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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 14. PART II. (From 16th to 30th September 1915.)’ [22r] (48/276)
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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Letter No. 5314-62 (0.-5), dated 16tii September 1915. APPENDIX 259
(Received in War Section, I8th September 1915.) (Dy. No. 21698)
From—The Director General of Ordnance in India,
To—The General Officer Commanding, Force “D/ J Basrah.
"Witli reference to Memo. No. 3334-III {By. No. S.-21295), dated 2nd
September 1915, from your Deputy Director of Ordnance Stores. I am directed
to inform you that—
(a) Unserviceable running out springs cannot be repaired and the mater
ial is not worth sending to India,
(#) Unserviceable parting plates. If there is any question regarding
the possibility of repairing them, should be sent to India for
expert examination and sentence. The metal may be sent to
India if the quantity available is worth while*.
(c) Tired friction and T. tubes and unserviceable Turkish T. and P.
fuzes. Only the T. tubes are required. They may be sent in
packages of 1 cwt. to Ammunition
Factory
An East India Company trading post.
, Dum Dum.
2 The danger of including stores still containing explosive matter among
old metal destined for the melting pot should be borne in mind and steps taken
to prevent this being done.
3. Where metal articles are undoubtedly unserviceable it would probably
be economical to send consignments of mixed metal scrap to Bombay Dep6t
with a view to its being melted down and sold. Consignments should not be
less than 30 cwt. as a general rule.
Record copy to D. G. O.
Letter No. 6338-1 (0.-8), dated 16th September 1915. APPENDIX 260
(Received in War Section, 18th September 1915.) (Z)y. No. 21701)
From—The Director General of Ordnance in India,
$
To—-The General Officer Commanding, Force “D/ ; Basrah.
I am directed to inform you that instruments falling under Army Regula
tions, India, Volume II, paragraph 809, despatched to India for repair will not
be returned after repair. If replacement is required others should be demanded
by the Deputy Director of Ordnance Services in the regular Intermediate
Demands.
Record copy to D. G. 0.
Letter No. M.-27922, dated J7th August 1915. APPENDIX 261
(Received in War Section, 18th September 1915.) (/ty. Ah. 21703)
From—The 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.
, London,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India.
I forward herewith an advance copy of a paragraph which will be included
in a Military Despatch shortly to be sent to the Government of India, on the
subject of aircraft for use with Indian Expeditionary Force “ D.”
Working copy to G. S. (S. D. 3).
******
Paragraph of a proposed Military {General) Despatch to the Government of
India*
I forward herewith a copy* of a letter from the War Office relative to the
aircraft which is being despatched for use with Indian Expeditionary
Force “ D.”
(With reference to your telegram No. H.-6409 {By. No. S.-15609), dated
20th July 1915.)
^Copy of a letter No. 0.-164-3195 (M.A.-l), dated 14th August 1915, from the Deputy
Director of Aeronautics, to Under Secretary of State for India, Military Department,
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.
.
In reply to your letter No. M.-21875, dated 22nd July 1915, regarding the
use of rotary engines in a hot climate, I am to say that although rotary engines
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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 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.
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- 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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