'Plan of operations for the support of Muhammareh'

Content

The file consists of two maps (folios 2-3) of Lower Mesopotamia and a printed report, compiled at Army Headquarters and published by the General Staff, India (Simla), concerning a plan of operations for the support of Muhammareh [Muḥammarah/Khorramshahr] in the context of the British conflict with the Ottoman Empire in Mesopotamia during the First World War. The printed report consists of two sections: the first entitled 'Section I.-Information' (folios 4-5) and the second 'Plan of Operations for the Support of Muhammareh' (folios 6-7). The second section is printed on thinner paper and appears to be a possible later addition to the report. The front cover includes the title of the report, a note on secrecy and 'Rules for the custody and disposal of secret documents' (folio 1).

Extent and format

1 volume, including 2 maps (10 folios)

It is grouped into

'Lower Mesopotamia'

2 images

Ref: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/87, f 2

‘Lower Mesopotamia’

2 images

Ref: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/87, f 3

Arrangement

The file is arranged in two sections with numbered paragraphs and marginal notes.

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: Part of the file also has an original printed pagination sequence.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

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/17/15/87

History of this record

Date(s)

1914 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

First World War (1914-1918)Military intelligence

Places

KhorramshahrMesopotamia

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'Plan of operations for the support of Muhammareh', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/15/87, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000239.0x00019b> [accessed 19 April 2024]

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