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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 52. PART II. (From 16th to 30th November 1918.)’ [71r] (150/558)
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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(S') Irregulars —
Guns
Sabres
Hifles
32
2*570
13,700
It may be expected that the following will be now masquerading as
members of the Azerbaijan National Army
luikish Regulars (above mentioned) in areas Ca) and (d) and possibly
also those in (e). W 1,7
Working copy to G. S. (M. O. 3'.
Copy to M. S. C., G. S. (M. 0. 1).
APPENDIX 368.
DIARY No. 93378.
Telegram P., No. 9927, dated 17th November 1918.
(Despatched 11-30 a.m.; received 12-30 p.m., 18th November 1918.)
Received in War Section, 21st November 1918.
Rom 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.
, Baghdad,
To The Secretary of State, London.
(Repeated Teheran, Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign anil Political
Department, Delhi.)
Following from Noel, Sulaimaniyah, November 16th:—
den w^^ S ‘~r^ a d . a ro yal welcome on arrival here to-day, being received by
mm a 1 ° 1 * SS ^ r ? m y iFages all along the route with liveliest satisfaction. Was
m s a § e irom town by Sheikh Mahmud with several hundred sowars,
nrm i p rar j’ 1S0n lla ^ surrendered and will be sent to Kirkuk. Sulai-
decav 'sn iaS ^ CGl1 re ^ ucec ^ b Y Turks to incredible state of impoverishment and
ruin"’ r ^ (r ( i ent * P 0 P u ^ a ^ on having disappeared, and most of the town in
p av ‘, eacra i production of country proportionately reduced. We shall
foorltt 0 ff reC ^° n * W ^^ sever ? ^ am i ne c °i 1( iitions this winter unless we supply
a s at railhead. Rice is selling at Rs. 2,400 a ton, wheat at Rs. ],6Q0.
Need for seed grain also acute.■“-JSWs, With co-operation of military author
ities I am endeavouring to meet his urgent needs.
Noel continues:— Begins .— (? Kurdistan) is so (? well disposed) that, pro
vided w T e take prompt and vigorous action now, difficulty need not he anti
cipated in creating Kurdish State under our protection and with control by
Political Officers over general policy. Movement so strong in Sulaimaniyah
at all events that I strongly advise immediate despatch of qualified officers
to assume direct charge of principal administrative services.—
l am arranging to do this despite the consequent strain on the resources
of this administration already hard pressed to find officers for Mosul Vilayet
and threatened wfitk the extra work of demobilisation.
Noel proceeds to recommend immediate initiation of similar movement
at some Kurdish centre north of Mosul. This 1 will consider as soon as
possible. . He is arranging a conference of 50 to 60 Kurdish chiefs at
Sulaimaniyah at the end of this month, and I shall endeavour to attend it.
Working copy to G. S. (M. O, 1).
Copy to M. S. C., G. S. (M. O. 3), Q. M. G.
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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- ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 52. PART II. (From 16th to 30th November 1918.)’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:273v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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