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'PAPERS RELATING TO THE MESOPOTAMIAN COMMISSION from SIR E. BARROW'S ROOM' [527r] (1064/1386)
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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Ttlegrair. from Viceroy.
Dat fi a Igl February, 1916.
H 809. Lake after Tiaitim; Aylmer haa aent following:-
(Bering; . 8/23/0. 29th January.
I had Ion/; diaoua lion ? iBh Ayl-uer upon situa
tion to-day. His difficulties Ima been enormous due to
atrocious weather -uid the pressure upon him to advance
promptly without waiting to organise hie force properly,
'fheweather destroyed his bridge flooded his caunp and fcx
trenches and wore out his troops. The hurry of his
advance was due to Townshend’s appeals and neglect to
state his true position regarding supplies.
The weather is itiii somewhat better though
still threatening, the river has fallen but his men have
suffered greatly and are not in a condition for strenuous
work. Nevertheless matters are iroproving and he ought
to be able to hold his present front until reinforcements
now in Mesopotamia arrive.
Th e date upon which he will again be able
to contemplate advance to relief of Kut depends mainly
upon the arrival of a fresh bridging-train, which is his
greatest need. Boats and superstructure are on their
way up-river but the local boats are proving quite un
suitable for th© purpose and a largely increased number
of pontoons is essential from India at the earliest
possible date.
As regards supplies we believe ve can large
ly on account of his heavy losses keep him supplied until
he is again made up to war establishments and the three
new brigades arrive.
By that time we hope sufficient river trans
port will have arrived from India and elsewhere* to meet
increased demand. 1 am answering your wire 36/2/84 of
27th regarding supplies separately.
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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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