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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 14. PART II. (From 16th to 30th September 1915.)’ [14r] (32/276)
The record is made up of 1 volume (134 folios). It was created in 14 May 1915-30 Sep 1915. 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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Telegram No. S.-132, dated 16th September 1915. APPENDIX 243
(Despatched 4-35 p.m., received 5 a.m., 17th September 1915.) No. 21596)
Prom—The Deputy Director of Supplies and Transport, Basrah,
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
Approximate ration strength last day August. British 6,900, Indian
30,000, horses 3,400, camels 33, mules 7,400, ponies 960 and bullocks 400.
Bushire Garrison, British 50, Indian 2,100, horses 150, mule 250, and bullocks
13.
Working copy to Q. M. G.
Telegram No. S.-133, dated 16th September 1915. APPENDIX 244
(Despatched 2-35 p.m., received 5 a.m., 17th September 1915.) {By. No. 21599)
From The Deputy Director of Supplies and Transport, Force <c D, ” Basrah,
To—The Chief of the General Staff,
Your S.-21449. Sugar much appreciated as a substitute for goor but none
required at present.
Working copy to Q. M. G.
Telegram P., No. H.-7812, dated 16th September 1915. APPENDIX 245
(Received in War Section, 17th September 1915.) {By. No. 21611)
From—The Viceroy (Army Department),
To—The Secretary of State for India.
General Nixon wires, with reference to your telegram No. M.-30415 (Dy.
No. S.-20664), dated 7th September 1915 (which was repeated to him). Begins
Repeats {By. No. S.-20990). Ends.
It is also stated by General Nixon that the Admiralty overseer at Abadan
reports that gunboats cannot tow even one barge with 250 ton capacity. The
objections raised by General Nixon to the proposal contained in your telegram
are endorsed by us. We request that a contract may be effected as speedily as
possible for the full number of craft asked for in our letter No. H.-6835 {By.
No. 8.-17334) of 6th August 1915, and that we may be informed by^ telegram
of the probable date of the arrival of the craft at Basrah.
Record copy to Q. M. G.
Copy to M. S. C., G. S. (M. O. 1, M. O. 2).
Telegram F., No. S.-21612, dated Nth September 1915. APPENDIX 246
(Despatched 3-20 p.m.) {]) y . No. 21612)
From—The Chief of the General Staff,
To—The General Officer Commanding, Force tl D,” Amarah.
German parties in Persia are referred to, and a list of these is being sent
you to-day by post. The composition of the 3 mentioned is as follows:—
Party No. 1—Doctor Pugin and some Austrians or Germans.
Party No. 6 {a )—1 Austrian officer, 2 Austrian soldiers, 10 Persians.
Party No. 7 (&)—-8 Austrians or Germans, 3 Persians, and 10 Caucasians-
♦
This refers to your No. I. G.-1208 {Dy. No. S.-21590) of 16th instant.
Record copy to G. S. (M. O. 3).
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- Content
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 September 1915. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, letters, memoranda, lists and tables.
The volume mostly relates to:
- Reinforcements and supplies for Force D, including: river craft; aeroplanes; road vehicles; personnel; food; weapons; and ammunition
- Staff appointments and details of injured and sick officers
- Updates on progress at the Tigris line, especially at Sinn, Sannaiyat [As Sina‘yat] and Kut-al Amarah [Al-Kut]
- Proposals to advance on Baghdad after taking Kut-al Amarah
- Distributions of Force D (f 50) and of the Turkish [Ottoman] troops (f 123)
- Russo-Turkish operations at Van
- Discussions of the situation in Persia [Iran], including the impact that the withdrawal of British Consul, Thomas George Grahame, from Isfahan to Ahwaz [Ahvaz] has had on employees of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company
- Conversations between Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and the Shaikh of Muhammareh [Khorramshahr] with regards to negotiating with leaders of the Bakhtiari [Bakhtīyārī] tribal confederation to protect the oil fields and ‘maintain order’ in Arabistan [Khuzestan]
- The rejection of Turkish forces from Najaf [An-Najaf] by the local population
- Discussions about how to govern holy places between the Basrah [Basra] Vilayet [a province under the Ottoman Empire] and Baghdad in anticipation of them coming under British control, and the extent to which the Persian Government should be consulted on this matter.
The volume also includes:
- Appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations summarising the situation in Mesopotamia on 20 September (ff 47-48) and 27 September 1915 (f 113)
- A ‘Brief report on the possibilities of the Development of Irrigation in the Basrah District’ by Lieutenant P A Stoddard, Indian Army Reserve Officer (Special Irrigation Officer), (ff 64-71), which is accompanied by comments from Cox and Brigadier-General Joseph Cameron Rimington, Royal Engineers
- Copies of correspondence between Edmund George Barrow, Military Secretary, 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. , and Bertram Blakiston Cubitt, Under-Secretary of State for India, on the subject of aviation units for service in India and Mesopotamia, which include tables of personnel and vehicles required (ff 91-96)
- The Quartermaster General’s Embarkation Statement, listing reinforcements and details for Force D which embarked at Bombay [Mumbai] and Karachi (ff 128-134).
The vast majority of material in the volume dates from September 1915, with the exception of a small amount of material which dates from May, June and August 1915.
A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at the start of IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3236.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (134 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 136; 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 3-134; 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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- ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 14. PART II. (From 16th to 30th September 1915.)’
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