'Short memorandum on the inception, difficulties and results of the Mesopotamian Campaign'

IOR/L/MIL/17/15/76

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The record is made up of 1 volume (5 folios). It was created in 1916. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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This file is a printed report consisting of a memorandum on the inception, difficulties and results of the Mesopotamia Campaign, printed by the General Staff, India (Simla, 1916). It gives details about the present situation in Mesopotamia, Indian troops, and difficulties in terms of the political condition, strategy, physical condition, food supply, climate, local feeling, and religious complications. The front cover contains the title, serial number and case number, and is marked 'Secret'.

Extent and format

1 volume (5 folios)

Arrangement

This volume consists of one memorandum which contains eighteen numbered sections.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: The booklet also has an original printed pagination sequence.

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English in Latin script

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Archival file

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Original held at: British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/76
Date(s): 1916 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Mesopotamian Campaign (1914-1918)
Places: Mesopotamia

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Reference: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/76
Title: 'Short memorandum on the inception, difficulties and results of the Mesopotamian Campaign'
Pages: front, front-i, 2r:4v, back-i, back
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence