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'Correspondence relating primarily to individual Forces, and not (with some exceptions) of general interest. Force 'D' ' [‎215v] (30/42)

The record is made up of 1 file (21 folios). It was created in Sep 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. .

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account and it must therefore be separately recorded, and priced receipted
vouchers for stores or supplies and receipts for cash should be obtained by
you for transmission here if required. It will presumably be convenient
therefore, if a statement subsidiary to the Field Classified Abstracts be
forwarded with these, the value of stores and supplies issued includino-
cost of transport and departmental expenses being credited in the
Classified Abstracts and charged together with cash advances in statement
distinguishing expenditure incurred in South-east Russia from that in
Persia
Paragraph 3.—Expenditure on Kurdish levies need not be shown
separately in Classified Abstract, but a record should be kept of issues in
cash or kind,
Paragraph 4.—If you see no objection to these proposals, please take
immediate steps to give effect to them and report in due course action taken.
Paragraph 5.—As regards provision of funds for Force I addressed you
separately 6 th September.
II.—Basra Administration,
19.
lelegram from Controller of War Accounts to Secretary of State,
dated 12th June 1917.
1501 A.B Your telegram dated 19th April 1917. Expeditionary Force
canteens, Mesopotamia. Approximate receipts in 1916-17, 177,4007
i?™ t0 Banks ^ India at request of officer in charge, Basra,
F- m n - fc 11 152 vi 00 ^ Fl gnres from 1st April last are being cabled by
Field Controller, Basra, to Troopers, London.
F. 5343.
20 .
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. to War Office.
n- 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. ,
’ w . + , , TTT 15th June 1917,
rn M r IT refere “ c et° War Office letter of 21st May, No./121/SuppHes/1990
,T W 7 r - g f Cimg . caateen rece 'P ts “ Mesopotamia, I am directed to
transmit for information a copy of a telegram dated 12th June from the
Conti oiler of War Accounts on the subject.
I have, &c.,
mi 0 L TTT W. Robinson,
The Secretary, ar Office. Financial Secretary.
21 .
Despatch from the Government of India, Foreign and Political Department,
No. 22 of 1917.
cy Simla,
r • . 13th April 1917.
17th l„h ?Q I ! t i nUat, T of 1 ? ur telegram No. 150G Est. 11 ., dated the
tth July 1J16 ontbe sul)J e ct 0 f the control and audit of expenditure
forWd fo mmiStered f temtor y Mesopotamia, we have the honour to
schedule ^ y ° Ur mformatlon > co P Ies of the papers 1 entered in the annexed
Not printed in this collection, with the
exception of Enclosures 9 and 10.

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This file is labelled as the 'September 1918 Supplement to Volume III' (Volume III was issued in May 1917), and contains copies of correspondence relating to military expenditure and Basra administration by Expeditionary Force D. A contents page at the front of the file (folios 202-204) details the date, sender, recipient and subject of each letter. The correspondence is then arranged chronologically within two categories: 'Military Expenditure' (folios 205-215) and 'Basra Administration' (folios 215-221.) The most frequent correspondents in the file are 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. , the War Office, the Controller of War Accounts and the Viceroy.

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1 file (21 folios)
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The file opens with a contents page (ff 202-204). The correspondence is then arranged chronologically within two categories: 'Military Expenditure' (ff 205-215) and 'Basra Administration' (ff 215-221).

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 201, and terminates at f 221, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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 volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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