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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 14. PART II. (From 16th to 30th September 1915.)’ [56r] (116/276)
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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164
Telegram K No. 2069 ; dated )9th September 1915. APPENDIX 321
(Received in War Section, 21st September 1915.) (Vy. No. 22015)
From—The
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.
, Basrah,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign and Political
Department.
/r> Tr ith r, referenee to Secretary of State for India teles ram September 17th
{By. No. S.-21740). Holy places
• ^ ,?' e , 5 d y ance beyond limits of Basrah Vilayet, it surely goes without
saying that Holy places would be eliminated from Turkish domination and
come under ours in some form together with Baghdad.
It does not appear to me that we can advisedly do more than offer induce
ments suggested in Viceroy’s telegram Pehruary i2th (By. No. S.-2142) and
my telegram No. 894 (By. No. S.-8109), April 19th.
I ' t ^f 6 guarantee absence of Christian officials and in view of special
• m erests of Persia,. we might agree to consult Persian Government informally
vnen selecting individuals for Governorships.
It is even conceivable we might on occasion ask Persian Government
beiri US SUC ^ individuals who would become British employes for time
1 g-
IV e might allow clergy to keep a representative at Tehran and Persian
overnment to. keep Agent at each Holy place who might be given diplomatic
rank and special privileges, but to allow Persia any direct control or rights of
interference seems to me out of the question.
Moreover, though communities concerned are bigoted people and are* no
doubt averse to any interference from Christian officials, yet large numbers of
them originally came to reside in Holy places as a refuge from Persian
outrages, We might leave them to manage their own affairs as far as possible.
I am personally confident they would prefer to come under our mgis; and in
fact would resent being rescued from oppression of one corrupt Government
merely to be delivered into the hands of a worse. Ends.
Addressed to India, repeated to
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.
, Minister, Bush ire.
Eecord copy to G. S. (M. O. 3).
Copy to M. S C, G. S. (M. O. 1 , M. O 2).
Telegram P,, No. S.-22023, dated 21st September 1915. APPENDIX 322
(Despatched 6 p.m.) flty- No. 22023)
From--The Chief of the General Staff,
To—The General Officer Commanding, Force D,” Amarab.
Following were despatched per <e Umeta ” one hundred illuminating rifle
grenades made at Bangalore on which a report should be made. Two hundred
hand grenades.
This refers to your 368-4-0. {Dy. No. S.-17890) of 12th ultimo.
Eecord copy to D. G. Q.
Telegram P., No. S.-22031, dated 21st September 1915. APPENDIX 323
(Despatched 6 p m.) (Tty. No. 22031)
From—The Chief of the General Staff,
To—The Inspector-General of Communications, Force “ D,” Basrah.
With reference to telegram NTo. 4387-F., dated 20th September, from Em
barkation, Bombay, the “ Kasara ” left on the 17th instant.
Eecord copy to Q M. G.
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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.
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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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