'Intelligence Mesopotamia'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Intelligence Mesopotamia'
- Date:
- 1917/1917
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains copies of various telegrams on railways between the Director of Military Intelligence, the Commander-in-Chief India, the General Officer Commanding Mesopotamia, and the Caucasus Military Agent during the period July-November 1917.Principal subjects of discussion are: the extension of the Baghdad railway east of Nisibin [Nusaybin] towards Mosul; reports of the process of construction and the transportation of material, with some concerns raised as to the accuracy of the reports; cities on the railway’s route; the movements of Turkish [Ottoman] troops; the movements of Falkenhayn’s [General Erich von Falkenhayn] army; and reports of attacks on trains.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 30; 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 present between ff 2-29.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Railway construction
First World War in Mesopotamia (1914-1918)
Baghdad Railway - Geographic region:
- Mesopotamia
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000465.0x000302_ar
81055/vdc_100000000465.0x000302_en
IOR/L/MIL/5/808
IOR/L/MIL/5/808