"مذكرات الحرب. مقر قيادة الجيش، الهند. [...] قوة المشاة الهندية «د». المجلد ٥٢. الجزء I. (من ١ إلى ١٥ نوفمبر ١٩١٨.)" [و‎‎١‎١‎٧] (٥٥٨/٢٤٢)

whereas officer’s mess are catered for by E. E. Canteens. There was shortage of
beer in one hospital for 2 days of July and most of August. This synchronized
with depletion of canteen stocks when messes were either without beer or were
subsisting on small accumulated stocks. In another hospital for seventeen days
in October stout bad to be substituted for beer. Similarly eggs are supplied
bv Poultry barm at Hillan distant four and one half hours by railway from
Baghdad which was initiated last March, to ensure provision of eggs and
poultry for hospital consumption only as there was every sign of prospective
shortage in near future. This supply to be supplemented by contracts made
in Hillab district where embargo is placed on private export. Shortages
however inevitably occur owing to fluctuating demands ; poultry diseases dete
rioration due to excessive beat. This is made good when possible by local petty
purchases in Baghdad. Regimental messes buy individual needs in open
market. Demands therefore do not clash except on occasional and unforeseen
emergencies which it will be difficult to provide against. There is there fore no
iustification for inference implied by question in Parliament that shortage ot
either beer or eggs issued to hospital was attributable to preferential treatment
to regimental messes. 1
Working copy to D. M. S., with Q. M. G.
Copy to M. S. C., M. S. V., A. G., G. S. (S. D. 1).
— APPENDIX 89.
DIARY No. 88992.
Telegram P., No. X.-3539, dated 1st November 1918.
(Despatched 7-35 r.M. ; received 1 f.m., 5th November 1918.)
From— The G. O. C., Force “ D ”, Baghdad,
To—The Secretary, War Office, London. .
(Repeated Simla).
My X.-3I4B, October 29th (Diary No. 87887).
60,000 standard gauge sleepers mentioned in paragraph 2 would constitute a
new order not previously referred to. . .. , .
Please note that rnetre-gauge sleepers at item 5 are those mentioned m
India’s 70041 M. B. R., September 3rd.
Working copy to Q. M. G.
Copy to°M. S. C., G. S. (M. 0.1, M. O. 3, S. D. 1), D. G. O., M. .
154 C. O. S.
APPENDIX 90.
DIARY No. 88993.
• Telegram P., No. X.-3542, dated 1st November 1918.
(Despatched 7-40 p.m., received 12-45 p.m., 5th November 1918.)
From—The G. O. C., Force “ D ", Baghdad,
To—The Chief of the General Staff, Simla.
Your 878u3 S. D. 1, October 31st.
Secretary, War Office, No. 69374 Cipher M. O. 1, October 26th.
Begins. It is considered that you can spare two batteries of 60-pr.
guns which are urgently required for Western Pront, and if you agree they
should be sent as soon as possible.
Officers and personnel of these batteries should be drafted to England.
Ends.
Working copy to G. S. (S. D. 1).
Copy to M. S. C., A. G., Q. M. G., D. G. O.
APPENDIX 91.
DIARY No. 89005.
Special telegram P., No. X.-3587, dated 8 rd November 1918.
(Despatched 8-15 p.m., received 5-10 p.m., 5th November 1918.)
From—The G. O. C., Force D ,
To—The Secretary, War Office, London.
(Repeated Chief of the General Staff, Simla, Teheran and Malleson, Meshed.)
Briority.
To-night our 4 armed ships on the Caspian leave Enzeli with the following
instructions :—
Paragraph 1.—To sail for Petrovsk and explain to Bieharakov our inten
tions, with whom I hope a satisfactory arrangement as regards control of
Caspian will he arrived at.
Paragraph <2.—To proceed to Astrakhan and capture all Bolshevics in the
vicinity of that port.
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