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No. 96,
Secretary of State for fvdia to Viceroy, dated 9th February 1915.
(Telegraphic.)
With reference to Cox’s telegram of 6 th February with Consul’s recommendation to
strengthen force at Ahwaz. My telegram of 8 th instant authorising reinforcements disposes
ot necessity for further orders. The question now is purely military and may necessitate
active military measures at once if strength and distribution of Barrett’s Force admits of
such with due regard to enemy's disposition in Kurna and Xasiriveh directions
No. 97.
Secretary of State for India to Viceroy, dated 12th February 1915.
(Telegraphic.)
Reference my telegrams of 1 st and 5th February to which no reply yet received War Officf
F^Ktd^mf'tha^+h 1 ' 11 ' thGy CaU "°i t Pr ° vide enforcements for India from either Egypt or
gland and that they cannot send any to Aden until it is certain that no serious attack is
being made on the Canal. I should therefore be glad to have your views at once as to how
Mesopotann^ m gecure ; ^as^I U ani 0 ' 8 trongly e of 0 opinic)n e that sonie )St 5 uc 0 h C en?ertrenc>' !l !s e more’ < than
Kanm "• oul<l -ot l>ave risen against ns and destroyed the pipe-line.
No, 98.
Gevtral Barrett to Secretary of State for India, date,I ISth Fehraar,, 1915
(telegraphic.)
i£T^ y A! t !?h f, ' 0 ,s 1 , A 1 , ' ,a % e ” co “ nte 7?,, A '- ab horsemen 11 miles north-west of Aminiveh
J casualties, two killed, two wounded. All quiet elsewhere. ' ’
inflicting some loss.
jno. yy.
O'*** Barrett to Secretara of State for India, dated 19th Febrnarn 1915
(telegraphic.) '
North oi Ahwaz on the left bank of LCarun the Sheikh M i , , .
driven back the Bavi tribe to War's. All quiet at Kurmi T hi f Mol ^ mn „ lerah s J e vics have
Delamain to-day from Basra to Shaiba to Jtt-o-h -.if tl \ e r ,^ en ^ a f 01 ’ 06 under General
to have collected about 15 miles west of that place. <)rCe ° { Urks and Arabs re P°rted
No. 100.
General Barrett to
(Telegraphic.)
General Delamain’s force
it is not prudent to advance
Shaiba. All quiet elsewhere.
Secretary of State for Lidia, dated 20th February 1915.
reached point some 8 miles south-west of
further with the force at his disposal, and
r ioocis increasing at Kurna.
Shaiba. He thinks
returns to Basra via
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Chief of General Staff, India, to War Office, dated 2 U February 1915
( Telegraphic.)
No. 102.
(Tewjlf ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ —y 1915.
Comet and Shaitan and sni-ill e. t
20 miles to the north-west of Ahway and m lu ups at Ahwaz. 2,200 reported at JIusl
patrols had skirmishes with Arabs' 11 niilfT "“'ra' " ,th « uns ' Uth Februar, cava
several places and no oi, now coming to Abida^ Z ^ f A’ waz - Oil pipetoken
present supply will be exhauste.l before middle of V^7 8 V f , 0il Company sta
mm Gubashiyeh estimated 5,000 with Arabs and « 01 ' to th e north-west of Bas
to the north of Kurna about 2,500 wdii, 6 8 g un” ami AmW ^ 8 *