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‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 14. PART II. (From 16th to 30th September 1915.)’ [35r] (74/276)
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. 129-185-L., dated 18th September 1915. APPENDIX 282
(Despatched 10-50 p.m., received 10-20 A.M., 19th September 1915.) (Zty. No. 21807)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force a D/’ Amarah,
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
Following is addressed to Chief of the General Staff and repeated to Secre
tary of State for India and Inspector-General of Communications.
JBushire .—Followers of Shaikh Husain and Zairkhadar are reported to be
expressing dissent regarding further attacks.
Please see my No. 129-184-1. (Dy. No. S.-21711).
Tigris Line .—Intense heat still prevails.
Ships opened fire with intention of completing destruction of aeroplane.
They gave time for aviators to get clear of the wreck before opening fire.
This refers to my 129-183 I. (Dy. No. S.-21607).
Working copy to G. S. (M. O. 3).
Copy to M. S. C., M. S. V., G. S. (M. 0. 1 , M. O. 2).
Extract to G. S. (S. D. 3 ).
Telegram P., No. 129-186-1., dated 19th September 1915. APPENDIX 283
(Despatched 10-35 p.m., received 5-50 a.m., 20th September 1915.) {Ty. No. 21852)
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force <c D,” Amarah,
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
{Repeated Chief of the Imperial General Staff and Secretary of State for India.)
TLarun Line. 1 Oil fields wireless installation is now ready for transmission
and receipt of messages.
Tigris Line.—Interne heat prevails, thermometer reaching 121 degrees in
tents.. General Officer Commanding, 6 th Division, reports that our aviators
Captain Treloar and Atkins are safe and the Turkish Commander has treated
hem well and sent back to Baghdad both them and their aeroplane. Cavalry,
infantry and aeroplane did close reconnaissance on right bank 19th and more
useful information obtained. Barbed wire is being erected by enemy along
front of his position.
Working copy to M. S. C., G. S. (M. O. 3).
Copy to M. S. V., G. S. (M. O. 1 , M. O. 2, S. D. 3).
Telegram P., No. 2040-B., dated 17th September 1915. APPENDIX 284
(Received in War Section, 18th September 1915. {Ty. No. 21859)
From—The
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.
, Basrah,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India., Foreign and Political Department.
This morning I discussed situation in Arabistan with Shaikh of Muham-
mareh with particular reference to proceedings of German parties and attitude
of Bakhtiari Khans.
As regards his personal relations with his tribe, viz., Bani Turuf, Cha’ab,
Bavi, Muhaisin, he felt that his general position was more favourable and
satisfactory at the present moment than it has been for five years past.
Deferring to attitude of Bakhtiaris, he showed me following telegram from
Samsam, Tehran, to Il-Khani and Il-Begi jointly assuring them that by com
mon consent of Khans as a whole they were assured of undisturbed total enjoy
ment of their appointments for at least five years to come, and were given full
power to take necessary steps to control Bakhtiari and Kuhgalu under their
jurisdiction.
Samsam went on to give them stringent and explicit instructions to proceed
South as soon as possible and make arrangements for maintenance of order
and security of their boundaries. (Second telegram was a lengthy joint
message in cipher from Il-Khani and Il-Begi) informing Shaikh of the terms of
their appointment, welcoming expulsion of
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Jang and his brother from
council of tribe, and then going on to assure Shaikh of their readiness to
co-operate with him in their joint affairs, and to join him in co-operating with
the British.
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- Content
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)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
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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