"مذكرات الحرب. مقر قيادة الجيش، الهند. [...] قوة المشاة الهندية «د». المجلد ٣٨. الجزءان ١ و٢. (من ١ إلى ٣٠ سبتمبر ١٩١٧)." [و‎‎١‎٦‎٠] (١٠٠٠/٣٢٤)

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A report from Force “ D ” speaks of considerable accumulations of supplies October, as he has 150 miles to move from Kirmanshah and his advance is sure to
in Mesopotamia, which, in view of the frequent reports of shortage of rations, be opposed. General Maude, however, promises every assistance to accelerate
points to preparations for the arrival of strong reinforcements. matters.
There are indications that the Euphrates force at Hit may be further General Maude has sent another telegram to Prjevalski regarding the
reinforced by a machine gun company from the Tigris, and that a regiment, of proposed Russian co-operation and com-
the ^oth Division, which was last located at Aleppo and the two remaining ,u4 bined offensive. We have not received
regiments of the 46th Division have arrived in Mesopotamia. Prjevalski’s message to which this is a reply. Gener.il Maude considers that
o r> • 1 • l 1. j * c 1 • • .„u Ba r atoff’s.column will not be able to establish itself at Kifri without assistance
W *,000 Persian lev.es who were attached to the Sala.man.yah force, are c ° he exercise of sure from the Russians at Sulaimanieh and by
■ted to have been d.sbanded. u r „ . _ the British. Consequently, Baratoff’s advance to Kifri should not, as Prjevalski
—Secretary of State has forwarded reports to the. following errect. p r0 p 0se( j t ta k e p| aC e simultaneously with the Russian advance further north, but
60,32 T he £ er ? iai ? Gojernment is being toM that s h 0 uld closely follow the Russian occupation of Sulaimanieh. He considers
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5. Persia.
the Turkish offensive will begin within a
month and that Persia will be invaded by the Turks, who will occupy Azerbaijan
and advance towards Turkestan, and that 300,000 rifles are being supplied to
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that Tuz Kurmatli, an outpost of Kifri, should be occupied by troops from Kifri
as soon as the Russians are established on the line Rowanduz-Sulaimanieh and
- _ . — -j- rr. 1 at Kifri, troops from Sulaimanieh exerting pressure to assist this movement,
arm the. Persians. Further, that the lurks 3,.^^ troops would also co-operate towards Demir Kapu as soon as the water
are moving in the direction of Afghanistan diffieulty permits (*.<?., presumably when the rains bring water into the Shatt-Al-
by a southern line. Adhaim). '
On 22nd August a small caravan escorted by 5 South Persia Rifles was . .
attacked and captured by robbers south of Saidabad on the Saidabad*Bandar- 7 * General Conclusions.—Owx information continues to denote preparations
Abbas road. Of the South Persia Rifles two were killed and one wounded. for a coming Turkish offensive in Mesopotamia.
61289 . 0n 4th September a caravan was robbed j t j g SQ much tQ ^ g00( j t h at p r j e valski apparently considers that the
just outsiae is ahan. Russians will be capable of undertaking an offensive on the Turco Persian border,
6. Policy of the Imperial General Staff forwards a report from General but it rema j ns to be seen how far this will materialize.
Kornilov that definite orders have been
given that the date fixed for BaratofPs As regards Persia, the attack on the South Persia Rifles convoy south, of
advance to the Diala line should be advanced from the middle to the beginning Saidabad shows that precautions against raids cannot be relaxed in that district,
of October. He stated that this should enable Baratoff to be in a position to Reports of the coming Turkish offensive cannot fail to produce effect in Persia,
make a further advance about the middle of October under General Maude’s possibly the disbandment by the Turks of 2,000 Persian Gendarmerie from the
orders. Sulaimanieh area is with a view to organizing a recrudescence of German-Turkish
In reply to the above General Maude states that he is doubtful whether activity in Persia. Sir P. Sykes and the South Persia Rifles should observe
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Baratoff will be able to make a further every precaution against local outbreaks and our best diplomatic efforts should be
advance towards Kifri by the middle of directed to keeping the Persian Government and the local. chiefs of South Persia
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