‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 58. (From 1st to 31st May 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 58. (From 1st to 31st May 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 May 1919. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, memoranda, and tables.An index to the contents of this volume can be found at folios 3-8. The volume concerns:Military personnel issues, including the granting of leave, demobilisation of troops, and transfer of units from Mesopotamia to IndiaSupply of animals to Force DDispatch of water tanks from Mesopotamia to IndiaA report on the performance of Kachin recruits in the 85th Burma Rifles (ff 32-33)Dispatch of units from Force D to respond to ‘disturbances’ in India and on the North-West FrontierSpread of the ‘Ikhwan movement’ in Bahrein [Bahrain], Kowait [Kuwait], and MesopotamiaIntelligence concerning public opinion in Mesopotamia, including: opposition to the British occupation; the preference of ‘leading men’ for direct British administration; and hostility towards the involvement of Sheikh Faisul [Shaikh Fayṣal bin Al-Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī] in the post-war GovernmentThe number of troops required to occupy MesopotamiaRailway construction in MesopotamiaReports of ‘serious disorders’ at Sulaimaniyah [Sulaymaniyah] and a ‘serious rising’ in southern Kurdistan led by Sheikh Mahmud [Shaikh Maḥmūd Barzanjī]Matters relating to the administration of Mesopotamia, including: arrangements for the financial management of British administration; conditions of employment for Army officers hired to work in the civil administration; and the creation of administrative provinces, including an ‘Arab province of Mosul’ and a ‘fringe of autonomous Kurdish States … with British political advisers’Maintenance of waterways in MesopotamiaDiscussion of the creation of a daily train service between Baghdad and Basrah [Basra] carrying mail and passengers.The volume also contains:Weekly return of sick and wounded dated 29 March 1919 (ff 10-11), 5 April 1919 (ff 64-65), 12 April 1919 (ff 108-109), 19 April 1919 (ff 112-114), 26 April 1919 (ff 129-130)Distribution and composition of Force D, including details of lines of communication and general organisation, 19 April 1919 (ff 24-38), 1 May 1919 (ff 78-89)State of supplies on 30 April 1919 (ff 66-67)Strength return of Force D on 12 April 1919 (f 120).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 147; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right hand corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-145; 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:
- Public opinion
Colonial administration
Railway construction
Military logistics
Maḥmūd Barzanjī - Geographic region:
- Mesopotamia
Kurdistan - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000112.0x000230_ar
81055/vdc_100000000112.0x000230_en
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3322
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3322