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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 58. (From 1st to 31st May 1919.)’ [138r] (280/298)
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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APPENDIX 123
Clear telegram No. 807-D. M. P, dated 28th May 1919. (Dj ‘ N °' 43549)
(Despatched 3-55 p.m. ; received 8 p.m. ; 29th May 1919.)
From—Embarkation Commandant, Basra,
To —General Headquarters.
(Repeated War Section, Simla and the Secretary, War Office, London.)
28rd May despatched as follows to Karachi Bankura twenty-second
l 0. R. three, Motor Ambulances ten. Wardanc twenty-third Motor Ambu
lances twenty-three open cars two. Pentakota twenty-third B O. two B. O. R.,
eighteen, I. 0. R., fifteen. War shell twenty-seventh Motor Ambulances fire’
Barpeta twenty-eight B. O., two B. W. O. one B. O. R. fifty-seven I. O. R.*
serenty-four,jMotor Ambulances twelve. Remaining to be despatched four
heavy lorries.
Working copy to Q. M. G.
Copy to Collection, M. S. C., A. G., D. M. S., G. S.
APPENDIX 124
(Dy. No. 43586)
Telegram P., No. 78f24, S. R. I., dated 29th May 1919.
(Despatched 2 p.m., received 9-30 p.m., 29th May 1919.)
From—The Secretary, War Office, London,
To—The Commander-in-Chief in India, Simla.
(Repeated G. O. C., Baghdad.)
par line.
With reference to your 38961, dated 19th May.
The following transports Hunts Castle now due Bombay Elephanta and
lorth Brook due to leave 7th June are available.
130
You should arrange for these opportunities to he availed of by officers and
troops desirous of proceeding on leave to United Kingdom Cable numbers
allotted to British and Indian Services separately for India and Mesopotamia
respectively.
Woking copy to Q. M. G.
Copy to Collection, M. S. C., A. G.
APPENDIX 125
(Dy No. 43603)
Memo. No. R.-D. M.-2935, dated 7th April 1919.
(Received in War Section, 25th May 1919.)
To—The Director of Remounts, General Headquarters, M. E. F.,
To—The Director General of Remounts, Simla.
Beference General Baghdad’s cable No. X.-5545 of 4th March (Dy.
No. 16711) 1919, and letter No. R.-D. M.-1958 of 6th March 1919 (Dy.
No. 23898) I have the honour to forward herewith a revised statement of
estimated shortages and surplusses and also a supplementary list of units of the
Post Bellum Army.
2. The changes in item 12 of the statement are due
(a) to the revision in the War establishment of the Post Bellum Army
and consequent revision of 22 per cent, reserve.
(&) the 13th Lancers being now shown as having taken 230 British
Cavalry horses to India and not 350 Indian Cavalry as shown
previously.
3. It will be noted that of the 4250 Artillery Draught shown as surplus
1083 have been already shipped to India.
Working copy to Q. M. G;
Copy to Collection, A. G., G. S.
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- 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 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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