"كتاب أزرق. برقيات أُعيد صياغتها" [و‎‎٦‎٩] (١٨٩/١٣٧)

in flag ship "Comet have proceeded to Qalat Salih with
four 4*7 guns in horseboats end M ~lnas’/’Shaitan",
"Semana" and "Lewis Felly". Early morning 3rd June they
are followed by Norfolk Begiment and the same afternoon
a Brigade reaches Qalat Salih. Owing to country traversed /
being entirely under v/ater all these movements are
taking place by Echelons of flotillas. Steamers and
boats similarly were the means by which enemy retired.
'°alat Salih will be reached on 3rd June by General
Head Quarters and land telegraph line.
GENERAL NIXON TO SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA,
5th June 1915.
"On arrival at 6 p.m. 4th June at Basra with General
Headquarters found that Governor of Amaral surrender
had been received at 1.30 p.m. 3rd June by General Townshend.
The despatch to the base of some 30 officers and 700
soldiers who had laid down their arms has already been
carried out. General Townshend who, with Senior Naval
Officer and Sir Percy Cox and a very small force, had
pushed on rapidly in advance of the transport in the
"Comet" and smaller gunboats received the actual
surrender. Two and a half battalions, six guns from Naval
flotilla and four heavy guns are now holding Amara. In
order to bring up more troops on morning 5th June
transports returned to Ezra's tomb. Wireless installation
had accordingly to be removed on night 4th June from
transport and erectod on shore. Temporary interruption
of telegraphic communicartion resulted from this due to