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'Blue Book. Paraphrased telegrams' [2r] (3/189)
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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Seoy of £tate
Mneopotaala Blue Boojfc
Under
I Bubmif for the ordore of the S of » a ;
of )6 the proposed Parliaaentary ^per on the
potaaia operations,together with notes by Mr
Vnircrh and Col Ptraohey on the ▼arione points
Shuck
Chanberlain has given his ruling on these
or any other points, edited copies oi tii© t japers
might be sent to Lord Hardinge.Lord Crewe,the F#Q,
W,0., and Admiralty for their concurrence. There
are plenty of spare proofs for this purpose* hen
the form of
their ooneurrence ha- been obtained
the Blue Book will be practically eettled, and
the necessary paraphrasing can be taken in hand
the early publication of
at once with
a further sttidy of these
strengthen ay opinion that
,y of them is not in the pub
I venture to
papers only serves
the publication of
lie interest*
The question of
should be made to
will no doubt be also considered*
I see no object in publishing items 1 - 4 as they
have already appeared in the Vhite Paper "Miscel
laneous 15 (1914) and the collection if publish©^
Jgjioulfi be gin with Ho 5*
omissions suggested by rfr
am doubtful
communication
what
on the subject
Govt
I see no reason
Phuokburgh in Ho
those
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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'.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (93 folios)
- Arrangement
The transcribed telegrams are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/L/MIL/5/776
- 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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- Open Government Licence