‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 61. (From 1st to 31st August 1919).’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 61. (From 1st to 31st August 1919).’
- Date:
- 1919/1919
- Description:
- Abstract: 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 1 and 31 August 1919. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: letters, telegrams, notes, reports, tables, and memoranda.An index to the contents of this volume can be found at folios 3-7. The volume concerns:Movements and appointments of British officialsRestrictions on telegrams and relaxation of photograph censorshipPersonnel requirements in MesopotamiaThe area covered by the Haskell Commission in ArmeniaRepatriation of Turkish medical personnelSupplies of railway construction materialsProposals for the reorganisation of the Indo-European telegraph systemIntentional delay of The Timescorrespondent, Captain William Arthur Moore, in Bombay [Mumbai]Proposal for India to buy camels from MesopotamiaThe situation in central and southern KurdistanProposals regarding the Government of Kurdistan and the British administration in MesopotamiaFinances of MesopotamiaThe Empire Cotton Growing Committee’s support for cotton growing in MesopotamiaCustoms duties in MesopotamiaSupplying armaments for the Sheikh of Mohammerah [Shaikh of Khorramshahr]Responses to allegations of extravagance and wastage in Mesopotamia.The following tables appear:Ration strength of Force D on 12 April 1919 (ff 22-27), 19 April 1919 (ff 43-47), 3 May 1919 (ff 54-58), 10 May 1919 (ff 58-62), 17 May 1919 (ff 125-130)State of supplies on 27 July 1919 (ff 34-35), 31 July 1919 (ff 67-68), 7 August 1919 (f 144), 10 August 1919 (ff 164-165)Return for wastage of animals and statement of animals with Force D on 27 April 1919 (ff 40-42)Statement of animal transport on 27 April 1919 (ff 69-72)Monthly distribution report of motor vehicles on 1 May 1919 (ff 87-104), 1 April 1919 (ff 106-123)Weekly return of the sick and wounded on 5 July 1919 (ff 134-135), 12 July 1919 (ff 158-159), 19 July 1919 (ff 161-162)Distribution of Force D on 1 August 1919 (ff 197-207).Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 209; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 3-207; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Cotton
- Geographic region:
- Mesopotamia
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000112.0x000233_ar
81055/vdc_100000000112.0x000233_en
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3325
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3325