"مذكرات الحرب. مقر قيادة الجيش، الهند. [...] قوة المشاة الهندية «د» المجلد ٢٨. الجزء I. (من ١ إلى ١٥ نوفمبر ١٩١٦.)" [و‎‎٤‎٨] (٢٥٨/١٠٠)

titular numbers. The balance of the Cavalry 380 forms the 31st Cavalry
Regiment. The following are details of guns.
Six anti-aircraft (including two new arrived at Kut, 18th October), one
heavy naval, six 9-pr. Mountain, howitzer 44 Q. F., 14-pr. field, four 12
centimetres, eight 15 centimetres.
At Baghdad, 500 Cavalry, 4,000 sick and wounded, 2,000 labour corps,
2,500 locally enlisted recruits under training, 1,000 drafts and convalescents,
mostly Turks. The grand total of 6th Turkish Army Corps is 16 trench
mortars, 125 guns in the field, 41,100 rifles, 3,230 sabres.
Addressed Director, Military Intelligence, London and Egypt.
Working copy to G. S. (M. O. 3).
Copy to G. S. (M. O. 1, M. O. 2).
Telegram P., No 831-S., dated 3rd November 1916. APPENDIX 58
(Received in War Section on 3rd November 1916.) (Ity- Ao. 89629)
From—His Excellency the Viceroy (Foreign and Political
Department),
To—His Majesty’s Secretary of State for India.
Your telegram (Dy. No. 86774) of October 19th. In view of the change
in conditions (more especially the presence of Turks in Burujird and Hamadan,
the somewhat weak position of the Russians opposing them and divisions among
the Bakhtiaris themselves) we agree with His Excellency the Commander-in-
Chief that time has now come when political considerations should be subordi
nated and the protection of the oil fields placed on sound military footing.
Though we may have to face some irritation on the part of Bakhtiaris at the
outset it should not be impossible to persuade the friendly Khans and those in
Tehran that the absolute security of the oil fields in these unsettled times is just
as essential in their own interests as it is in ours.
Record copy to G, S. (M. O. 1).
Copy to M. S. C., G. S. (M. O. 2, M. O. 3).
Telegram No. A., 167-19, dated 3rd November 1916. APPENDIX 59
(Despatched 1-30 p.m., received 7-30 p.m.) (Ay. No. 89642)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” Basrah,
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
Following summary of report to medical advisory committee. Begins. Little-
serious sickness originated in Shaik Saad except scurvy in Indian troops^ which
has lately diminished. Committee commend highly the general preventive and
sanitary measures so far adopted. Future needs understood locally and known
to Lines of Communication. Committee impressed special necessity of following.
Prompt completion sanitary sections, its new officers commanding being expe
dited and having sufficient British orderlies and assistant officers with knowledge
of Hindustani. " Small Clayton apparatus. Tanks for projected water supply.
Incinerator bars. Materials for roofing cook houses and latrines and for
latrine seats. Hospital arrangements good. Great need for (bacteriologist ?) and
fully equipped laboratory for this area. Such provision essential to. preven *
tion (dysentery). Would also help to get men back to duty from Shaikh Saad
Hospital. Ends. All above recommendations either completed or in hand.
Bacteriologist is en route from India and Laboratory has been asked for from
War Office.
Addressed Secretary, War Office, London; repeated Chief of the General
Staff, Simla.
Working copy to D. M. S.
Copy to M. S. C, G. S. (M. O. 2).
Telegram P., No. 24584-Cipher, dated 3rd November 1918. APPENDIX 69
(Despatched 12 noon, received 2 a.m., 4th November 1916.) (Ay. No. 89679)
From—The Director, Military Intelligence, London,
To—The Commander-in-Chief in India.
Your 181 (By. No. 88786).
It is reported by Russian Naval Attache, Athens, that there is information
from Turkish Legation of an Arab Division leaving Baghdad for Dobruja and