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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 59. (From 1st to 30th June 1919.)’ [12r] (28/252)
The record is made up of 1 volume (124 folios). It was created in 15 Mar 1919-30 Jun 1919. 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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APPENDIX 6
(Diary No. 4-i916.)
Telegram P., No. X-7049 ; dated 1st June 1919.
(Despatched 1-10 p.m., received 9 p.m., 1st June 1919.)
From—The G. O. C., Force <f D/’ Baghdad,
To—The Secretary, War Office, London ; and Chief of the General Staff, Simla.
(Repeated Secretary of State for India, London, F. and P. Simla.)
P riortiy.
As regards my previous reports on Kurdistan rising. The open attacks on
my covering detachments are so distinct and determined that only two policies
can hold. The first to crush Mahmud occupation of Suleiman lyah Valley
permanently and the second to eat dirt, negotiate for release of prisoners and
<jome to a comparative humiliating arrangement for the future. Wilson and I
are very averse to latter alternative. My available force is sufficient, hut
distances involved will strain transport severely, which must be relieved at an
early date by approach of railway line from Kizilrobat. Without this line
Kurdistan cannot be held and pacified. The economic advantages of this line
are as great as the military ones. I am arranging to commence work as urgent
military necessity, and as so much of my animal and motor transport has gone
to India I have asked Sir Charles Monro if be can possibly spare me 100 miles
of track. (See Dy. Nos. 41798, 43451, 44058, P274.)
9
Working copy to G. S. (M. 0. 1).
Copy to Collection.
APPENDIX 7
(Diary No. ! 15(J14)
Telegram P., No. L.-615, dated 2Slh April 1919.
(Despatched 5-20 p.m., 21st April 1919, received 2-30 p.m., 22iid April 1919.)
From—The Deputy Adjutant-General, 3rd Echelon, Basrah,
To—The Secretary, War Office, Loi don.
(Repeated Chief of the General Staff, Delhi.)
The ration strength of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force “D ” on
April 5th was as follows :—
British
British
other
ranks.
Indian
Indian
Machine
guns.
offirers.
officers.
other
ranks.
Army Troops—
Other arms, active ,
219
2,539
41
5,588
Nil
1st Corps Headquarters.
(Cadre) active ....
•
4
3
Nil
Nil
Nil
18th Division—
Other arms, active . .
• «
245
2,544
100
6,843
82
Infantry, active ....
•
188
1/38
179
9,228
192
Inactives .
3
31
Nil
46
Nil
Cavalry, active ....
*
14
Nil
31
1,037
16
17th Division-—
Other arms, active . , ,
Totax.
450
4,213
310
17,154
290
•
198
1,506
84
7,667
73
Infantry, active ....
•
199
2,794
139
7,023
324
Cavalry, active ....
•
9
Nil
17
551
20
Inactives . .
Nil
5
Nil
12
Nil
Total
406
■4,365
240
15,253
417
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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 1 and 30 June 1919. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, memoranda, and tables.
An index to the contents of this volume can be found at folios 3-8.
The volume concerns:
- Supply of construction materials, firewood, and other items to Force D
- Disposal of surplus weaponry and animals, including transfers from Mesopotamia to India
- Arrangement of transport for leave, demobilization, and personnel transfers to India
- Railway construction in Mesopotamia
- Matters concerning the Kurdish uprising led by Sheikh Mahmud [Shaikh Maḥmūd Barzanjī], including: the movements of British units; reports of Kurds joining and leaving the uprising; fighting between British and Kurdish forces at ‘Bayzan Pass’ on 19 June 1919; the British capture of Suleimaniyeh [As Sulaymaniyah, also written as Sulimaniyah in the volume]; and British reprisals against Kurdish villages ‘where evidence of hostile action by inhabitants [is] clearly proved’
- Assessments by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. of the conditions in Kerbela [Karbala], Nejef [Najaf], Diwaniyeh [Al Diwaniyah], Hillah, and Suleimaniyeh
- A proposal from ‘Cherif Pasha’ [Şerif Pāshā] that the British should find a suitable Kurdish individual with 'European training' and establish them as leader of the Kurds in Mesopotamia
- Selling of weapons to the Persian [Iranian] Government by Force D
- Discussion of the gifting of weapons to Shaikh ‘Khazal’ of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr]
- Logistical issues affecting Force D’s supplying of units in Persia and the Caucasus
- A statement of the British Government’s position on Kurds in Mesopotamia
- British objections to the planned visit of the King-Crane Commission to the Middle East
- Intelligence concerning pan-Arab activities in Mesopotamia and Syria
- British censorship and suppression of Arab publications
- Preparations for a tour by Major Noel to assess ‘relative proportions of various races, feelings of local inhabitants, repatriation of refugees including Moslem [Muslim] refugees now in occupied territory, and connected questions’.
The volume also contains:
- Ration strength of Force D on 5 April 1919 (ff 12-14)
- Detailed statements of ration strength of Force D on 15 March 1919 (ff 39-43) and 22 March 1919 (ff 48-53)
- Strength return of Force D dated 10 May 1919 (ff 64-65)
- Ration strength of Force D on 31 May 1919 (f 74)
- Weekly return of sick and wounded for the week ending 17 May 1919 (ff 106-107)
- Distribution of Force D including details of lines of communication, 1 June 1919 (ff 109-122).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (124 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 124; 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 3-122; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
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