'PAPERS RELATING TO THE MESOPOTAMIAN COMMISSION from SIR E. BARROW'S ROOM' [358r] (723/1386)
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 Russian^ and the French Govts has also reached Baluchis-
” tan, with the result that several thousand Baluchistanis
* have joined the movement and have crossed into the Tndiin
"Border. The Govt of India have despatched troops against
"these warriors and several fights have since taken place
"between the parties. The Ijhagis are being reinforced by f
fresh contingents and there is every likelihood of things
becoming serious".
Desertions : (By wire dy 20th July) 19 ^akka Xhel Afridis of F.TJazir-
istan Militia have deserted with their rifles also a Mahsud
Bative Officer and 10
sepoys
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
, with arms, of the R. asiristan
0
Militia. Motives not yet reported.
R ecruiting : No information.
ditto
fedition
Latest news by wire dy 20th July: Gathering of armed men in Buner
under Turangeai Mulla my pessibly cause trouble. Otherwise
all quite on fl*"*.Frontier.
Aden : Fir G.Younghusband considers there is nothing in the situ
ation to cause alarm or despondency. He does not propose to
advance on Lahej, where the Turks are said to have entrenched
themselves awaiting reinforcements from Fanaa, for the pre
sent on account of the preat heat and disadvantages of un
dertaking movemente which might lock up troops required
elsewhere. All quiet in Hinterland. r he loo 1 Chiefs have
left until after Ramzan.
Fheikh Othroan has been reocoupied And is strongly held
since 21st the troops from Fgypt having arrived on the 18th.
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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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