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'PAPERS RELATING TO THE MESOPOTAMIAN COMMISSION from SIR E. BARROW'S ROOM' [588r] (1187/1386)
The record is made up of 1 file (687 folios). It was created in 1915-1918. 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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Room 102,
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.
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Telegram from Secretary of State to Viceroy, dated 28th February 101G.
Private. My private telegram of 23rd February. Offer of Joint War
Committee. Sir A. Lawley regrets that unforeseen circumstances have now
arisen which will prevent him from going to Mesopotamia himself.
Joint War Committee agree that it is unnecessary to send representative
to Mesopotamia from this country in view of fact that Indian Council already
have a representative there ; they are arranging details of assistance to be
rendered with Indian Council direct. Q i ■ v
Telegram from Viceroyi dated 28th February 191G.
Private. Your private telegram of the 23rd instant. Sir A. Pawley’s
proposal gladly and gratefully accepted.
Telegram from Secretary of State to Viceroy, dated 28th February 191G.
Private. Your private telegram of 25th February. Medical arrange
ments in Mesopotamia. I am very glad to hear of steps taken by you and
Commander-in-Chief. Are you satisfied with health of troops at Aden?
Disquieting reports reach me.
Telegram from Viceroy, dated 2nd March 191G.
Private. My private telegram of 25th February. Medical treatment in
Mesopotamia. Following is text of private telegram from Sir Percy Lake to
Commander-in-Chief, which explains the whole situation, which I have the
latter’s permission to transmit, and which you should see.
“ From what I have heard since my arrival, I fear there must be foundation
for some of stories regarding sufferings of wounded. Personally, I should
welcome the arrival of an impartial commission which could record facts such
as that Townshend was appealing for prompt relief, and that there was
reason to expect that Turks would be reinforced by two fresh divisions by
20 th January. That after careful joint consideration of situation by my
predecessor and General Aylmer, it w r as decided that this advance ought to
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This file contains working drafts of confidential prints, correspondence and telegrams from the room of Sir Edmund Barrow, Military Secretary in the 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. , collected for the Mesopotamian Commission which was convened to examine the causes of the besieging and surrender of the Indian Expeditionary Force in Kut-el-Amara [Al Kūt].
The papers cover a range of topics and include the following: General Townshend's assessment of the situation after the Battle of Kut-el-Amara; a précis of correspondence relating to the origins and development of the Mesopotamia expedition; and a collection (ff 396-399) of private telegrams between the Secretary of State for India and the Viceroy, prior to the outbreak of war with Turkey.
The file also includes some tables showing the strength of General Townshend's force at Ctesiphon (folio 111) as well as the Indian Expeditionary Force 'D' (In Mesopotamia) Troops of the 6th Poona Division (folio 114).
Correspondents include: General Sir John Nixon; Major-General Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend; the Viceroy of India; officials of the Admiralty; officials of the War Office.
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- 1 file (687 folios)
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The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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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 686; 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. Multiple additional mixed foliation/pagination sequences are present in parallel; these numbers are written in crayon and pencil; where they are written in pencil and circled, they are crossed through.
The file has one foliation anomaly, f 374A.
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- Title
- 'PAPERS RELATING TO THE MESOPOTAMIAN COMMISSION from SIR E. BARROW'S ROOM'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:5v, 7r:89v, 91r:107v, 109r:130v, 131ar, 131r:134v, 135ar, 135ar, 135r:136v, 137ar, 137r:203v, 204ar, 204r:225r, 225ar, 225v:295v, 296ar, 296r:316v, 317ar, 317r:374v, 374ar:374av, 375r:405v, 406ar, 406r:562r, 562ar, 562v:623v, 624ar, 624r:686v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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