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APPENDIX 77
(Dy. No. 37183)
Telegram P., No. 16044, dated 16th May 1919.
(Despatched 2-15 p.m., received 11-15 a.m., 16th May 1919.)
From—The G. O. C., Force <f D ”,
To—The Chief of the General Staff, Simla.
(Secretary, War Office, London.)
Your 33785 May 7th.
Can you issue icstruotions to Embarkation Bombay out of iustice to this
force to reserve a certain number of Berths per month as indulgence passages
for Officers of Indian Army belonging to Army of Occupation in Mesopotamia
Jhe^oteTwm^Te^eTa WO. 6 tW ° 00mplete ^ “ Mes0 P“-
w iL 0 ! 1 .n?. led , t0 belieTO tIiat telegram from War Office
bo. 767b5, dated April 4th (Dy. No. 24358) applied to them, strongly urge
aboi^requesh^^ThiSoincludes passages asked for in my telegram of April 9th, .
Working copy to Q. M. G.
Copy to Collection, M. S. C., A. G.
APPENDIX 78
(Dy. No. 37184)
Telegram P., No. X.-6040, dated 14th May 1919.
(Despatched 8-25 a.m., received 3 a.m., 16th May 1919.)
From— The G. O. C., Force “ D ”, Baghdad,
To—The Secretary, War Office, London.
(Repeated Chief of the General Staff, Simla.)
Continuation my X.-5995 May 7th (Dy. No. 32744). Telegram has been
received from India to the effect that despatch of all personnel and shops in
170 C. G. S.
question is imperative and I am therefore complying.
No further demands on Ordnance can lie entertained, in view of my
5977 May 5th (Dy. No. 32546). As a result of your 76792 April 5th (Dy.
No. 24587) in reply to mine of March Sth, No. X-5575 (Dy. No. 17773). Every
demobilisable officer and man who could be spared had already been sent away,
and the staff which will now remain is insufficient to cope, in a proper manner,
with equipment returned by units which are demobilised.
I therefore request that a draft of officers and other ranks of Eoyal Army
Ordnance Corps be despatched here immediately.
Working copy to Q. M. G., A. G.
Copy to Collection, M. S. C., D. G. 0., G. S.
APPENDIX 79
(Dy. No, 37476)
Telegram P., No. 5369, dated 13th May 1919.
(Despatched 12 Noon, received 2 p.m., 15th May 1919.)
From—The Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Baghdad,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
(Sent to India Office, Teheran, Cairo, copy to G. O. C., Baghdad.)
Situation in Mesopotamia is generally satisfactory. It appears that towns
people and tribesmen are reasonably contented. Public order well maintained.
Some unrest in Nasiriyah district where trouble is still being caused by recalci
trant Chief Bdaar Rumaiyith and in Bakubah, commence especially with
Persia, is flourishing.
Return of Major Browning and Major (gr. omitted) to India from Basrah
and Bakubah respectively at instance of Government of India has produced
flood of telegraphic protests from notables of importance.
Main desideratum of educated classes in Baghdad is inception at earliest
possible moment of further instalment of civil as opposed to military govern
ment. Sharifian propaganda very active and has marked anti-foreign ten-