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'Summary of correspondence relative to the administration of the Port of Basrah and measures for the control of the shipping traffic in Mesopotamia.' [‎37r] (73/134)

The record is made up of 1 volume (66 folios). It was created in 16 Sep 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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Memorandum No. i744-3-Q.» elated 14th August 1916;
(Received in the War Section, 30th August 1916.)
-^Diary No. —) (
From The General Officer Commanding, General Headquarters, I.E.F. <e D
To—The Chief of the General Staff, Army Headquarters, Simla.
With reference to your telegram No. 55771 of 24th May 1916, and my
telegram No 1614.13.Q. of 12th June 1916 SPMf). the Committee
under the^ Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. of Colonel Sir George Buchanan, Director-General of
Port Administration and River Conservancy, appointed to consider the number
of vessels required for the establishment of an efficient river fleet and a thoroughly
equipped Marine Dockyard to maintain the same, having completed their
sittings, I beg to forward herewith a copy of their report for your information
in accordance with requ est contained in your above quoted telegram.
2. While concurring generally with the recommendations of the Committee
I beg to point out that it would appear undesirable at present to proceed further
with the matter, in view of the appointment of Colonel Grey, R. E., as Deputy
Director of Indian Water Iransport by the War Office, who is now going into the
questions which have been considered by this Committee.
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Working copy to A. D. (Marine).

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This secret summary was compiled by the Army Department, War Section Case and printed in Simla in September 1919. It contains letters and telegrams sent from 11 December 1915 to 14 August 1916 between the officers of the Government of India and the Director-General of Port Administration and River Conservancy on the administration of the Port of Basrah [Basra].

The summary also contains 'Report of Major-General G F MacMunn's Committee on the Organization of the River Service in Mesopotamia' (folios 58-66), with recommendations for the Royal India Marine Services, on the method of employing existing and forthcoming vessels, and measures for the control of the shipping traffic on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

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1 volume (66 folios)
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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. The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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'Summary of correspondence relative to the administration of the Port of Basrah and measures for the control of the shipping traffic in Mesopotamia.' [‎37r] (73/134), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/15/131, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023544987.0x00004a> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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