ealkenhayn, was said to be bringing a whole army stations and personnel with
him.
The General Officer Commanding, Egyptian Expeditionary Eorce, forwarded a report from an agent with
regard to the purchase of horses for the 13th and 18th Army Corps.
57598.
433
57599
434
The General Officer Commanding, Eorce “ D,” pointed out that Nahr Emar could he developed to take
in 4 more berths provided sufficient labour for the undertaking was available.
57718
435
The Secretary, War Office, intimated approval of the formation of No. 29 Arab Labour Corps and the
division of No. 24 Kurdish Corps into two.
57747
436
The Director, Military Intelligence, forwarded reports from repatriated Greeks with regard to the 15th
Army Corps and the 19th and 20th divisions.
57767
437
Information from the Caucasus Military
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
regarding the arrival of two divisions at Mosul from
Asia Minor, and the training of about 16,000 troops at that place was received from the Director,
57768
438
Military Intelligence, London. ^ i ^ t.
The General Officer Commanding, Eorce “ D,” was asked what Infantry Battalions were proposed tor each
brigade of 17th Division and Divisional Pioneer Battalion and also what field companies Sappers, and
Miners, were allotted to that Division.
57830
439
The Director Military Intelligence, forwarded information from Caucasus Military
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
regarding the
headquarters of the Turkish Army under Izzet
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
being formed from the 2nd and 3rd Turkish armies.
The General Officer Commanding, Eorce “ D,” was informed of the proposal re Mr. Candler’s position with
regard to the Newspapers Proprietors Association and was asked it a successor as official
57831
440
57832
441
Eyewitness could be suggested. # » i-
The Director, Military Intelligence, forwarded reports from Swiss agents with regard to training of assault
57844
442
battalions and supply of lignite to railways. . ^ • ,
The Secretary of State forwarded representations from Euphrates and Tigris Navigation Company against
hire of small steamers from Persian owners.
57847
443
347
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The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 16 and 31 August 1917. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: letters, telegrams, notes, reports, tables, and memoranda.
An index to the contents of this volume and a summary of the contents can be found at IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3282. The volume concerns:
- Appreciations [reports] and intelligence summaries from the Directorate of Military Operations dated 19 August 1917 (ff 53-55), 26 August 1917 (ff 162-164)
- One diary of information dated 28 July 1917 (ff 84-86) covering climate, floods, and the Christians of Mesopotamia
- Reinforcements for Force D
- Movements of Turkish [Ottoman], Russian, and German troops and German officials, including General Erich von Falkenhayn
- Reports from the Royal Flying Corps of machines in service and pilots available
- Provision and movements of river craft
- Progress of railway constructions and future railway policy, including Turkish [Ottoman] railway construction
- The composition of the committee of enquiry into port congestion at Basrah [Basra]
- A scheme to stimulate cultivation by clearing the canals of the Euphrates area and providing advances of seed and cash
- Investigation of postal arrangements
- A fodder production scheme using local labourers
- A discussion of whether the French Consul at Basrah, Monsieur Roux, should be permitted to use a cipher and locked bag, and proceed beyond Basrah
- Trade between Basrah and Baghdad
- The appointment of Sir Percy Cox as Civil Commissioner, Mesopotamia
- A proposal to terminate the agreement between HM Government and the Newspapers Proprietors’ Association employing Edmund Candler as Official Eyewitness
- A new Indian General Hospital
- The appointment of R G Garrow as recognised irrigation expert for Mesopotamia.
- Proposed co-operation with the Russians.
The following tables appear:
- Distribution of troops 29 July 1917 Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force (ff 8-12)
- Weekly return sick and wounded w/e 28 July 1917 (ff 23-24), 4 August 1917 (f 72)
- Ration strength of MEF 14 July 1917 (ff 26-29), 21 July 1917 (ff 102-105), 4 August (ff 136-138), 28 July 1917 (ff 181-184), 11 August (ff 199-201)
- State of supplies 18 August 1917 (ff 69-71 and 88-89), 25 August (ff 188-190 and 210-211)
- Distribution of the Turkish Army 21 August 1917 (ff 75-77), 28 August 1917 (ff 194-195)
- Strength return for IEF D 30 June 1917 (ff 118-135)
- Monthly distribution report of motor vehicles 1 July 1917 (ff 202-207).
The file also contains a ‘Report on the conservancy of the Shatt-el-Arab [Shatt al-Arab] River from the Port of Basra to the Persian Gulf’ by Brigadier-General George Buchanan, Director of Port Administration and Conservancy, dated 22 March 1917, including nine maps of the Shatt-el-Arab River, the port of Basra, Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] bar, and the channel from Fao [Al-Faw] down the river.
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- 1 volume (260 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 262; 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. Multiple additional mixed foliation/pagination sequences are also present in parallel; these numbers are printed.
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- ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 37. PART II. (From 16th to 31st August 1917).’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:219v, 221v:234v, 244r:261v, back-i
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