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File 94/1915 Pt 1 ‘German War:- Turkey. Prisoners’ [‎151r] (310/441)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (217 folios). It was created in 12 Dec 1914-31 Dec 1915. It was written in English and French. 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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™ m , T y h .T B 1 nt , ,s ^ sub J ect . belonging to Hie British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. stall, who did not ac
company us was the 2nd Dragoman, Mr. Abdur Rabb Barg, who it was reported had accented
Turkish nationality Other British subjects (Moslems and non-European Christians) bavin-
no connection with the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. were allowed to remain at Baghdad when we left. *
Vice-C h onsuro{ tt K C a 0 rb!l!’ G who ra h°d (J 3 ”? 0 chci : b “sofE) together with the Russian
iwi ^ ? *1 K fu ,’ , h , . been Ke P t close P^soners at the Russian Consulate af
B g-hdad on the outbreak: of hostilities also accompanied our caravan with four of their staff
Iney made their own arrangements for messing. , uieir stair.
The whole caravan consisted of 23 Arabanas (carriages) from Baghdad to Deir-el-zor
and 24 carriages, up to Aleppo. ^uuaa to mir-ei-zor,
On our arrival at Aleppo MnJj&gkin was detained at the police station to complete the
unexpired portion of his sendee of three months. Before our departure from Aleppo
Mx. Jackson, the American Consul, promised to do his best for Mr. GaskiVs release as soon^g
settlement was arrived at as regards the destination of the Baghdad caravan, but we have so
far heard nothing further about Mr. Gaskin. ’ 6 80
f tl M T ^ ( Vlce ‘ Consul > K arbala) left Aleppo for Constantinople by the orders
of the Turkish Authorities on the 5th January 1915. He joined the Russian Consul-General
who left for the same destination on that day accompanied by his staff. Nothing is known of
Mr. Moi.sin s movements since. ®
Mr. C. D. Bharueha (Postmaster) remained at Port Said, as arrangements were beW
maue by the Director of the Egyptian Field Post Office for his transfer tolhe Field Service. °
The four Oawasses and the Honorary Lumbardar remained at Port Said by orders of
r "ameron, His Lntannic Majesty^s Consul-General, Alexandria, waiting for an" Italian boat
as it was found cheaper than an P. and O. 3rd class fare to Bombay.
13- 12-14
14- 12-14
35-12-14.
16- 32-14
17- 12-14
18- 12-14
19- 12-14,
20- 12-14,
21- 12-14,
22- 12-14.
23- 12-14.
24- 12-14.
25- 12-14.
26- 12-14.
27- 12-14.
28- 12-14.
29- 12-14.
30- 12-14.
31- 12-14.
1-1-15.
2 to 8-1-15.
9-1-15.
10- 1-15.
11- 1-15.
JV. B.—
12- 1-15.
13- 1-15.
Padjou same
14- 1-15
transport, till
38-1-15
19- 1-15
20- 1-15
21- 1-15
Two hours above Haditha.
Route.
Baghdad to Nokta (Abu Gheraib).
Nokta to Faluja.
Faluja to Rumadi.
Rumadi to Hit.
Hit to Baghdadi.
Baghdadi to Desert.
Desert to Ana.
Ana to Nahiy.
Nahiy to Abu Kamal.
Abu Kamal to Salahiab.
Salahiab to Miyadin.
Miyadin to Deir-el-zor.
Halt at Deir-el-zor (to rest the horses).
Deir-el-zor to Tubniah.
Tubniah to Sabkha.
Sabkha to Hammam.
Halt at Hammam (owing to heavy rain).
Hammam to Maskana.
Maskana to Nahr-el-Dahab.
Nahr-el-Dahab to Aleppo.
Halt at Aleppo.
Aleppo to Bairam Oghli.
. Bairam Oghli to Gerk Khan.
. Gerk Khan to Bailan Pass and back to Gerk Khan.
-Ordered back by the Turkish Military Authorities.
. Gerk Khan to Bairam Oghli.
nijht 1 ^ 111 ° ShIi t0 Katma raiIway 8tation ’ traveII ed by railway and reached
e R 17th U J 8tati011 ^ & h ° USe ^ ViHage MaSSakaj where we halted ; waiting for
the 17th January.
Massaka to Odun Kupri (Kurdish village).
Odun Kupri to Islahiab.
Halt at Islahiab.
Islahiab to Hasan Beyli.

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Correspondence and papers relating to British prisoners of war in Baghdad, detained in the wake of the commencement of hostilities between Britain and Turkey in Mesopotamia [Iraq] in November 1914. The papers cover: the status of British subjects including British Indians in Baghdad; reports of Turkish troop movements in Mesopotamia; correspondence between the British and United States governments, the latter working as an intermediary between the British and Ottoman governments, to secure the good treatment and release of British prisoners in Baghdad; reports from the United States Consul at Baghdad (Charles Frederick Brissel) on conditions at Baghdad; a report on a journey made from Baghdad to Bombay [Mumbai] by British Indian employees of the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Baghdad in November 1914 (ff 147-153); in June 1915, negotiations for the exchange of British subjects (including women and children) detained at Baghdad, with Turkish officials stranded at British-occupied Amara [Al ‘Amārah]. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Foreign Office, including the Assistant Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Sir Algernon Law, Sir Ralph Spencer Paget; the Government of the USA, including the US Consul at Baghdad and the US Ambassador at Constantinople [Istanbul], Philip Hoffman.

The volume contains two items in French; letters from the Ottoman Government’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, forwarded by the US Ambassador at Constantinople (ff 32-33, ff 49-50).

The part includes a divider (f 1) which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (217 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 94 (German War: Turkey) consists of 4 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/532-535. The volumes are divided into 4 parts, with each part comprising one volume (1, 3, 4 and 5). There is no part 2.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 215; 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 foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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