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APPENDIX 337
Telegram No. 1172-32-E. B, A., dated 22nd June 1916.
(Despatched 6-40 P.M., received 0-45 A.M., 23rd June 1916.) (Diary No. 61244)
From—The G. O. C., Force <( D," Basrah,
To—The Chief of the General Staff, Simla.
Reference your telegram of 5th June, No. 57872.
(a) Field Ambulance for the present force sufficient. One combined
clearing hospital wanted at once to meet existing requirements.
(b) The likely additional requirements are 800 British beds and 1,200
Indian beds fully equipped. It is assumed that with any
addition to the strength of the (force?) there will be a proportion
ate increase of lines of communication medical units.
(c) Medical equipment 1 section General Hospital British Troops
required for infectious disease hospital. In addition to above
I require at once one General Hospital British Troops of 1,000
beds and one British Stationary Hospital of 400 beds to meet my
revised estimates of present needs.
Working copy to D.M.S.
Copy to M.S.C., M.S.V., G.S. (M.O. 2).
Telegram No. 836-3-L.C.j dated 22nd June 1916. APPENDIX 338
(
Despatched 4 " 4 ° received
12 MIDNIGHT.)
F rom The Inspector-General of Communications, Basrah.
(Diary No. 61245)
To—The Chief of the General Staff, Simla.
Your 60850 June 2ist, my 836*1 June 19th.
Begins. Ships drawing more than 18 feet cannot get over the bar at
entrance to Shatt-al-Arab; transhipment there during this hot weather very
difficult ; will entail heavy loss among horses. It is most important that troops
coming out should be sent in light vessels even at risk of some delay. Ends.
This has reference to telegram from Marine Transport Officer, Suez, in
regard to Cavalry Brigade embarking at Marseilles.
Working copy to Q.M.G.
Copy to M.S.C., M.S.V., G.S. (M.O. 1, M.O. 2).
Telegram P., No. 129-472-0., dated 22nd June 1916. APPENDIX 339
(Despatched 11 P.M., received 6-15 A.M., 23rd June 1916.) (Diary No. 61280)
From—-The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” Basrah,
To—The Chief of the General Staff, Simla.
22nd June, Tigris Line —
Situation unchanged.
Troops not in front line. Continue to collect forage.
Euphrates Laying of rails for metre gauge railway between wharf
at Magill and Zubair has commenced.
Ibn Rashid has retired into the desert to Chabdah about 50 miles west of
Zubair. So long as he does not become aggressive no active operations against
him will be undertaken.