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'PAPERS RELATING TO THE MESOPOTAMIAN COMMISSION from SIR E. BARROW'S ROOM' [67r] (133/1386)
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. .
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1914
August
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MILITARY ML POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE RE MESOPOTAMIA
AND THE
PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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Sir E.Barrow submitted a Minute to the Secretary of State
recapitulating the information received about Turkey &
Egypt in regard to intrigues with Germany and ill fee
ling against England and making certain suggestions.
Consul Genl Baghdad reports departure of 1000 troops for
Basra.
Also that Turks are trying to charter a Lynch steamer to
take troops there.
A Naval Motor boat reported taking
soundings
Measurements of the depth of a body of water.
in the Shatt-
el Arab & a German ttig as gone to Shumsunaya v/ith 4 guns,
meH.
men and horses. Lynch steamer arrived at Basra with 600,
A
erah.
Guns posted on both banks above Shumsunaya.
Guns &■ men posted on both banks between Shumsunaya & Muham
In a Minute by Si* E.Barrow on ,T The role of India in a Tur
kish War" attention Is drawn to the possible difficulties
arising frd>m proclamation of a Jihad in India & Afghanis
tan and the importance of preventing a Turko-Arab coali
tion. It ic suggested.after conference with the Political
Secy & Maj Shakespeare,that the best solution of the prob
lem would be to show the Arabs,and particularly Bin Saood
of Riadh & the Sheikhs of Muhammerah & Koweit, that we
intend to support them against the Turks(whom they hate)
by sending a Force,as detailed below,to Muhammerah or
Abadan Island ostensibly,in the first instance, to pro
tect the British Oil installation. In the event of war we
should occupy Basra, supporting the Force by reinforce
ments from India. This Minute was submitted to the Secy
of State and as a result India was informed that the situ-
ation was most menacing asd that if.the Cabinet decidedto
demonstrate at head of
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
1 Infty Bde with 2 rt
^ „ ..*v< IJC* ■ /<
Battys and Sappers should be' despatched at once, but very "
secretly, to the Shatt-el-Arab.
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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.
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- 1 file (687 folios)
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The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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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.
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- 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
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