'PAPERS RELATING TO THE MESOPOTAMIAN COMMISSION from SIR E. BARROW'S ROOM'

IOR/L/MIL/5/768

Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

1,386 items in this record

See all items in a listSee all items in a slider

Download PDF (1 GB)

Search within this record

The record is made up of 1 file (687 folios). It was created in 1915-1918. 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. .

About this record

Content

This file contains working drafts of confidential prints, correspondence and telegrams from the room of Sir Edmund Barrow, Military Secretary in the 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. , collected for the Mesopotamian Commission which was convened to examine the causes of the besieging and surrender of the Indian Expeditionary Force in Kut-el-Amara [Al Kūt].

The papers cover a range of topics and include the following: General Townshend's assessment of the situation after the Battle of Kut-el-Amara; a précis of correspondence relating to the origins and development of the Mesopotamia expedition; and a collection (ff 396-399) of private telegrams between the Secretary of State for India and the Viceroy, prior to the outbreak of war with Turkey.

The file also includes some tables showing the strength of General Townshend's force at Ctesiphon (folio 111) as well as the Indian Expeditionary Force 'D' (In Mesopotamia) Troops of the 6th Poona Division (folio 114).

Correspondents include: General Sir John Nixon; Major-General Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend; the Viceroy of India; officials of the Admiralty; officials of the War Office.

Extent and format
1 file (687 folios)
Arrangement

The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 686; 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. Multiple additional mixed foliation/pagination sequences are present in parallel; these numbers are written in crayon and pencil; where they are written in pencil and circled, they are crossed through.

The file has one foliation anomaly, f 374A.

Written in
English in Latin script
Type
Archival file

Archive information for this record

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/5/768

History of this record

Date(s)
1915-1918 (CE, Gregorian)
Subjects
Military operationsMilitary supplyMilitary capitulationsMesopotamian Campaign (1914-1918)
People & organisations
India Office, Military SecretaryViceroy and Governor-General of India in Council

Use and share this record

Share this record
Cite this record in your research

'PAPERS RELATING TO THE MESOPOTAMIAN COMMISSION from SIR E. BARROW'S ROOM', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/5/768, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000465.0x0002da> [accessed 13 May 2024]

Link to this record

https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000465.0x0002da

IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000465.0x0002da/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Reference
IOR/L/MIL/5/768
Title
'PAPERS RELATING TO THE MESOPOTAMIAN COMMISSION from SIR E. BARROW'S ROOM'
Pages
90r:90v
Author
Unknown
Usage terms
Public Domain
Reference
IOR/L/MIL/5/768
Title
'PAPERS RELATING TO THE MESOPOTAMIAN COMMISSION from SIR E. BARROW'S ROOM'
Pages
front, front-i, 2r:5v, 7r:89v, 91r:107v, 109r:130v, 131ar, 131r:134v, 135ar, 135ar, 135r:136v, 137ar, 137r:203v, 204ar, 204r:225r, 225ar, 225v:295v, 296ar, 296r:316v, 317ar, 317r:374v, 374ar:374av, 375r:405v, 406ar, 406r:562r, 562ar, 562v:623v, 624ar, 624r:686v, back
Author
East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms
Open Government Licence

Related Articles

A Brief History of the English East India Company 1600–1858

A Brief History of the English East India Company 1600–1858
The British in the Gulf: an Overview

The British in the Gulf: an Overview
The Death of Captain Shakespear

The Death of Captain Shakespear
Air Crashes in the Gulf during the Second World War

Air Crashes in the Gulf during the Second World War
A Demonstration of British Firepower on the Trucial Coast, 1949

A Demonstration of British Firepower on the Trucial Coast, 1949
The Manuscript Journals of John Bax

The Manuscript Journals of John Bax