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Telegram R, No. 55595, dated 16th August 1917. APPENDIX 256
(Despatched 4-15 p.m.) ^Py. No. 5^595)
From—The Commander-in-Chief in India,
To—The Chief of the Imperial General Staff, London.
(Repeated General Officer Commanding, Force “ D/ J Baghdad.)
Clear line.
Reference General Officer Commanding, Force “D,” X.-3212 (Dy-
No 55531) of 16th August.
Secretary of State’s No. Nil, dated 25th July (Dy. No 50966) and also
Viceroy, Foreign and Political Department—8538, dated 5th August (Dy.
No. 53297) to Secretary of State and connected telegrams should please be seen.
Will you represent General Maude’s wishes to Foreign Office.
In my opinion, Roux should not be permitted to proceed beyond Basrah,
but if this cannot be prevented, use of Cipher and locked postal bag for des
patches from within the area of operations should obviously not be permitted.
Record copy to G. S. (M. O 1).
Copy to M. S. C., M. S. V., F. & P., G. S. (M. O. 3).
Telegram P., No. 39589-Cipher, dated 15th August 1917. APPENDIX 257
(Despatched 5-5 p.m., received 4 p.m., 16th August 1917.) Py- ^°- 05624)
Prom—The Director, Military Intelligence, London.
To —The General Officer Commanding, Force ‘'D,” Baghdad.
(Repeated to the Commander-in-Chief in India, Simla.)
From Special Agent X (Mesopotamia) we learn that cn June 24th an
officer in the neighbourhood of Kifri received the following instructions signed
“Pleaum.
1. Without enti ely new orders you are not to proceed further,.
2. Report constantly regarding conditions amongst native tribes, develop
ment of situation and strength of enemy.
3. Endeavour to secure information from Kermanshah, especially regarding
English activity Southern Persia.
(Considerable gap in instructions here.)
4 Get information through “Abbas Kalur ” (Kallur ?) regarding enemy
forces before “ Pusht-I-Kuh ” and Massendelia (Mendall ?)
5. Heads of tribes should be made to provide for the maintenance of order
out of their own resources acting in consultation with “ Schultz, who, at the
present moment, is with his “Schabis (Sinjabis ?).
6. You should avoid exciting suspicion of Turks.
7. You are authorised to take some “ Schabi ” horsemen as guard as
(? Afghans) are not available. Ends.
Notb. —In original the paragraph* were not numbered.
Working copy to G. S. (M. 0. 3).
Copy to M. S. C., G. S. (M. 0. 1).
Telegram P., No. 39590-Cipher, dated 15th August 1917. APPENDIX 258
(Despatched 6-50 p.m., received 4 p.m., 16th August 1917.) (Dy. No. 55631)
From—The Director, Military Intelligence, London.
To—The General Officer Commanding, Force “D, ” Baghdad.
(Repeated Commander-in-Chief in India, Simla, General Officer Commanding Egyptian Expe
ditionary Force, Cairo and Caucasus Military Agency.)
Following report is by a Greek Consul wffio reached Switzerland from
Constantinople about August 14th. On August 1st 70 German officials belong
ing to Falkenhayn’s staff arrived Constantinople and engaged rooms for one
month. On August 8th Falkenhayn was still at Constantinople, and on that
date informant passed 45 large motor lorries and about 40 military motor