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'PAPERS RELATING TO THE MESOPOTAMIAN COMMISSION from SIR E. BARROW'S ROOM' [74r] (147/1386)
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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The Viceroy having received information that Enver Bey
& Grand Vizier have invited Sayyid Talib to Constanti
nople,a most objectionable proposal, has authorised
Resident at Bushire to negotiate with Sheikh on line of
assurances already approved by S of S.
Consul,Aleppo reports on 24th that Omar Fevzi Bey has
altered the plans mentioned in message of 17th Octr &
is going with a German to visit Bin Saood and get him
to attack his enemy Sheikh Ibn Shah, thus uniting all
tribes in Basra region on side of Germany & Turkey.
Aleppo reports that Arabs north & east of Rakka have been
told by the south Arabian Sheikhs to send arms, horses
& men to west of Euphrates. Ibn-e1-Reschid has been ap
pointed Commander of the whole of Kejd. Ee was askedby
Ottoman Govt to supply troops bu t sent his men into the
desert.
Viceroy reports despatch of leading Brigade Force "D".
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
,Bahrein reports f23rd Oct) that Sheikh &
notables approve despatch of troops to Bahrein and will
probably send telegrams to Sheikh-ul-Islam deprecating
provocative actions of Turkey.
Ambassador,Constantinople instructed to inform Porte
that th44r provocative actions (specified) will lead to
war if Egyptian Frontier is violated.
Referring to enquiryfsee 19th Oct) Viceroy considers that
Indian Aahomedan opinion,almost entirely Sunni, wouldbe
strongly against any attempt to place Shiah sacred places
in Mesopotamia under British protection. Thinks that
illustrated papers might be sent to certain Chiefs
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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