'Mesopotamia Commission. Report of the Commission Appointed by Act of Parliament to Enquire into the Operations of War in Mesopotamia, together with a Special Report by Commander J Wedgwood, DSO, MP, and Appendices. London: HMSO, 1917.' [‎85v] (170/248)

Content

A signed proof, folios 1-100, plus additional material, folios 101-124. The cover bears the signature of Sir Arthur Hirtzel, Assistant Under-Secretary of State. The report has been annotated in blue pencil at various points.

Contents:

• 'Part I. Preface.
• 'Part II. Origin of Mesopotamia [Iraq] Expedition.'
• 'Part III. Advance from Basra to Kurna.'
• 'Part IV. The Advance to Amara [Al-'Amārah] and Kut [Al-Kūt].'
• 'Part V. Correspondence and Telegrams as to Advance on Baghdad.'
• 'Part VI. The Advance from Kut to Ctesiphon.'
• 'Part VII. Operations for Relief of Kut.'
• 'Part VIII. Armament, Equipment, Reinforcements, &c.'
• 'Part IX. Transport.'
• 'Part X. Medical Breakdown.'
• 'Part XI. Causes Contributing to the Errors of Judgement and Shortcomings of Responsible Authorities.'
• 'Part XII. Findings and Conclusions. Recommendations.'
• 'Separate Report by Commander J Wedgwood, DSO, MP.'
• 'Appendix I. Vincent-Bingley Report.'
• 'Appendix II. Memorandum by Sir Beauchamp Duff.'
• 'Appendix III. Colonel Hehir's Account of the Siege of Kut-el-Amara.'

Additional material:

• Folio 101. Manuscript note [by Arthur Hirtzel] on net military expenditure.
• Folios 102-109. Copy of the East India (Army Administration), Further Papers regarding the Administration of the Army in India , 1906.
• Folios 110-115. Manuscript notes, titled 'Suggested redraft & amplification of second half of parag 1' [unknown hand].
• Folio 116. A clipping from the Daily Telegraph , Wednesday 4 July 1917, featuring an article titled 'Mesopotamia. Ex-Viceroy's Statement. The Medical Breakdown.'
• Folios 117-124. An expanded typescript version of Hirtzel's manuscript notes (folio 101).

Extent and format

1 volume (122 folios)

Arrangement

A table of contents can be found at folio 4v.

An index can be found at folios 93-97.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio 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 present in parallel between ff 110-115; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence. The volume comprises a stitched pamphlet, and other stitched and loose-leaf material.

Written in

English in Latin script

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