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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 14. PART II. (From 16th to 30th September 1915.)’ [91r] (186/276)
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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and difficulty explained in above telegram and by light of further experience
has come to the conclusion that enlistment of Kurds will be best solution of
difficulty as far as Basrah is concerned. At the same time he urges that if
we should advance to Baghdad, a nucleus of 200 men from India will become
urgent necessity.
Telegram P., No. 960-S., dated 17th September 1915.
From—The Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign and Political Department,
To—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.
Reference your telegram 1826-B., dated 6th September regarding Basrah
police. Subject to following conditions the proposals with regard to local
police which were submitted with your letter of the 30th March are sanc
tioned—
(1) That sanction is granted for one year, and subject to reconsideration
thereafter, of emoluments and strength of force in light of experi
ence meanwhile gained.
(2) That apart from contingent from Aden, strength which is now
sanctioned is the maximum which is permissible for period men
tioned above, and that with due regard to strict economy local
officers will work within it.
(3) That the detailed estimates as referred to in my letter 1335-Est. A,,
dated 15th June, paragraph 2 are submitted at an early date to
the Government of India.
(4) That no more men are imported from India so far as possible but
that expenditure on local force is correspondingly reduced should
it he found absolutely necessary to obtain men from India.
Local action in enlisting 50 per cent, of proposed strength is confirmed.
Presumably the enlistment of Kurds is intended to be within the total
strength of local force now sanctioned.
This is with reference to your telegram 1955-B., dated 14th September.
Extract paragraph 26 from Military Despatch No. 46, dated 23rd July APPENDIX 3T6
1915. (%• No. 22451)
(Received in War Section, 25th September 1915.)
From—The Secretary of State for India,
To—The Viceroy (Army Department).
26. I forward for Your Excellency’s information a copy of a letter from
the War Office, M.-2245, relative to the organisation of aviation units for service
in India and Mesopotamia, as well as
*From War Office, dated 14tli May 1915. • c * ^ -i flic*
To war offloe, dated 2nd June 1915 . copies of previous correspondence* on the
From war office, dated stii June 1915. subject. (With reference to my telegram
No. M.-22455 {By. No. S.-13851), dated
1st July 1915.
(Sent in advance by mail of 2nd July 1915.)
Working copy to G. S. (S. D. 3).
M.-22455.
(Secret.)
INDIA OEEICE,
Whitehall,
London, S. W.,
1st July 1915.
Dear Sir,
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 the organisation of Elying Service in Mesopotamia.
Yours faithfully,
E. G. BAKROW, General,
Military Secretary.
The Secretary to the Government of India,
Army Department.
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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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