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'Mesopotamia: boundaries and disturbances: Pt 3' [39r] (77/352)
The record is made up of 1 file (175 folios). It was created in 23 Oct 1920-1 May 1921. 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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S E OR E T.
Pi-.raphraae •
Pron:- G Ji *Q ,, Mesopotamia *
To:*- War Office*
Hci eat dIndia; Egypt.; Constantinople •
Despatched 10 .00 7 „2 ,21
Received •- 08 o Ou 8 .2 ,21 *
- X.1394 cipher February 5th, Part II.
Visit hug boon carried out ar® south of Urinal... .ur
?on both hanks of the Shamiya ohcrncl. Rocoraaissan.ocs were
mde in ■o.roa- 6 milos east and couth east of Un^al... ait January
29th and 4 niles south of Turunah on ?0th. Fetruary 1st
Kham Shamiya channel visited by portion of Shaiaiyn loft bank
column t .nd Ara.h levies opera ting vith colui’in visited Khami
16 ,nil8S south of «r. Column operating from Das to.
continued visit of this neighbourhood and troops from this
column visited Shinr.fiya January 29th. Column retired, to
Dasim Februa.ry 2nd. Columr. from Diwo.niyah visited Afej and area
8 miles 3.E. and returned to Umman.., .ur February 3rd. On
February 3rd small column visited villages in area 5 mile, south
of tfrnmal,.,.ur on Shamiya channel.
Third Part.
?Eut-cl-Amara - Hai area. Column loperating from Kut-el-Amara
down She.tt-al-Hai returned to the former place February 1st.
All v;ator transport brought out of Shatt al Hai,
Kirkuk ?ar.a• Road rendered impassable by heavy ravin which fell
for 24 hours. Woe.then non cloaning.
Mosul area. Aerial reconnaissance February 2nd over area west of
Tigris opposite Fcishkhabur found practically all encampments removed
North West Persia. On. 'January 30th our outposts near Narlobcr
Wer0 '^^oa.ched. by party of 65 Bolshevis ts who were counter attacked
Enemy frost 12 kiliod ?9 wounded . Our c.'snsltieq q to
v ... j, c y. 10 unwounded
prisoners, amongst whom wore 1 German and 1 Armenian, were
captured
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Correspondence consists of telegrams and memoranda relating to boundaries and disturbance in Mesopotamia. The correspondence discusses location of insurgencies (including Kirkuk, Sulaimani, Hit, Basrah to Mosul route) and identification of insurgents and methods to repress insurgency including use of artillery fire and airpower.
Also discusses situation in Caucasia and Crimea, and the Cossacks and Bolshevik conflict in context of British relations with the Soviet Government. A note on British Foreign Policy (folio 154) observes that the 'Policy of the British Government does not permit assistance being given to Wrangel [Petr Nikolaevich Wrangel, Baron]', a founder of the White Russian movement in the Russian Civil War.
The file includes a map (folio 174): 'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia'.
Correspondents include GHQ Mesopotamia; the War Office, London; the High Commissioner for Iraq; and the General Officer Commanding, Mesopotamia.
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- 1 file (175 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 175; 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 71-174; this sequence is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. An additional foliation sequence is also present between ff 2-173; these numbers are written in coloured crayon.
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- IOR/L/MIL/5/801
- Title
- 'Mesopotamia: boundaries and disturbances: Pt 3'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:173v, 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