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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 14. PART II. (From 16th to 30th September 1915.)’ [24r] (52/276)
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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132
bank Tigris (sheet 2 L sq. A 2-3-6) 6th Division concentrated with exception
of units, referred to in my telegram of 15th instant 129 182-1. (Dy. No-
S.-21497) for which shipping arrives 18th at Amarah.
About 19th September Headquarters 30th Brigade with 2-7th Gurkhas
and r t 6th Punjabis leave with this echelon to join the 6th Division, 2 seaplanes
and 2 aeroplanes proceeded 17th from Basrah to join 6th Division.
On 17th General Gorringe arrived Amarah.
A report from Bn shire states that Wassmuss, Zair Khadar of Khurmuj,
and Shaikh Husain of Chah Kutah are said to be at Chaghadak (12 miles
east of Bushire) with 500 men.
Working copy to G. S. (M. 0. 3).
Copy to M. S. C , M. S. V., G. S. (M. 0.1, M. 0. 2).
Extract to D. S, D., S. D, 3.
Telegram P,, No. S.-21731, dated 18th September 1915. APPENDIX 266
(Despatched 4-30 p.m.) No. 21731)
Prom—The Chief of the General Staff,
To—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” Amarah.
2,100 sets of entrenching tool equipment will be issued to your Ordnance
Base Dep6t in bulk. As, however, the drafts leaving on the 27th instant will
he entirely unequipped, please arrange to equip them when they arrive.
This refers to your No* 426 Ord. (JDy. No* S.-21588) of 16th instant.
Record copy to D. G. 0.
Copy to A. G., G. S. (M. 0. 2).
Telegram No. S.-21 7 38, dated 18th September 1915. APPENDIX 267
(Despatched 5-15 p.m.) (^* ^°‘
From—The Chief of the General Staff,
To—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” Amarah.
Your 504-13-M. S. (By. No. S.-20864) of 9th September. Chief approves
appointment Second-Lieutenant Hall, 3rd Dorsetshire Regime at, as Assis an
Embarkation Staff Officer graded as Staff Captain.
Record copy to M. S. C.
Copy to G. S. (M. 0. 2).
Telegram P., dated 16th September 1915, APPENDIX 268
(Received in War Section, 18th September 1915.) {%' ^ l0 ’ 21739)
From—The Secretary of State for India,,
To—The Viceroy (Foreign and Political Department).
(Repeated to Sir P. Cox and addressed to the Government of India.)
The old proposal has been received by the Russian Government that we
should in order to conciliate her let it be understood by the Persian Govern
ment that Najaf and Karbala will in some way or other be placed in direct
relations with Persia and be removed from Turkish domination Can you
suggest form of such relations that would not be open to objection and have you
anything to add to your telegram, dated the 10th September 1915 ?
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Working copy to G. S. (M. 0. 1).
Copy to M. S. C., G. S. (M. 0. 2, M. 0. 3).
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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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