‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 16. PART I. (From 1st to 15th November 1915.)’
- 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 16. PART I. (From 1st to 15th November 1915.)’
- Date:
- 1915/1915
- 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 15 November 1915. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, letters, memoranda, lists and tables.A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at folios 7-8. The volume mostly relates to:Reinforcements and supplies for Force D, including: weapons; land vehicles; river craft; sea craft; and ammunitionDetails of a potential aviation unit in MesopotamiaStaff appointments and movementsPrisoners of war held and exchangedMovements of Turkish [Ottoman] forces from Bitlis to Mosul and the rumoured arrival of Turkish infantry at Dair-az-Zor [Deir ez-Zor]Dispositions of the Turkish forces and intelligence on their potential reinforcementsRusso-Turkish operationsDiscussions about Persia [Iran], including: the potential effects of Persia entering the war; the impact on the oil fields; support from the Shaikh of Muhammareh [Khorramshahr]; the situation on the Arabistan [Khuzestan] frontier; and the attitudes of the Bakhtiari Khans [Bakhtīyārī Khāns]Proposals to construct a railway from Basrah [Basra] to NasiriyahActivities of tribes between Aziziyah [Al ‘Aziziyah] and Kut [Al-Kut, also rendered in text as Kut-al-Amarah]Discussions about the creation of an autonomous ‘Arab state’ and negotiations held between Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry McMahon, High Commissioner of Egypt, and the Sharif of Mecca [Al-Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī, Sharīf of Mecca]Proposed advance to Baghdad, including: discussions about publishing a proclamation about the occupation of Baghdad (draft at ff 47-48); edits to this proclamation suggested by General Nixon, General Officer Commanding Force D (f 108), and the Viceroy of India (ff 113-114); and the decision to alter the proclamation based on McMahon’s promise of the velayets [a province under the Ottoman Empire] of Basrah and Baghdad to ‘the Arab party’Arrival of General Headquarters at Aziziyah from Kut.The volume also includes:Composition of Force D at the end of November 1915 (ff 3-6)Appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations summarising the situation in Mesopotamia on: 1 November 1915 (ff 15-16); 8 November 1915 (ff 81-82); and 15 November 1915 (ff 153-154)Distribution of Force D for week commencing 17 October 1915 (ff 25-27) and week commencing 24 October 1915 (ff 111-123)A table providing details on ‘Ships for Indian Divisions’ (ff 137-138).The vast majority of material in the volume dates from November 1915, with the exception of a small amount of material which dates from October 1915.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 161; 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 10-159; 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:
- Negotiation
Military intelligence
Military supplies - Geographic region:
- Mesopotamia
Persia
Aziziyah - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000112.0x0001de_ar
81055/vdc_100000000112.0x0001de_en
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3240
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3240