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37. ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 19. PART I. (From 1st to 15th February 1916.)’
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- 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 15 February 1916. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, letters, and tables containing instructions and reports.A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at folio 3. The volume mostly relates to:Reinforcements and supplies for Force D, including: river craft, food, weapons, animals, and ammunitionStaff: movements, allowances, casualties, and illnessesInformation obtained from prisoners of warCommunication systems (especially telegraph lines) and proceduresIntelligence on Ottoman and German troops at: Shiraz; Umm-al-Hannah; Shaikh Sa’ad [Shaykh Sa'd]; as well as intended attacks on Bushire [Bushehr] and Basrah [Basra]Distributions of the Turkish [Ottoman] Forces on 1 February (f 16) and in Mesopotamia (ff 158-159)Operations in the Caucasus and in north-west Persia [Iran]Updates on progress at the Tigris line, especially at Kut [Al-Kut]Updates on progress at the Euphrates line, especially at Nasiriyah and ButaniyahComments on the status of relations with numerous tribes throughout Mesopotamia, Persia and ArabiaDecision for War Office to take control of operations in Mesopotamia (ff 121-122).The volume also includes:Appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations summarising the situation in Mesopotamia on: 31 January (ff 20-21); 7 February (ff 91-92); and 14 February (ff 172-174)Distributions of Force D: on 6 February (ff 70-72); on 30 January (ff 77-79); and above Qurnah [Al-Qurnah] (ff 80-82 and ff 176-178)Composition of Force D (ff 85-88)‘Statement showing the strength of reinforcements for Basrah which embarked at Bombay [Mumbai] and Karachi’ (ff 124-136).Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 190; 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 5-188; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
38. ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 29. PART I. (From [1st] to 15th December 1916).’
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- 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 15 December 1916. 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 3-8 and a summary of the contents can be found at folios 9-10. The volume concerns:Appreciations [reports] and intelligence summaries from the Directorate of Military OperationsThree diaries of information from 28 October 1916, 18 November 1916, 25 November 1916 covering: climate and floods; the base at Basrah [Basra]; inland water transport; civil post offices; ordnance; railways; Amarah [al ‘Amarah] revenues; medical reports; labour in the Ali-Gharbi [Ali Al-Gharbi] and Qurnah Qadha [al-Qurna] districts; prisoners of war; captions of photographs sent to the Chief of the General Staff, IndiaStaff appointmentsExchanges and treatment of prisoners of warTribal relations in MesopotamiaArrival of the Ahwaz [Ahvaz] column at Shustar [Shushtar]Progress on railway constructionMilitary, medical, and food suppliesThe murder of notables at Hillah [al-Hillah] by the Turks [Ottomans] and an announcement that if the Turks advanced towards Nejaf [Najaf] a jehad [jihad] would be declared against themThe threat of famine at HamadanRequests that sheikhs [shaikhs] to seize Turkish supply caravans headed to MedinaProvision of Chinese labourersReports from the Royal Flying Corps of machines in service and pilots availableConcerns about the military danger of the Bakhtiaris [Bakhtiyārī] to Force DQuestions regarding the Turkish supply lines and depotsProvision of horses, mules, and river craftA decision that nurses should be the only women allowed to proceed to BasrahBombardment of Turkish position on the left bank of the TigrisInformation about the distribution of Russian troopsThe British advance to the river Hai [Shaṭṭ al Gharraf].The following tables appear:Distribution of Force D on folios 11-13Lines of communication on folios 14-17Composition of Force D on folios 18-25Units captured at Kut-al-Amarah [al-Kut] on folio 26List of General Officers and Brigade Commander with IEF D on folio 27Ration strength of Force D on 19 November on folios 36-37; on 26 November on folios 85-86Distribution of Medical Units in Force D on folios 130-132The state of supplies on 9 December 1916 on folios 133-134Distribution of the Turkish army on folios 137-146.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 162; 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 4-160; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
39. ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 35. PART I. (From 1st to 15th June 1917).’
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- 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 15 June 1917. 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 and a summary of the contents can be found at folios 3-10. The volume concerns:Appreciations [reports] and intelligence summaries from the Directorate of Military Operations dated 3 June 1917 (folios 47-48); 10 June 1917 (ff 144-145)Two diaries of information from 12 May 1917 (ff 73-83) and 19 May 1917 (ff 147-156) covering: climate and floods, inland water transport, aviation, and medical affairsLists of the sick and woundedReinforcements for Force DMovements of Turkish [Ottoman] and Russian troopsReports from the Royal Flying Corps of machines in service and pilots availableProvision and movements of river craftProgress of railway constructions and future railway policyPunitive measures against tribesmen near SamarraSending time-expired Egyptian labourers to IndiaSupplies of guns, howitzers, horses, and supply shipsRelations with Arab tribes and formation of Arab Labour CorpsCommunications by river and railwayEyewitness statements regarding the killing of British wounded by Turkish soldiersOrganisation of the Port Administration and Conservancy DirectorateA report from Brigadier General Sir George Buchanan, Director of Port Administration and River Conservancy concerning works to be carried out to improve the rivers (ff 100-120)A discussion about sending confidential informationForecast of Russian intentions.The following tables appear:Distribution and composition of Force D, including details of: lines of communication; general organisation; units captured at Kut-al-Amarah [Al-Kut]; and names of General Officers and Brigade Commanders (ff 11-30)State of supplies (ff 57-59, 87-89, 161-163, 176-177)Distribution of the Turkish Army (ff 65-66, 167-168)Ration strength of Force D (ff 70-72, 125-127, 127-130, 155-156)Report of troops and tonnage carried up and down the Tigris (ff 92-95, 174-176)List of captured arms, ammunition, and material received at Ordnance Depots from 1 January 1917 to 31 March 1917 (ff 191-204).Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 211; 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 3-209; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
40. ‘Muscat – Intelligence communicated by the Native Agent at – Vol: 11’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Heskeal bin Yusoof [Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], Acting British Agent at Muscat. It is the eleventh in a series of twenty items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2180/106055, IOR/F/4/2180/106056, IOR/F/4/2180/106057, IOR/F/4/2180/106058, IOR/F/4/2180/106059, IOR/F/4/2180/106060, IOR/F/4/2181/106061, IOR/F/4/2181/106062, IOR/F/4/2181/106063, IOR/F/4/2181/106064, IOR/F/4/2181/106066, IOR/F/4/2181/106067, IOR/F/4/2181/106068, IOR/F/4/2181/106069, IOR/F/4/2181/106070, IOR/F/4/2181/106071, IOR/F/4/2181/106072, IOR/F/4/2181/106073, and IOR/F/4/2181/106074).The item concerns the search for the crew and nakhuda of a vessel which was set on fire, having been robbed and some of the crew murdered, allegedly by the nakhuda. The same incident is mentioned in IOR/F/4/2180/106058.The item also mentions multiple incidents of aggression between tribes in the Arabian Peninsula.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 282/47, P.C. [Previous Communication] 5573, Coll[ection]: 10, Collection No 6 of No 11’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 62, and terminates at f 72, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
41. ‘Muscat. Intelligence from.-’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 16 June 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the seventh in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to a report from Hoskut bin Yusoof [Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], Acting Native Agent at Muscat, to the Persian [Iranian] Secretary, dated 17 May 1847. His report provides details on a recent dispute between inhabitants of Nukul [Nakhal] and Lajal [Al Lajal], and the subsequent intervention of the Governor of Muscat, Syud Thoonee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd]. The report also mentions intelligence received from Judda [Jeddah] regarding the activities of Shuiff Mahomed bin Oun [Sharīf Muḥammad bin ‘Abd al-Mu‘īn bin ‘Awn] and Mahomed Ally Pasha [Muḥammad ʻAlī Pāshā].The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 78, Vol: 7.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 267, and terminates at f 271, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
42. ‘Muscat. Intelligence. Vol: 32’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2302/118727. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Heskiel bin Yusoof [Khawājah Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], British Agent at Muscat. It is the thirty-second in a series of fifty-one items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns a violent dispute between Shaik Suif bin Amir [Shaikh Syf bin Amīr] and Shaik Suif bin Suleman [Shaikh Syf bin Sulaymān] in which Syud Thooenee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Governor of Muscat] intervened.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No 11 of No 169’, ‘Coll[ection]: 17’ and ‘Draft no 465 of 49’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 579, and terminates at f 583, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
43. ‘Muscat. Intelligence. Vol: 4’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Heskeal bin Yusoof [Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], British Agent at Muscat. It is the fourth in a series of eleven items.The item comprises reports from Heskeal bin Yusoof on the state of affairs at Muscat, including:Details of ships arriving and leaving MuscatThe movements of Syud Thooenee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Governor of MuscatTribal disputes and conflicts around MuscatSyud Thooenee’s attempts at resolving these conflictsThe execution of Ahmed Dad Kureem [Aḥmad Dād Karīm].The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 689/48’, ‘Col[lection]: 17’, ‘Collection No 4 of No 45’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 253, and terminates at f 264 as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
44. ‘Muscat. Intelligence.’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, a political letter from the Government of Bombay.The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay and Heskeal bin Yusoof [Khawājah Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], Acting Native Agent at Muscat.The item contains intelligence reports sent by Heskeal bin Yusoof. Topics covered include:The communications of Syud Thooenee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd] with Jubur bin Mahomed bin Nasir [Jabr bin Muḥammad bin Nāṣir], the Chief of Zukee [Izki], and the visit of the shaikhs of the Hijreeyan [al-Ḥijrīyūn], Hooboos [al-Ḥubūs] and al Wubela [Āl Wahībah] tribes to MuscatReports that Syud Hamood bin Uzan [Sayyid Ḥammūd bin ‘Azzān al-Būsa‘īdī] has placed the forts at Rustak [Rustaq] and Khabooru [Al Khaburah] under the charge of the Mootavas [Muṭawwa‘īn] and plans to do the same for other forts to the west of Sohar, and Syud Thooenee’s attempts to arrange a meeting with Syud Humood bin UzanCommunications received from Captain Saunders at Museera [Masirah]The threats received by Shaikh Suif bin Nubhan [Shaikh Sayf bin Nabhān al-Ma‘walī], Chief of Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbas] from the Governor of Shiraz, and the support provided to Shaikh Suif bin Nubhan by Syud Thooenee.The item contains a table of contents (ff 443-444), and the title page (f 442) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 20’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 8 of No. 53’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 442 and terminates at f 451, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
45. 'Muscat. Affairs of –'
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2174/105546. It is the forty-third in a series of forty-five items on the Persian Gulf.The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay and Heskeal bin Yusoof [Khawājah Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], Acting Native Agent at Muscat.The item contains reports sent by Heskeal bin Yusoof regarding affairs at Muscat. Topics covered include:The movements and activities of Syed Thooenee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Governor of MuscatReports of internal conflicts in Oman, including around Budia [Bidiyyah], and at SoharThe visits to Muscat of various notable personsThe return to Muscat of the merchant Shaik Yusoof bin Suggur [Shaikh Yūsuf bin Ṣaqr], who was attacked while he was in Bushire [Bushehr]Reports of a ship from Muscat having grounded and another having been destroyed by fire.The item contains a table of contents (ff 695-696), and the title page (f 694) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 43’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 12 of No. 119’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 694 and terminates at f 702, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
46. ‘Muscat. Intelligence from – Vol: 45’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2302/118727. The correspondent is Heskael bin Yusoof [Khawājah Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], British Agent at Muscat. It is the forty-fifth in a series of fifty-one items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:News from Zanzibar of a ship which was carrying enslaved peopleArrivals from Zanzibar at MuscatMovements of the Governor of Muscat [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd]Tribal disputes in Oman.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No 8 of No 4’, ‘Coll[ection]: 17’ and ‘Draft no 465 of 49’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 664, and terminates at f 668, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
47. Political No. 202 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Papers Relating to Affairs in Nejd and Bahrein, and Rumoured Movements of Turkish Troops on Oman
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 21 November 1873 and received by the India Office Political Department on 15 December 1873, forwarding copies of papers relating to affairs in Nejd [Najd] and Bahrein [Bahrain], and rumoured movements of [Ottoman] Turkish troops on Oman. The chief correspondents are the Acting Political Agent in the Persian Gulf and the Secretary to the Government of India Foreign Department. Also included are translated purports of letters by: the Chief of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]; the Chief of Debaye [Dubai], via his Yawar (Assistant); and the British Agent, Arab Coast, Shargah [Sharjah]. The papers chiefly refer to the dispute between the Chief of Aboothabee and the 'colonists' of Odeyd [Khawr al Udayd], and the purported intention of the Turkish authorities to extend their influence to Oman.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 15, and terminates at f 25, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The sequence contains three foliation anomalies: f 15a, f 20a, and f 21a.In the second copy of the despatch two extracts of Enclosure No. 10 have been cut out of the folio (f 23).
48. Political No. 221 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of a Letter Relating to Affairs at the Port of Berbera
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 26 December 1873 and received by the India Office Secret Department on 20 January 1873, forwarding information relating to affairs at the port of Berbera on the east African coast. The primary document is a letter from the Assistant Resident at Aden to the Political Resident at Aden, describing his meeting with the Commander of the Egyptian Corvette Sarka, and in particular their discussions relating to inter-tribal feuds in the locality of Berbera. The despatch is in continuation of Political No. 203 of 21 November 1873 (IOR/L/PS/6/114, ff 26-28a).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 267, and terminates at f 269a, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The sequence contains three foliation anomalies: f 267a, f 268a, and f 269a.