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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 23 PART II (From 16thto 30thJune 1916)’ [18r] (40/274)
The record is made up of 1 volume (133 folios). It was created in 21 May 1916-30 Jun 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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With the brigade kindly despatch for maintenance, a six months 5
of reserves of all ordnance stores. If you will do this please confirm ?
supply
Telegram P., No. H.-5211, dated 17th June X916.
(Received in War Section, 17th June 1916.)
From—The Viceroy (Army Department.)
APPENDIX 255
(Diary No. 60I42,
Record copy to D.G.O.
Copy to M.S.C.
Telegram No. 60108, dated 17th June 1916. APPENDIX 254
(Despatched 7-45 P-M-) ( Diar y No. 60108)
From.—The Chief of- the General Staff, Simla.
To—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” Basrah..
With reference to my letter No. 213999-69, dated 16th June 1916 (Dy. No.
54656)-
Shall be glad of very early information if any special clothing is likely to be
required this cold weather for British Troops. It required, will probably have to
be obtained from England; consequently, early demand desirable.
To—The Secretary of State for India.
River Craft for I. E. F. “ D.” Reference our telegram dated 8th June-
1916, No. H.-4867 (Dy. No. 58472). We have now received from the G. O. U,
Force “ D, 55 his estimate of the total requirements of river craft for the borce.
His calculation is based on a force of five Divisions, with a possible increase of
50 per cent ; he has also allowed for 25 per cent of the river fleet being out of
action for repairs, etc. It is estimated by General Lake that he icquires or
general transport purposes, the equivalent of 51 paddlers of the Medjidieh tyP 6
and he requests that this craft may be made up of 34 tugs of the Sumana Class
and 17 Medjidieh paddiers. The above requirements are in addition to the
craft already under orders from India, and England, and the existing river fleet
in Mesopotamia.
In our telegram quoted above, we requested you to arrange for the early
construction of 20 paddlers of the Medjidieh type. The requirements of I. E.
F. “ D/ 5 for this class of vessel, have thus already been arranged, with an excess
of 3 paddlers. We, however, consider that in his calculations the G. O. C., Force
“ D,” has overestimated the value of the craft under orders from this country.
It is accordingly strongly recommended that our order for 20 paddlers may be
allowed to stand, as the three vessels in excess of General Lake’s estimate will
not do more than bring up the value of the craft still under order in this country
to that placed on them by General Lake.
Record copy to Q.M.G.
Copy to M.S.C.
Will you now kindly place orders for the construction of 34 additional tugs
of the Sumana cjass. This will complete the demand of Force D in
full
Having in view the length of time involved in constructing and despatch-
nig craft from England, and of the impossibility of foreseeing the course that
operations in Mesopotamia are likely to take, and consequently the size of the
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The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 16 and 30 June 1916. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, letters, tables, and memoranda containing instructions and reports.
The volume mostly relates to:
- Reinforcements and supplies for Force D, including: weapons; airplanes; ammunition; clothing; river and sea craft; equipment; animals; and hospital services
- Staff: appointments; recruitment; changes in command; salaries; illnesses; and leave
- Re-organisation of some staff structures
- Processes for sending packages and gifts to troops
- Prisoners of war
- Updates from the Tigris line, especially at Kut [Al-Kut, also rendered as Kut-al-Amarah in text] and Sannaiyat [As Sina‘yat]
- Updates from the Euphrates line, especially at Badar and Nasiriyah
- Activities and movements of Ibn Rashid, Shaikh of Shammar Arabs [Saʿūd bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Rashīd, Emir of Ha‘il]
- Intelligence about the Turkish [Ottoman] Army: commanders; plans towards Kermanshah [also rendered in text as Kirmanshah]; possible attacks on Nasiriyah and Serdesht; distributions on the Caucasus and Persian [Iranian] fronts; status in Syria and on the Tigris line
- Communications with the French Army
- ‘Friendly Kurds’ between Amadia [Amadiya] and Neri
- Arrests of high-level German army officials in Persia
- Functions of the Arab Bureau
- Construction of railways
- Proposals for a modified inspection centre at Fao [Al-Faw] to prevent enemy ships entering the Shatt-al-Arab
- Violence at Karbala [also rendered in text as Kerbella], including copy of a letter describing the events written by inhabitants of Karbala and addressed to the Persian Government and leaders of the Kashgai [Qashqāy] and Bakhtiari [Bakhtiyārī] (ff 85-86).
The volume also includes:
- Appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations summarising the situation in Mesopotamia on 19 June (ff 39-41) and 26 June (ff 100-101)
- Distribution of Force D for week commencing 25 June 1916 (ff 90-94).
A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at the start of IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3254.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (133 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 135; 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 also present in parallel between ff 3-133; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
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