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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 52. PART II. (From 16th to 30th November 1918.)’ [82r] (172/558)
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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these areas to demobilisation centres is, however, proceeding thono>h slow
In course of conversation Djevad
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, Chief of the Staff, hinted that if terms
of armistice were enforced as regards troops in the Caucasus and they were
compelled to withdraw these divisions bffiind the 1914 frontier of Erzerum and
Van areas they would be unable to subsist in those are s, which had been
completely devastated, and the troops would perish from lack of sunnlies and
cnld, and that therefore the Turkish Government would ask permission to
maintain tneSrd, 36', h, 9th, 11th, or 35th Caucasus Divisions and 12th Division
in the Ardahan-Alexandropol-Kars-Julfa-Tabriz area. Iheir intention is to
t Very corrupt. withdraw 5th Caucasus Division and twof
regiments 15th Division now in Baku
area to liatoum by rail and thence by sea to Samsun.
The following is statement of situation of German troops on November
9th as given by Djevad
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
:—
Officers.
Other Ranks
Constantinople European side
71
1,277
Haidar
... 185
3,029
Already embarked on S. S. Ararat ...
20
400
On railway between Bozanti and Haidar
... 189
2,195
At Konia
30
600
At Karabunar and Bozanti
150
3,461
On March from Diarbekr to Sivas ...
40
960
Novpmli ler i/ifWi an ^ an ^ an( ^ ers stated in the course of an interview on
he 1ml 61 • , i ^o^^^^^^ded all German troops in Syria, the only orders
jje f eceiVea ^ rom bis Government after signing of armistice were that
^° r evacna fiori of all German troops to Germany; further
German°f ° destination would be given each body of troops as it reached the
an( lno oth^ i' ^ a( ^ n0 recent with his Government
Constant! ^ ? f 18, ■^ e ^ a d sn o communication with his troops outside
Nation • r ^ ie ^ as ^ ^ days and therefore bad no recent accurate infor-
o their present arrangements or locations. He estimated, however,
buled'LVfoliows 6 — ained ' n Turke y about 700 officers and 10,000 men distri-
Constantinople about 700.
Bozanti about 2,500.
Haidar from about 3,000.
(Awaiting embarkation in S.S. “ Corcovado ”).
On the way from Sivas to Samsun about 1,000.
Bemainder on railway between Bozanti and Haidar
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
.
They would find it very difficult to carry out terms of armistice owin* to
lack ot coal and means of transport and therefore requested assistance" in
transport by sea and rail and coal. He also requested permission to communi
cate with his own troops, call telegrams and communications being sent via
British Headquarters where they would be censored. He requested that if
possible several routes might be permitted them for withdrawal to Germany
m order that evacuation might be carried out more quickly.
He hoped that the Castanza route might be opened again as owing to
terms of armistice on Western front German troops would have to be with
drawn from Ukraine, and Odessa route might therefore be closed to him, also
use of Odessa route by German troops might interfere with any use Allied
Army might wish to make of it in the event of operations in Ukraine being
contemplated. &
Working copy to G. S. (M. O. 3).
Copy to M. S. C., G. S. (M. O. 1).
APPENDIX 388.
DIARY No. 93562.
Telegram P., No. 13110, dated 18th November ]918.
(Despatched 1-30 p.m. ; received 6-45 p.m., 21st November 1918.)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Salonika,
To—The Director of Military Intelligence, London.
(Repeated to G. O. C, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, Baghdad and Simla,)
Priority .—Continuation my 13108 (Diary No. 93556), second part
Political information. Constantinople at the time of arrival was in the
middle of a political crisis. The Sultan, being desirous of weeding out from
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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 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).
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- 1 volume (275 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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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.
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