‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 52. PART II. (From 16th to 30th November 1918.)’ [‎151r] (310/558)

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

Written in

English in Latin script

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