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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 52. PART II. (From 16th to 30th November 1918.)’ [163r] (334/558)
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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APPENDIX 467.
92866.
93208.
93448,
93547.
94500.
Situation in Mesopotamia, Persia and Turkestan, November 24th,
1918.
1, 2 and 3. Tigris, Diala and Euphrates Fronts .—No change.
4 Intelligence.— {a) Turkish Empire .—It is reported from Constantinople
that owing to'the Sultan’s insistence on all C. U. P. elements being excluded
from the Cabinet, Izzat
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
resigned
and was succeeded on November 12th
hy Tewfik
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
. The present Cabinet is said to be strongly pro-British.
The whereabouts of Talaat and Enver
is uncertain. The latest report places
Talaat as still at Constantinople, while
Enver is variously reported as at Berlin,
or en route for the Caucasus.
The evacuation of Constantinople and the Dardanelles by Turkish troops
is proceeding slowly. There appear to
he some 10,000 German troops still in
Constantinople and Asiatic Turkey, and their evacuation is reported to be
difficult owing to insufficiency of transport and fuel.
(b) Caucasus.—The Turks have asked for permission to retain 5 divisions
94252 in Trans-Caucasia owing to the alleged
° * shortage of supplies in the area immediate
ly west of the 1914 frontier. They have been told that there is no necessity
for them to retain the troops, withdrawn from the Caucasus so far East.
The Turks have stated their intention to withdraw 2 divisions, exclusive
93556 . of the above, from the Caucasus via Batum.
94251. There is evidence, however, to show that
one division has already been broken up and distributed among formations of
we Azerbaijan army.
The evacuation of Turkish troops from
the neighbourhood of Baku and from
Petrovsk is proceeding. The Turkish
commander reports that the Georgian go
vernment is not allowing trains carrying Turkish troops to pass to Batum.
93550.
93611.
94212,
94389.
93373.
Force “ D ” estimates that the enemy
rifle strength in the Caucasus amounts to
some 8,000 Germans, 17,000 Turks and 13,700 irregulars.
The situation in Baku is quiet. Moderate men of all parties have accept-
9495g ed the suggestion of a coalition govern
ment, in place of the present Turkish
made Cabinet. General Thomson reports that the Georgian government is even
more anti—Prussian than the present Azerbaijan government, and that any
attempt to reintroduce Russian rule would meet with intense opposition from
all parties in Trans-Caucasia.
93877 A A Russian wireless message announces
the arrest of the British mission at Vladi
kavkaz.
In the
93099,
94449.
is loosely under Denikin’s control.
North Caucasus the Russian volunteer army under General
Denekin is reported to number some
60,000 men while another army of Don
t ossaeks, numbering about 70,000 men,
The above are operating against the Bol
sheviks in the Tsaritsin and Stavropol-
Vladikavkaz areas. The Terek Cossack®
are reported to be opposed to Denikin, but the various mountain tribes appear
likely to be friendly, on the departure of the Turks.
93038 . (c) Nasir Dewan is reported
93652, to have some 500 men with 1 gun between
Kamarij and Dashti Arjan, and to be re-
93615.
94472.
solved to fight.
93652.
The newly appointed Khan of Tangisha
has attacked Zair Khidar at Khaviz, but
without success.
Owing to their very heavy losses from influenza, the southward migra-
9UQI7 tion of the Qashgais tribes has stopped,
and no section had, on 17th November,
yet passed Chinar Rahdar.
5. Caucasus .—Our advanced troops landed at Baku on the 17th November
92445 . and the remainder on the 15th. The
Turks had withdrawn in accordance with
93550 . the orders of G. O. C., “D, ” but consider-
93611 - able numbers remained at Baladjari junc
tion outside Baku. Steps have been taken to expedite their withdrawals.
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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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