"تاريخ الحرب الكبرى استنادًا إلى وثائق رسمية. الحملة في بلاد الرافدين ١٩١٤-١٩١٨. المجلد IV". [و‎‎١‎٩‎٤] (٥٤٠/٣٩٢)

THE MOSUL QUESTION
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At 6.30 p.m. Ali Ihsan visited General Cassels and said that
he had just received the terms of the Armistice from his Govern
ment, from whom he must receive definite orders that Mosul
was included under Clause 7 : further that, although Clauses
5 and 20 applied to his force, which was a field army and not a
garrison, Clause 16 did not apply. A few hours later General
Cassels received a message sent by General Headquarters
saying that as conditions in Mosul were satisfactory General
Marshall agreed that there was no necessity for undue haste
in making the Turks comply with the terms of the Armistice
of which they were apparently ignorant. The War Office
was being requested to have the full details sent to the Turks
at once, especially as regarded Clause 16 and the surrender of
Mosul, about which the War Office instructions were perfectly
clear and were as stated in General Marshall’s letter to Ali
Ihsan.
General Fanshawe arrived at Mosul early on the 4th
November and took over command from General Cassels.
Meanwhile Admiral Calthorpe (Naval Commander-in-Chief,
Mediterranean) had telegraphed to London that the
Turkish Government objected to our occupation of Mosul
under Clauses 7 and 16 of the Armistice terms. On
the 6th November he received orders from the Admiralty
to request the Turkish Government to issue orders to Ali
Ihsan to evacuate Mosul under Clause 7. Further, though
under Clause 16 Ali Ihsan should undoubtedly surrender
with his garrison, H.M. Government was prepared to con
cede this point provided he handed over his arms under
Clause 20 and removed his force to such place as General
Marshall might direct. As regards Clause 5, continued the
telegram, it was not considered necessary that any Turkish
troops should be present, for maintenance of internal order,
in the Mosul vilayet or where General Marshall did not require
them. Admiral Calthorpe was to point out to the Turkish
Government that failure to comply, within such period as might
be specified by General Marshall, would involve the seizure of
Mosul by our arms.
This telegram was repeated to General Marshall, but did
not reach him till the 8th November. He had reached Mosul
on the 7th and had at once given Ali Ihsan instructions for the
complete evacuation by his troops of the Mosul vilayet. The
withdrawal was to commence on the 8th and the vilayet of Mosul
was to be clear of Turkish troops by the 15th. Units and
formations would be allowed to take their arms, equipment