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'Mesopotamia. Commission' [56r] (114/256)
The record is made up of 1 file (126 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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From Viceroy to Secretary of State for India.
Datec 5 24th Decemher 1915.
Private. Your private telegram of 17th instant.
Medical arrangements in Lesopotamia.
At the time of Sir Mark Sykes 1 visit to Mesppotamia troops
were still suffering from the Effects of summer campaign.
Great heat and physical exhaustion had develops malaria
latent in many men. Report date:" 30th October, Aziziyah
from D.D.M.S. states however that British and Indian
regiments $nd units which in June had many cases of malaria
were then practically free, the cold waether and rest had
had a beneficial effect on health of troops and malaria
had not assumed proportions which might reasonably have
been expected. In all the occupied areas mosquitoj had
been successfully dealt with. Phe ifi),D.M.S. has a sanitary
adviser of great experience. Major Cook Young, who has
been most energetic in improving sanitary arrangements and
conducting mosquito campaigns see telegram Ho 8488 of
October 14th. A motor launch fitted out as a bacteriological
laboratory by the St John Ambulance Association under charge
of Major S.R. Christopher, well known malarial expert and
bacteriologist is being sent to Mesopotamia shortly for
research work. Colonel Manifold's services as Principal
Medical Officer, Mesopotamia are not required. Kindly send
I.M.S.
Major Sidney P. James, who has worked with Christopher .
Expert Adviser Sandwith would be valuable.
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The file contains proofs of official prints required for the statutory commission on the Mesopotamian Expedition [the Mesopotamia Commission, 1916-17]. The papers include transcripts of telegrams and letters (some paraphrased) from the Secretary of State for India, the Viceroy, and the Commander of the Expeditionary Force, 1915-16, General Sir John Eccles Nixon. The file includes papers relating to operations in 1914-15, medical arrangements on the expedition (folios 33-60), press allegations concerning the advance from Kut-el-Amara [Kut Al-Amarah] in 1916 (folios 91-93), and the question of occupying Baghdad (folios 31-32).
The papers are enclosed an a folder inscribed on the front cover: 'Military Department. Previous Papers', and labelled '3'. A further label on the front cover is printed 'Mesopotamia Commission, 28 Abingdon Street, Westminster.'
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- 1 file (126 folios)
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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 127; 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.
Pagination: there are five additional printed pagination sequences in parallel between ff 64-90, ff 91-93, ff 94-103, ff 109-177, and ff 120-126.
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- IOR/L/MIL/5/777
- Title
- 'Mesopotamia. Commission'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:15v, 19r:127v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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