"ملخص الأوراق الخاصة بنقل التحكم في العمليات في بلاد الرافدين من مكتب الهند إلى مكتب الحرب البريطاني" [ظ‎‎٧] (١٨/١٤)

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The Director-General of Military Works.
The Military Secretary to His Excellency the Viceroy.
The Director -General, Indian Medical Service.
The Director -General of Posts and Telegraphs.
The Director, Royal Indian Marine.
The Military Accountant General.
The Central War Controller.
The Deputy Field Accountant-General, Force " D."
Serial No. 6.
Telegram P. No. H-1401, dated the 23rd February 1916.
From—The Viceroy (Army Department).
To—The Secretary of State for India.
We brought into operation {Serial No. the new arrangements for the
control of the operations in Mesopotamia with effect from the 16th rebruary
1916.
Please refer to your private telegram dated icth February 1916 (Serial
No. 4) in this connection.
Seri a l No. 7.
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No. H-1703, dated Delhi, the 6th March 1916.
p rom The Secretary to the Government of India, Army Department.
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
1 am directed to refer to the procedure prescribed in Army Department
letter No H -1215, dated the 16th February 1916. {Serial A0. 5) consequent
on the decision that in future the operations in Mesopatamia will be controlled
bv the War Office through the Commander-in-Chief in India. In clause (4) ot
the procedure, it was laid down that demands for such war material as is being
provided from India will, as hitherto, be made on the Commander-in-Ch.ef m
India, and in clause (5), it was prescribed that the Chief of the Imperial General
Staff and the Commander-in-Chief in India will, as required, correspond direct
in regard to the requirements of the force in Mesopotamia.
2 I am to say that the intention is that when demands for war material,
stores' etc , are received from the General Officer Commanding, Force "D, they
will be met under the orders of His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief. When
demands cannot be met in India promptly, or m full. Branches of Army Head-
niiarters will through the medium of the War Section, submit their requisitions
direct to the'Secretary, War Office.
It must be clearly understood that this procedure applies only to the require-
., ( p orc e " D " the existing practice will continue as regards the main
tenance of troops in India, anything required for these will continue to be
demanded, through the Government of India when necessary, from the India
Office.
Copy of the foregoing forwarded to
The Financial Adviser, Military Finance.
The Adjutant General in India.
The Quartermaster General in India.
The Director -General of Ordnance in India.
The Director, Medical Services in India.
The Director -General of Military Works.