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'PAPERS RELATING TO THE MESOPOTAMIAN COMMISSION from SIR E. BARROW'S ROOM' [227r] (459/1386)
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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45
/^Telegram from Secretary of State to General Nixon, dated 11th December 191o.
“ (Repeated Viceroy, Army Department).
“No. 3199. Your T. G. 1724. Representations to this effect have been made to
St. Petersburg, and the Grand Duke lias been informed in regard to your situation. Russian
Government however state that troops at their disposal are not sufficient to enable them to
undertake operations either at Khanikin or Kermanshah. Endeavours are being made to
establish direct communication between India and Russian Turkestan, but you should
communicate as heretofore.”
^J^elegram from General, Force ‘ I)Basra, dated 16th December 1915.
“ (Addressed to Chief of General Staff, repeated to Secretary of State for India.)
“LG. 1769/1605, S/30,758 M./94.
“ Further advance by Russians on Kermanshah now clearly desirable. Such movement in
addition to the effect on situation of Baghdad—Kut is calculated to close more effectually
Megraphic communication between Germans in Persia and Germans and Turks outside
Persia. Please wire my views to Russian General Staff and let me know if they will cany
ibis out. Report has been received that some Turkish troops returned to Baghdad from lower
own Tigris, and that this was on account of Russian advance to Ham^fidan, so further
advance to Kermanshah may have greater effect.”
XT elegram from Secretary of State to General Nixon, dated 18th December 1915.
“ (Repeated to Viceroy, Army Department.)
“No. 3217. Your T.G. 1769/1605. Your reports Turkish troops returning to Baghdad
tend to confirm enemy’s invasion of Persia reported in Mailing’s 531 and 535 (K). Russians
intend if possible to occupy Kum and Kermanshah, but the moment seems inopportune
to press for further advance. We are keeping Grand Duke informed regarding your
situation.”
War Office to
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.
.
“ 0149/4066 (M.O. 1). “ War Office,
“ Sir, “ 29th December 1915.
“With reference to telegram No. H. 10103, dated 28th December 1915, from His
J Kcellencv the Viceroy to the Secret a. ty of State for India, on the subject of direct communi
cation between the General Officer Commanding Indian Expeditionary Force “ D ” and the
Russian Forces in Persia and on the Caucasus Front.
“ I am commanded to state that the Army Council are of opinion that it would be
undesirable fm* General Nixon to formulate plans of operations, in conjunction with the Grand
Duke, since arrangements of this nature might adversely influence the general strategical
situation and the conduct of operations in other theatres of war.
“ I am therefore to suggest that General Nixon should bu informed that inter
communication, without such previous reference to higher authority, should be con tin id to the
exchange of Intelligence only.
“ I am, Ac..
“ The Under Secretary of State “ B. B. Cciutt.”
“ for India."
/^Telegram from Secretary of State to Viceroy, Army Department, dated
30th December 1915.
“3239. War Office requests that Nixon be instructed that communications with Grand
Dulcc must l>3 confined to the exchange of Intelligence only. Questions of policy or strategy
must be referred to you.
“ This is with reference to your telegram of 28th instant, II. 10103.”
AFrom Chief of the Imperial General Staff to Mditary AttThnnticsi, Petrograd,
dated 5th January 1916. ""*
“No. 11767.
“ Your 128 of 2nd January. Captain Williams had no authority to discuss future
operations with Grand Duke Nicholas and 1 know nothing about his report.
“As you know, vide our 11721 of 4th January 1915, our immediate objective in
Mesopotamia is the relief of Townshend. The question of co-operation with the Russians in
Persia will be reserved for consideration when this relief has been accomplished.”
Tlie above telegrams indicate that the responsible authorities, Loth
British and Russian, held that a Russian march on Baghdad, with a view to
relieving the Mesopotamian situation, was not a practicable proposition
-ml ti)i w ' '■?£*
The question of how the turn of events on the Tigris would affect the
Arab mind was also one which caused serious anxiety at this time, and
Btr P. Cox took a favourable opportunity for meeting#the redoubtable Bin
MS 184 B
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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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- 'PAPERS RELATING TO THE MESOPOTAMIAN COMMISSION from SIR E. BARROW'S ROOM'
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- 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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