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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 58. (From 1st to 31st May 1919.)’ [24r] (52/298)
The record is made up of 1 volume (145 folios). It was created in 29 Mar 1919-31 May 1919. 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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audit organisation post helium Very large proportion of existing accounts
departments namely 45 officers including paymasters and F. T. C. Os. and 104
British other ranks working as accounts and audit clerks have been improvised
practice in this force. All of those will require to be relieved by competent
trained personnel next September who misht be willing to accept employment
in the post helium accounts department if terms satisfactory. Terms cannot
be framed and submitted for your approval until system of audit and accounts
organisations have been settled. You will realise that it is essential to have
arrangements cut and dried to meet the situation which will be created by the
release of so large a body of personnel.
Working copy to M. A. G.
Copy to Collection, M. S. C., A. G., Q. M. G.
APPENDIX 17-A.
Distribution of Troops, Mes. Ex. Force, April 19th, 1919.
17TH DIVISION.
34th Inf. Bde,—
Amarah—
Headquarters—
6th E. Lane. B..
l-8th Bajputs.
108th Infantry (under orders to join from Ahwaz).
l-99th Infantry (at Nasarivah).
34th S. A. A. Sec.
16
51st Inf. Bde.—
Baghdad Area—
Headquarters—
l-5th E. Kent It.
80th Carnatics—at Mirjana.
l-10th G, R.
126th Baluchis.
51st S. A. A. Sec.
52nd Inf. Bde.—
Hillah Area—
Headquarters—
l-4th Dorset R.
l-113th Infantry.
45th Sikhs.
l-94th Infantry.
52nd S. A. A. Sec.
10th Lancers and M. G. Sec.
Hd. Qrs. Divl. Art.
220th Bde. R. E. A. 1064, 1066, 1067 and 403 Batt.
222nd Bde. R. E. A. 375, 1070, 1072 and 429 Batt..
No. 13 Indian Mtn. Arty. Brigade (to be formed).
^No. 26 Mtn. Batt. (at Mirjana).
No. 49 Mtn. Batt. (Baghdad).
Hd. Qrs. Divl. Engineers.
9th, 12th and 13th Ed. Cos., 2nd S. and M.
3 7th Divl. Signal Co., with det. 48th Signal Co. and Cable Sec. (attd).
l-32nd Sikh Pioneers.
^ Post bellum until relieved.
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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 1 and 31 May 1919. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, memoranda, and tables.
An index to the contents of this volume can be found at folios 3-8. The volume concerns:
- Military personnel issues, including the granting of leave, demobilisation of troops, and transfer of units from Mesopotamia to India
- Supply of animals to Force D
- Dispatch of water tanks from Mesopotamia to India
- A report on the performance of Kachin recruits in the 85th Burma Rifles (ff 32-33)
- Dispatch of units from Force D to respond to ‘disturbances’ in India and on the North-West Frontier Region of British India bordering Afghanistan.
- Spread of the ‘Ikhwan movement’ in Bahrein [Bahrain], Kowait [Kuwait], and Mesopotamia
- Intelligence concerning public opinion in Mesopotamia, including: opposition to the British occupation; the preference of ‘leading men’ for direct British administration; and hostility towards the involvement of Sheikh Faisul [Shaikh Fayṣal bin Al-Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī] in the post-war Government
- The number of troops required to occupy Mesopotamia
- Railway construction in Mesopotamia
- Reports of ‘serious disorders’ at Sulaimaniyah [Sulaymaniyah] and a ‘serious rising’ in southern Kurdistan led by Sheikh Mahmud [Shaikh Maḥmūd Barzanjī]
- Matters relating to the administration of Mesopotamia, including: arrangements for the financial management of British administration; conditions of employment for Army officers hired to work in the civil administration; and the creation of administrative provinces, including an ‘Arab province of Mosul’ and a ‘fringe of autonomous Kurdish States … with British political advisers’
- Maintenance of waterways in Mesopotamia
- Discussion of the creation of a daily train service between Baghdad and Basrah [Basra] carrying mail and passengers.
The volume also contains:
- Weekly return of sick and wounded dated 29 March 1919 (ff 10-11), 5 April 1919 (ff 64-65), 12 April 1919 (ff 108-109), 19 April 1919 (ff 112-114), 26 April 1919 (ff 129-130)
- Distribution and composition of Force D, including details of lines of communication and general organisation, 19 April 1919 (ff 24-38), 1 May 1919 (ff 78-89)
- State of supplies on 30 April 1919 (ff 66-67)
- Strength return of Force D on 12 April 1919 (f 120).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (145 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 147; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-145; 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.
Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
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