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'PAPERS RELATING TO THE MESOPOTAMIAN COMMISSION from SIR E. BARROW'S ROOM' [124r] (247/1386)
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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Ho 1062
Uy 26/9/14
Ho 1149
26/9/14
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Edmund Barrow considered that this sudden ajid-'Cnexpected
sign of our power to stride would s^t'-’bnce determine the
attitude of the Chiefs and^rS-tT their support would not
only destroy all vps^pec't of Turkish success either in
Mesopotami^<India hut make a Jehad impossible^ ^
India was warned in the 'above sense but instructed to take
no action without further orders.
On the same date a report was received from the Resident nfl
at Bushire that an informer, by name Mahomet Amin, had
produced copies bf cypher telegramsptoich he stated were
sent in July by Enver Bey to the Arab Ibn Baud notifying
despatch of arms amdiunition and Officers for training his
men. In further telegrams Enver Bey informed the Vali of
Basra that munitions of War were being sent to him under
the German flag and that German and other emissaries were
on their way to preach a Jehad in Afghanistan, Baluchistan
and India. The truth of the statement regarding Ibn Baud
Tel dy,26/9/l4was, however, considered doubtful by the Resident.
tt 1 9 Owing to the activity of the German cruiser "Emden" it
*dy,30/9/14 became necessary to postpone the sailing of the Convoy
''for Europet with Expedition "A”) which was to have left
Bombay early to October and in which it had been expectea
that Force ”D Tt might be included.
On the 2nd October the Cabinet decided to take action in
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and India was desired to despatch the
advanced troops indicated above on the 10th October with
the rest of the Convoy,but with sealed orders diverting
the to the Shatt-el-Arab,and to get ready the remainder
of the 6th Division. ^
On the 3rd October after oollabornbetween the Military
Secretaryj the Political Department (Mr J.E. Shuckburgh);
Bramihihttit
Ho 1134 ,
dy/ 2/10/14
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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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