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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 52. PART II. (From 16th to 30th November 1918.)’ [64r] (136/558)
The record is made up of 1 volume (275 folios). It was created in 21 Sep 1918-30 Nov 1918. 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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Copy No.
1 Gr.O.C., I Corps.
2 „ HI „
3 „ 15tli Div.
4 C.G.S.
5 0.
6 I.
7 D.A.G.
8 A.
9 D.Q.M.G.
10 Q.
11 A.M.S.
I'Hd.A.G., 3rd Ech.
15 J
^jD.A.S. & Tels.
Issued to :—
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Copy No.
18 Army Sig. Co.
19 D.J.A.G., G.H.Q,
20 D.J.A.G., Base-
21 D.S. & T.
22 I).OS.
23 C.O.O. ; Adv. Base.
24 C.O.O., Base.
25 D.M.S.
26 D.V.S. .
27 D. Bemounts.
28 Registrar, G.H.Q.
29 Chief Censor.
30 Civil Commissioner-
31 I.G.C.
32 Base Comdt.
33 Adv. Base Comdt.
34 Comdt., Adv. Sec. L.
of C.
Copy No.
35
Embarkation Comdt.
38
No 1 British
Base
37
Depot.
No. 2 British
Base
Depot.
38
No. 3 British General
Depot.
39
No. 1 Indian
Depot.
Base
40
No. 3 Indian
Depot.
Base
41
No. 4 Indian
Depot.
Base
42
No. 5 Indian
Depot.
Base
43'
44
j-C. G. 8., India.
45 '
46
j- C.I.G.S., London.
47 ^
48 J
1 War Diary (0).
. APPENDIX 364.
DIARY No. 93362.
Word code telegram No. 93362-A. G., dated 21st November 1918.
(Despatched 5-15 p.m.)
Prom—The Chief of the General Staff, Simla,
To—The G. O. C., Porce “ D,” Baghdad.
Your telegram, dated Slat October 1918, No. A.-9343 (Diary No. 88656).
No objection. Corps will be re-designated 148th (Burma) Jail Labour
Corps.
llecord copy to A. G.
Copy to M. S. C., Q. M. G., G. S. (S. D. 1, S. B. 3).
APPENDIX 365.
DIARY No 93366.
Telegram P., No. Nil, dated 8th November 1918.
(Despatched 9-30 p.m. ; received 7 a.m., 19th November 1918.)
Prom—H. M/s Secretary of State for India, London,
To—H. E. the Viceroy (P. & P. Department), Delhi.
(Repeated Baghdad.)
Clear the lin°.
A proposal for dealing comprehensively with the Arab qu stion has been
submitted to H. M’s Government; by Colonel Lawrence who is now home on
leave from Syria.
In it the formation of three separate Arab States outside the Hedjnz and
its dependencies is advocated : (I) Lower Mesopotamia, (II) Upper Mesopo
tamia, and (III) Syria, to be ptaced under Abdulla, Zeid and Feisal, sons of
King Husain, respectively. King Husain, who would remain King of Hedjaz
and be ultimately succeeded by his eldest son Ali, would have no temporal
authority in these three States, nor indeed any position at all there beyond
insertion of his name as Emir-el-Momenin in Eriday prayers in all mosques.
It is suggested by Lawrence that the boundaries between Upper and Lower
Mesopotamia should run from confluence of Tigris and Zab to Ana on Eu
phrates, thence to Buijik, the Euphrates forming the boundary of Upper Meso
potamia in the west, while the northern boundary would lie through Urfa
and Diabekir to the Tigris. Its capital would be Mosul or Ras-el-Ain. Both
States would of coure be in the British sphere, and Lower Mesopotamia would
be under effective British control. It is recognised that these proposals,
involving as they would a definite separation of Mosul from Baghdad, con
flict with the recommendation in Baghdad telegram No. 8745 (Diary
No. 84061), though the proposed inter-statal boundary is not apparently
inconsistent with that suggested in Baghdad telegram No. 8754 (Diary
No. 83470). It is also recognised that it would be in direct opposition to the
views expressed by Cox in April last to import Abdulla into Mesopotamia. I
should be glad, however, if you would review the whole question in the light
of existing conditions and let me have your views, wdth as little delay as
possible, on Lawrence’s proposals.
Working copy to G, S. (M. O. 1).
Copy to M. S. C., G. S. (M. O. 3).
About this item
- 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 November 1918. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, letters, memoranda, and tables.
An index to the contents of this volume can be found at the start of IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3311. The volume concerns:
- Military personnel issues, including: recruitment, reinforcements, and the transfer of officers
- Supply of food, equipment, ordnance, construction materials and other items to Force D
- Preparations for the demobilisation of Force D
- Demobilisation of the Turkish [Ottoman] Army
- Prisoner of war exchanges
- Railway, river, and port traffic in Mesopotamia [Iraq]
- The British occupation of the Mosul Vilayet
- Construction of railways in Mesopotamia
- Post-war economic and political conditions in Mesopotamia
- The creation of new governments in Mesopotamia, Syria, and Palestine
- Discussion of the Anglo-French Declaration and its significance for Mesopotamia
- Proposal for the creation of a British-administered ‘Kurdish State’ centred on Sulaimaniyah [Sulaymaniyah]
- Transfer of Mesopotamian public debts, archives, and other state assets from the Turkish to the British administration
- Official examination of the 49th Bengal Infantry
- British occupation of Baku and Batum [Batumi]
- British policy in the Caucasus, including: the British intention to ‘police’ the region between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea; proposed disarming of ‘the 6 ½ million inhabitants of Trans-Caucasia’; and the proposed British recognition of autonomous governments in Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan
- British military support for White Russian and other anti-Bolshevik forces
- Intelligence concerning German troop numbers and movements in the Caucasus and Anatolia Peninsula that forms most of modern-day Turkey.
- Intelligence concerning Turkish troop numbers and movements in the Caucasus and Anatolia Peninsula that forms most of modern-day Turkey.
- Political events in Constantinople [Istanbul]
- Supply issues for British units in Persia [Iran]
- Request from the Shah of Persia that Persia be represented at future peace negotiations.
The volume also contains:
- Distribution and composition of Force D, including details of lines of communication and general organisation (ff 56-64)
- Report of pilots and aircraft available for service in Mesopotamia, 14 November 1918 (f 3), 21 November 1918 (f 120)
- Ration strength of Force D on 5 October 1918 (ff 92-96), 12 October 1918 (ff 18-22, 175-179), 19 October 1918 (ff 117-120), 26 October 1918 (ff 72-74)
- Strength return of Force D on 21 September 1918 (ff 22-34), 28 September 1918 (ff 198-210), 19 October 1918 (ff 90-92), 26 October 1918 (ff 261-262)
- Ammunition return of Force D on 5 October 1918 (ff 210-221), 25 October 1918 (f 39), 29 October 1918 (ff 84-85), 5 November 1918 (f 85), 12 November 1918 (f 99), 19 November 1918 (f 264)
- Weekly return of sick and wounded dated 12 October 1918 (ff 76-77), 19 October 1918 (ff 169-170)
- State of supplies on 7 November 1918 (ff 110-111), 20 November 1918 (ff 262-263)
- Distribution Report showing number and condition of motor vehicles with Force D, 1 October 1918 (ff 223-244).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (275 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 273; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
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