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'Policy - Mesopotamia' [3r] (5/36)
The record is made up of 1 file (16 folios). It was created in 9 May 1917-20 Dec 1917. 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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Persia.
11th vec • 1917.
i?rom fciir C. Marling, (Teheran)
V!
140. 449
I venture to point out that establishment cf Extremist
democrat Cabinet in i'ersia would constitute tureat to tele rap hie
co i iunication of London with Tiflis turough Persia.
Democrats here e ploy close touch with aximaliut soldicro
(gr. undecypherable-) of Kasvin, and uo ^ even to get support from
them* They nay then act with an audacity hither.© unknown.
General Baratov’s troops ae of too douotiul quality to count
upon, and may eveii oe withdrawn, and I would submit for yo r con
sideration, whether now that the situation in 1 esopetamia is con
sidered safe oy War Otffice, it would not be advisable lor the
i^esopotamian forces to take oyer the Khanikin-Hamadan road, with
the assistance of the armoureu cars suggested in your telegram ho.
tiuch action would have stabilising effect here.
Addressed to .oreign Office,
hent to India No. 4 9
an iiir P. Cox.
irorn C. in C. India
lo G.O.C. ' esopotamia, repeated C, .o.h.
*;o. 86152
19th Dec. 1917.
Please see larling’s <i49 k. of Jveceiiber 17jdi
to foreign Office, London, repeated te Cox, and give your vie.vs.
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The file contains correspondence regarding the Mesopotamia Campaign of the First World War during May-December 1917. The correspondence discusses strategy, provisioning and recruitment. It is particularly concerned with a perceived unreliability as allies of Russian forces in Mesopotamia [Iraq].
The primary correspondents are: the Commander-in-Chief, India; the General Officer Commanding, Mesopotamia; and the Chief of Imperial General Staff.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (16 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. An index is included on the inside front cover.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 18; 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.
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- IOR/L/MIL/5/779
- Title
- 'Policy - Mesopotamia'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:17v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence