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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 14. PART II. (From 16th to 30th September 1915.)’ [29r] (62/276)
The record is made up of 1 volume (134 folios). It was created in 14 May 1915-30 Sep 1915. 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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Telegram P., No. ^ Q15 ~^ 1 P tie r M. O.-6, ^ 18tli September 1915. APPENDIX 275
T. P. L.-2o
(Despatched 5 p.m., received 5 a.m., 19th September 1915. [T)y. No. 21788)
From—The Secretary, War Office, London,
To.—The Chief of the General Staff.
Please see JSTo. 18-T. P. L. (Dy. No. S.-20755J, September 7th. It is com
municated by the General Staff', Caucasus, that it appears that a reserve battalion
of the 103rd Regiment from the troops of that regiment which are on the
Caucasus front. It is reported that the 3rd Constantinople Composite Division
marched via Erzerum; the withdrawal of this division from the Caucasus front
was reported in telegram T. P. L.-24i [Dy No. S -21593) of September llth.
It is therefore probable that the division was not directed on Mesopotamia or
Syria but on Constantinople as was stated.
Working copy to G. Sv (M. 0. 3).
Copy to M. S. C„ M, S. V., G. S. (M. O. 1, M. O. 2),
Telegram P., No. 16-iO-F., dated 18th September 1915. APPENDIX 276
(Despatched 0 p.m., received 5 a.m., 19th September 1915.) No. 21801)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force “D/* Amarah,
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
There are now 6 aeroplanes. They are of following types and are distributed
as shown:—
(a) At the front wit!) the flight—1 Martinsyde.
(b) En route for front to replace broken machines—1 Martinsyde and
1 M. E.
(c) En route to Rase for reconstruction—1 M. E,
id) At park awaiting despatch up river—1 M. E. and 1 Martinsyde.
The second M. E. is being used up for spare parts.
Two types of machines will comprise the flight.
8 or 9 machines all of one type {vide R. E. C. Mobilization Tables which
provide 25 aeroplanes for 1 squadron of 3 flights) are required to ensure a
flight of 4 active machines being kept efficient. Only 5 aeroplanes are being
sent for the new flight equipped by War Office. These will increase the number
in the squadron to 11 machines of 3 kinds (provided there are no more losses
or complete breakdowns) instead of 17 or 18 of 2 kinds. Unless War Office
provide extra pilots some of these machines will have to be used for instruc
tional purposes, thus increasing the need for more aeroplanes. It should be
considered whether action should not be taken to bring the total of B. E. flight
machines to 8 or 9 and finally by supplying 5 or 6 more M. F. machines to
turn the original flight into homogeneous one of Maurice Earmans.
Working copy to G. S. (S. D. 3, M. O. 2),
Copy to M. S. C., M. S. V., G s S, (M. O. 1).
Telegram P., No. LG. 1238, dared 18tb September 1915. APPENDIX 277
(Despatched 10-5G p.m., received 10-30 a.m., 19th September 1915.) (Dy. No. 21815)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D/ J Amarah,
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
Eollowing is addressed to Chief of the General Staff and repeated to Cox,
Basrah, Eoreign, Simla, and Secretary of State.
Reference telegram, dated 17th, from Sir P. Cox, to Minister, Tehran,
Secretary of State and Eoreign, Simla, No. 2040.
I regard the intelligence contained in the above mentioned telegram with
the greatest satisfaction from the military point of view, as the question of the
general security of Arabistan, of the Bakhtiari border, and of the oil fields is
affected thereby. If the recently arranged Bawi subsidy produces the antici
pated result and if the Il-Begi and 11-Khani fulfil their promise to co-operate
in our favour it is confidently hoped that the oil fields will thus be perma
nently safeguarded, and that it will not be necessary to despatch further
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The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 16 and 30 September 1915. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, letters, memoranda, lists and tables.
The volume mostly relates to:
- Reinforcements and supplies for Force D, including: river craft; aeroplanes; road vehicles; personnel; food; weapons; and ammunition
- Staff appointments and details of injured and sick officers
- Updates on progress at the Tigris line, especially at Sinn, Sannaiyat [As Sina‘yat] and Kut-al Amarah [Al-Kut]
- Proposals to advance on Baghdad after taking Kut-al Amarah
- Distributions of Force D (f 50) and of the Turkish [Ottoman] troops (f 123)
- Russo-Turkish operations at Van
- Discussions of the situation in Persia [Iran], including the impact that the withdrawal of British Consul, Thomas George Grahame, from Isfahan to Ahwaz [Ahvaz] has had on employees of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company
- Conversations between Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and the Shaikh of Muhammareh [Khorramshahr] with regards to negotiating with leaders of the Bakhtiari [Bakhtīyārī] tribal confederation to protect the oil fields and ‘maintain order’ in Arabistan [Khuzestan]
- The rejection of Turkish forces from Najaf [An-Najaf] by the local population
- Discussions about how to govern holy places between the Basrah [Basra] Vilayet [a province under the Ottoman Empire] and Baghdad in anticipation of them coming under British control, and the extent to which the Persian Government should be consulted on this matter.
The volume also includes:
- Appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations summarising the situation in Mesopotamia on 20 September (ff 47-48) and 27 September 1915 (f 113)
- A ‘Brief report on the possibilities of the Development of Irrigation in the Basrah District’ by Lieutenant P A Stoddard, Indian Army Reserve Officer (Special Irrigation Officer), (ff 64-71), which is accompanied by comments from Cox and Brigadier-General Joseph Cameron Rimington, Royal Engineers
- Copies of correspondence between Edmund George Barrow, Military Secretary, 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. , and Bertram Blakiston Cubitt, Under-Secretary of State for India, on the subject of aviation units for service in India and Mesopotamia, which include tables of personnel and vehicles required (ff 91-96)
- The Quartermaster General’s Embarkation Statement, listing reinforcements and details for Force D which embarked at Bombay [Mumbai] and Karachi (ff 128-134).
The vast majority of material in the volume dates from September 1915, with the exception of a small amount of material which dates from May, June and August 1915.
A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at the start of IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3236.
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- 1 volume (134 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 136; 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 3-134; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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