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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 14. PART II. (From 16th to 30th September 1915.)’ [90r] (184/276)
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 P., No. 129-191-1, dated 24th September 1915. APPENDIX 374
(Despatched 10-30 p.m., received 8-30 a.m., 25th September 1915.) [By. No. 22441)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” Basrah,
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
The following addressed C. G. S. has been repeated to I. G. 0. and Secre
tary of State for India.
On the Tigris line an aeroplane reconnaissance was made on September
24th of the Turkish position at Sinn, hut discovered no change. The Head
quarters of the 6th Division at Sannaiyat has been connected up by a perma
nent telegraph line.
On the evening of September 24th General Headquarters reached Shaikh
Sa’ad.
Working copy to G. S. (M. O. 3).
Copy to M. S. 0., M. S. V., G S. (M. 0,1, M. O. 2, S. D. 3).
No. 2064-Est. A., dated 21st September 1915. APPENDIX 375
From—The Assistant Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign {^y- No. 224o9)
and Political Department,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India, Army Department.
A copy of the undermentioned papers is forwarded to the Army Depart
ment, for information, in continuation of the endorsement from the Foreign
and Political Department No. 1426-Est. A., dated the 23rd June 1915.
Telegram No. 1825-B., dated 6th September 1915. (Enclosure to
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, Fy. No. 2&439.)
To—The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign and Political Department.
Your telegram dated 18th May, 1102-Est A. With the approval of Army
Commander I am deferring submission of further views pending return o
Cregson from sick leave in a few days.
Telegram No. 1826-B., dated 6th September 1915.
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 Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign and Political Department.
Local police establishment for Basrah. Your letter No. 1335-Est. A., 15th
June.
Paragraph 2 .—Beply in affirmative.
Paragraph 3 .—Establishment proposed is intended to provide for Basrah
area, Zubair, Ashar port, Abul Khasib and whole Shatt-al-Arab for (from ?)
Qurnah to Fao inclusive, and numbers proposed do not appear to be exces
sive for the purpose. j i j
It is necessary and urgent, both on military and general grounds to extend
their full responsibilities to the above area at the earliest possible date. Num
bers will be worked up to gradually. Commissioner of Police has already been
authorised to enlist up to 50 per cent, and has done so.
Paragraph 4 .—Scales of pay proposed are certainly not above those ruling
in the district and are broadly speaking precisely what is being paid by the mili
tary authorities who are large employers of labour. Increase m rates of pay for
head constables, dafadars and constables may be necessary later. Rates quoted
for water carriers and sweepers are below rather than above current rates and
I am advised that the proportion of clerks applied for to number of ponce is
not beyond requirements and the rate of pay proposed is in my opinion it any
thing too low. Average rate now paid by military authorities for a literate
interpreter is about 100
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
. l i v j * -U
Under the circumstances I would urge tnat total strength applied tor be
sanctioned forthwith and that it should be left to local officers to effect such
economies in numbers employed as they may find practicable as they gam
experience of local conditions.
Telegram R., No. 1955-B., dated 14th September 1915.
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,
Ta—The Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign and Political Department.
Your telegram 1102-Est. A., regarding Basrah police. Gregson has since
obtained a few individuals by private arrangement and m view of objections
L9S
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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)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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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.
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