'Short memorandum on the inception, difficulties and results of the Mesopotamian Campaign'
Date:
1916/1916
Description:
Abstract: This file is a printed report consisting of a memorandum on the inception, difficulties and results of the Mesopotamia Campaign, printed by the General Staff, India (Simla, 1916). It gives details about the present situation in Mesopotamia, Indian troops, and difficulties in terms of the political condition, strategy, physical condition, food supply, climate, local feeling, and religious complications. The front cover contains the title, serial number and case number, and is marked 'Secret'.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: The booklet also has an original printed pagination sequence.