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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 52. PART I. (From 1st to 15th November 1918.)’ [100r] (208/558)
The record is made up of 1 volume (273 folios). It was created in 31 Aug 1918-15 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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l comments.—ki a brief note, contained in bis general
“ ^ °f. th ® agricultural position in Mesopotamia, Mr. G S Henderson
remarks that the most serious result of the indifferent yields is the loss of
confidence on the part of the Arab cultivators.
Seed ’ he advocates efficient control in India by co-ordina-
Basral tl0nS B ° ard ’ and the Settin o «P of a seed testing 7 statTon at
and ?nTh r :L^:T-~ The J' ?ld | iven by tbe Indiai1 wheat has bpen variable
a d, on the whole, disappointing. Many of the-factors which militated against
a successful harvest in 1917-18 have already been noticed :
Ot these, the most damaging were :
oa the" rahffaU^amf 6 ° f S0Wins aEd C0M e<luent failure of the seed to germinate
in ' ff a ,! ure *° ", et water on the land at a sufficiently early date. Where
the seed did not catch the rainfall it was imperative to irrigate within a week
ot sowing. This was not done : in most cases from four to'six weeks were
allowed to elapse.
At Baqubah, Iraq and Indian wheats were sown side by side The ’Iran
crop was better in eyery case, notably on “ Hamrah ” ground, stiff reddish soil
ot which an analysis has not yet been made. In Tarmiyah, on the other hand
resuTts S0Wn ° n liffc land at the endof December gave satisfactory
^ n i V1 ' eW and out of ten seeds germinating, the quality of
the seed cannot he held to account for the failure that did occur. Though the
good results hoped for have not been realised the experiment has justified
iiseir.
It has been impossible to distinguish the proportion of the grass crop
that is directly due to Indian seed from that raised from ’Iraq seed ; but the
crop returns from the district to which advances were made are as follows
Tons.
Samarra
Baghdad
Kadhimain
Aziziyah
Baghailah
Kut
Fallujah
Xhaniqiii
Baqubah
Musaiyib
1,000
2,500
6,000
2.500
30C
4.500
3,000
70
1,800
1,7 00
^ 0 r**! iese d j. sfrriets » Samarra, Baghailah, Kut, Khaniqin and Baqubah had
■r ° ^ n ^^ n i> ous seed ; Fallujah drew largely from us; Kadhimain,
ivii a p ^-Ziziyah had certain stocks of their own ; Musaiyib produced
very little from Indian seed. «
The only conclusions from this year’s experience which can therefore
sately be drawn are
f * ^' ? lle T A . rab sus P lc ious of Indian seed and not intdined to give it &
lair trial. It is therefore unwise to provide for him other than local seed.
2. Indian wheat appears to require better cultivation than the Arab is
accustomed to give to ’Iraq wheat.
3. Indian seed must he sown before the end of December, • and must be
watered within from four to seven days of sowing.
4. Punjab and Sind wheats are more suitable than the Muzaffarnagar
type wheats for Mesopotami a.
5. The quality of the Indian grain from a military point of view is
supenoi to the average ’Iraq wffieat. In Musaiyib where the Indian wheat
most generally failed farmers are carefully preserving for future seed what
crop has been harvested.
Ly allpur.
2,160 lbs. of seed. Germinated on test 89 per cent.
Acres sown.
Seed rate
per acre.
Totai
Yield.
Fold
(Grain).
4
Remarks.
Grain.
Straw.
lbs.
mds.
lbs.
mds.
lbs.
-
90
133
60
151
40
5-00
Experimental l acre
90
5
54
7
61
20-17
Length of well grown straw 3' to 3' 6".
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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 15 November 1918. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, tables, memoranda, and letters.
An index to the contents of this volume can be found at folios 1-12. The volume concerns:
- Supply of food, construction materials, ordnance, and other items to Force D
- Personnel requirements of Force D
- Equipment of reinforcements for Force D
- Railway construction in Mesopotamia
- Establishment of banks and other financial facilities in Mesopotamia
- British attack on Turkish [Ottoman] positions at Fatha [Al Fathah] on 24 October 1918, and surrender of Turkish forces on 30 October 1918
- British occupation of Gayyara [Qayyarah]
- Railway and river traffic in Mesopotamia
- British occupation of the city of Mosul
- Negotiation of Turkish withdrawal from the vilayet of Mosul
- The Armistice of Mudros
- Agricultural experiments in Mesopotamia
- Prisoner of war captures, exchanges, and repatriations
- Preparations for the demobilisation of Force D, including: the transfer of troops and materiel to the Western Front; transfer of control of transport, communications, and other infrastructure in Mesopotamia to civilian authorities; and disposal of animals used by Force D
- British relations with the Government of Askabad [Ashgabat, Turkmenistan]
- British and French support for White Russian forces
- Capture of Petrovsk [Makhachkala] by Turkish forces and the withdrawal of General Lazar Bicharakov’s White Russian forces from Petrovsk to Enzeli [Bandar-e Anzali]
- Negotiation of Turkish withdrawal from Baku
- Preparations for British occupation of Baku
- Intelligence concerning German political and military activities in the Caucasus, including: German support for an independent Georgia; and the withdrawal of German troops from the Caucasus to Ukraine
- British naval policy in the Caspian Sea
- Appeal from Sheikh Mahmud [Shaikh Maḥmūd Barzanjī] for British support for an independent Kurdistan
- Arrangements for the creation and distribution of propaganda in territory occupied by British forces.
The volume also contains:
- Distribution and composition of Force D, including details of: lines of communication; general organisation; and names of General Officers and Brigade Commanders (ff 13-34, 228-236)
- Strength return of Force D on 31 August 1918 (ff 68-81), 14 September 1918 (ff 249-262) 28 September 1918 (ff 42-44), 5 October 1918 (ff 237-238), 12 October 1918 (ff 239-240)
- Ammunition return of Force D on 18 October 1918 (f 220), 22 October 1918 (ff 44-45)
- State of supplies on 27 October 1918 (ff 82-83), 31 October 1918 (ff 127-128), 7 November 1918 (ff 205-206)
- Report of aircraft available for service in Mesopotamia, 31 October 1918 (f 84), 7 November 1918 (ff 173-174)
- Weekly return of sick and wounded dated 5 October 1918 (ff 137-139)
- Ration strength of Force D on 21 September 1918 (ff 213-219), 28 September 1918 (ff 243-249), 5 October 1918 (ff 148-152)
- Statement showing War Establishment for farms in Mesopotamia, dated 9 November 1918 (ff 200-202)
- Statement of Animal Transport in Tigris and Euphrates fronts, 29 September 1918 (ff 264-269).
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- 1 volume (273 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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