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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 59. (From 1st to 30th June 1919.)’ [38r] (80/252)
The record is made up of 1 volume (124 folios). It was created in 15 Mar 1919-30 Jun 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 45
(Dy. No. 47704)
Word code telegram No. 47704-S. D. 3, dated 9th June 1919.
(Despatched 2-45 p.m.)
Prom—The Chief of the General Staffs Simla,
To—G. O. C., Force cf D ” Baghdad.
Can you spare any anti-aircraft equipment complete with ammunition.
Should he grateful of at least one section of two guns with as much personnel as
you can spare.
Record copy to G. S. (S. D. 3).
Copy to M. S. C. 5 A. G., Q. M. G., D. G. T.
APPENDIX 46
(Dy. No. 47895)
Special. Telegram P., No. X.-7085, dated 9th June 1919.
(Despatched 10-50 a.m., (tel. 11-5 a.m.) January 9th.)
(Received 6-30 p.m., dated 9th June 1919.)
From—G. O. C., Force “ D ”, Baghdad,
To—Secretary, War Office, London.
(Repeated the Chief of the General Staff, Simla, Secretary of State for India, Foreign and
Political Department, Simla, G. O. C., E. E. F., Cairo, G. O. C. ? Hocom Constantinople.)
Priority.
Situation in Southern Kurdistan :—
The concentration of troops and the collection of supplies continue Gorges |
between Chemchemal and Kerkouk fortified, road being prepared for wheels.
30
Further reports have been received of the defection of the Sheikh of Mahmud’s
# followers. Prisoners in Suleman * lyeh
c ange ' believed seen by aerial reconnaissance on
June 8th. The weather * has improved and is clearer. Central and Northern
Kurdistan are quiet.
"Working copy to G. S. (M. O. 3).
Copy to Collection, G. S. (M. O. 1).
APPENDIX 47
(Dy. No. 47962)
Memorandum No. C. R.-9416 (A-2), dated 30th March 1919.
(Received in War Section, 21st May 1919.)
From—The Deputy Adjutant General, 3rd Echelon, General Headquarters, Meso
potamian Expeditionary Force, Basrah,
To—The Secretary, War Office, London.
[Copy for information to the Chief of the General Staff, Army Headquarters, Simla, India
the Assistant Director of Ordnance Stores (Provision), Magil.]
Forwarded * with reference to
* Detailed Statement of Ration Strength of
Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, dated 15th
March 1919.
your No. 25549-Cipher (A. G.-2), dated
22nd February 1916, and in continuation
of my No. L.-546, dated 29th March 1919
(Dy. No. 25828).
Working copy to A. G.
Copy to Collection, Q. M. G., D. M. S., D. G. O., G. S.
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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 30 June 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:
- Supply of construction materials, firewood, and other items to Force D
- Disposal of surplus weaponry and animals, including transfers from Mesopotamia to India
- Arrangement of transport for leave, demobilization, and personnel transfers to India
- Railway construction in Mesopotamia
- Matters concerning the Kurdish uprising led by Sheikh Mahmud [Shaikh Maḥmūd Barzanjī], including: the movements of British units; reports of Kurds joining and leaving the uprising; fighting between British and Kurdish forces at ‘Bayzan Pass’ on 19 June 1919; the British capture of Suleimaniyeh [As Sulaymaniyah, also written as Sulimaniyah in the volume]; and British reprisals against Kurdish villages ‘where evidence of hostile action by inhabitants [is] clearly proved’
- Assessments by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. of the conditions in Kerbela [Karbala], Nejef [Najaf], Diwaniyeh [Al Diwaniyah], Hillah, and Suleimaniyeh
- A proposal from ‘Cherif Pasha’ [Şerif Pāshā] that the British should find a suitable Kurdish individual with 'European training' and establish them as leader of the Kurds in Mesopotamia
- Selling of weapons to the Persian [Iranian] Government by Force D
- Discussion of the gifting of weapons to Shaikh ‘Khazal’ of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr]
- Logistical issues affecting Force D’s supplying of units in Persia and the Caucasus
- A statement of the British Government’s position on Kurds in Mesopotamia
- British objections to the planned visit of the King-Crane Commission to the Middle East
- Intelligence concerning pan-Arab activities in Mesopotamia and Syria
- British censorship and suppression of Arab publications
- Preparations for a tour by Major Noel to assess ‘relative proportions of various races, feelings of local inhabitants, repatriation of refugees including Moslem [Muslim] refugees now in occupied territory, and connected questions’.
The volume also contains:
- Ration strength of Force D on 5 April 1919 (ff 12-14)
- Detailed statements of ration strength of Force D on 15 March 1919 (ff 39-43) and 22 March 1919 (ff 48-53)
- Strength return of Force D dated 10 May 1919 (ff 64-65)
- Ration strength of Force D on 31 May 1919 (f 74)
- Weekly return of sick and wounded for the week ending 17 May 1919 (ff 106-107)
- Distribution of Force D including details of lines of communication, 1 June 1919 (ff 109-122).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (124 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 commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 124; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right 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 also present in parallel between ff 3-122; 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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