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'PAPERS RELATING TO THE MESOPOTAMIAN COMMISSION from SIR E. BARROW'S ROOM' [78r] (155/1386)
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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Viceroy reports that Turks destroyed intruments & removed
oparators from Fao when retiring. Delamadn’s Force landed^A 8*)
at Saihan on Turkish bank above oil works meeting slight
opposition onlyCdisembarcation completed 10 th).
Following reinforcements left Bombay & Karachi on 7th & 8 th:
18th Bde Infantry,Divisional troops, 1 Battery R F A & 2
Sqdns 33rd Cavalry. Remainder of Divn will embark as soon as
Transports are available.
Admiralty reports arming of 6 vessels now all above Abadan.
Espiegle" sank a Turkish Patrol boat & damaged another>
asked for information as to state of affairs on
the Shatt-el-Arab and attitude of Arabs. Also what instruc
tions ha-ve been given for operations after arrival of
reinforcement s•
India has given Genl Batrett(arriving with 18th Bde about 15th
m the Shatt-el-Arab) discretion to move on Basra. Remain
der oi Division should arrive about 28th Hovr.
Reuter Amsterdam states that the Sultan has proclaimed a Jehad.
Viceroy reports that Genl Barrett arrived outside mouth of
Shatt-el-Arab on morning of 13th Hovr. (Rote - From the
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Embarcation return dated 16th Novr it appears that 3 batterie
R F A ,and not one battery, sailed on 7th)
( Note- In a subsequent telegram received on 16th Genl Barrett
is said to have arrived off the Shatt T el-Arab on the 14th but
as he sent a telegram on the 15th describing operations n*ar
K
Saihan that morning^Saihan being 4 miles above Abadan)
it is probable tnat the 13th is the correct dateA. His ar-
riva! n^ar^Saihan on evening of 14th is confirmed by a later
message jjgrnaa Delamain).
A delayed message from Delamain reports that Turks attacked
outposts on llth but were routed.Their casualties 80 ours
slight.Turkish reinforceifients reported,also combination with
Arab S/ and this being so,and no news of remainder of Divn, tot
Delamain prepared defensive position .
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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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