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'Plan of operations for the support of Muhammareh' [‎6r] (11/20)

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The record is made up of 1 volume, including 2 maps (10 folios). It was created in 1914. 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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(iii)
PLAM OJT Oje^RATIoUH rOB THri aUi^OHS? Ojf MUHAMi^l^RiiH.
ahould .PurkeyM attitula leraand military aotion by the
Brixiah, it lo probable that tho foroo sent fror India to domon-
strato at the head of the j^eraian Gulf will be direoto .l to under
take the oocupatlon of Basrah and of tho ahatt-ol-.lrab up to that
place. in vie* of teurJcish preparationo whion have been reported,
the iorco neoessary for this object should not be less than one
divl(3ion f plus one oavalry regiment#
Under ejsistinc conditions and haTinc regard to the efioot
on the rentier and in India of operations by or against
Turkey, the provision of »o large a force from Indian resources
may not be advisable.
It is possible that it is for these reasons that the force
proposed by 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. of:-
.\n infantry brigade,
£ mountain batteries,
A company of tappers and Miners,
Administrative troops f
is considered by them sufficient to protect British interests in
tnese parts, working in co-operntion with such smller veanols
of tho ^aut Indies squadron ea can l>e detached at the time*
It is probably thought that this wouli provide a auffioient
force tor-
fa) ^afe ^uard British interests and the interests of friendly
chiefs till reiaforceiaenta frori India, if required, can be
sent, or till action elsevmere enables the smaller foroe to
effeot its abject.
(b) Possibly, achieve the ultimate object by the oonfuaion and
panic which vigorous action msy produce in the defenders and
by the support which the local chiefs may be induced to ^ive.
As this force only has been ordered to be despatched in the
first instance, it is of firat importance to consider the atti-
Uide of the local ohiefs. ^fhese are-
(i) Th'? shaikh of Kuwait, who disposew of over 1 o,cm X) tribesmen,
largely mounted on camels, and elreaty well armed. Kuwait 1 a
assistance, in the case of operations from Umm i»asr would be
valuable as securing the left flank of the movement.
(ii) She ahaikh of Mu/iarouareh, wao has before now raise i over 60OC
Jraba for offensive operations, and who could probably raise
moro for the defence of kuhnrimareh f The enmity existing be-
tween the ijhaikii nnd the Turka may incline him to support uo.

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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).

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1 volume, including 2 maps (10 folios)
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The file is arranged in two sections with numbered paragraphs and marginal notes.

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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.

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