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APPENDIX 48.
DIARY No. 8827.
Word Code telegram No. Mob.-615, dated 2nd February 1919.
(Despatched 10-25 a.m., received 7-J30 p.m., 3rd January 1919.)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force “D”, Baghdad,
To—The Chief of the General Staff, A. H. Q,., Delhi.
Your telegram 29th January, 7532-D. S.2, not understood as in your telegram,
16th January, 4202 D. M. S-2, you have approved of the principle that India
must be responsible for medical staff transports.
Working copy to D. M. S.
Copy to M. S. C., G. S. (S. D. 3), Q. M. G., A. G.
APPENDIX 49.
DIARY No. 8844.
Telegram P., No. X.-5247, dated 3rd February 1919.
Despatched 11-4*0 a.m., received 2-15 a.m., 4th February 1919.
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force C ‘Y)’\ Baghdad,
To—The Secretary, War Office, London.
(Repeated India.)
Your 74994, February 1st (N. E. W. S.)\ The 8th and 44th Batteries
B. F. A. have been transferred with^Thomson’s detachment at Baku to General
Milne’s command and no longer belong to this force.
Working copy to A. G.
Copy to G. S. (S. D. 1.), Q. M. G.
APPENDIX 49A.
Situation in Mesopotamia, Tersia and Turkestan, 3rd February 1919.
1, 2 and 3. Tigris, Biala and Euphrates Fronts. —There is no change.
4. Intelligence. Fersia. —Wasmuss, who is in the hill country some
40 miles east of Bushire, is reported to
have lost all his influence and to be en
tirely discredited.
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6. Fersia Nil.
Bushire. —On 27th January Kazarun was occupied by the Bushire column
7275 and Nian Kutal (about 20 miles east of
Kazarun) by troops from Shiraz. There
was no opposition. Nasir Diwan reported 22 miles south-east of Kazarun
with a large following was bombed by aeroplanes and his following dis
persed.
Posts have also been established at Ful-i-Agineh and the Kutal-i-Dukhter
7583 pass, between Kazarun and Mian
Kutal.
General Officer Commanding Bushire F. F. established his head-
7894 quarters at Kazarun on 30th Janu
ary- ,
7. Turkestan and Meshed. Folicy. —Owing to the danger caused by
the opening of communication with Tashkend through Orenburg and the
8625 feeble efforts made in Trans-Caspia to
provide Russian personnel, General Malle-
son with the concurrence of the Trans-Caspian Government now proposes to
arm the Turcomans. General Malleson has also received from the Amir of
Bokhara a request for 40,000 rifles The Amir guarantees to place 15,000 men
in the field against the Bolsheviks if the rifles are sent him. General Malleson
8616 ‘advocates giving the assistance asked
for.
Merv Front. —There has been no change in the situation on the Merv
Front. Some anxiety has naturally been
caused by the opening up of the Oren
burg line.
Much snow has fallen in Trans-
Caspia.
General Milne has made the following rearrangement of British troops in
Tr ms-Caspia:—
Infantry at Bahran Ali with small detach
ment in advance.
All cavalry to he contracted at front, including squadron from Aska-
bad.
One Company R. Warwicks from Krasnovodsk to replace 1 company
l-4th Hants at Merv Front.
7059. 7536.
8092. 8273.
8535. 8617.
7059.
8617.
7722.