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13. ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 24. PART II. (From 16th to 31st July 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 16 and 31 July 1916. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include letters, memoranda, telegrams, and appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations.A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at the start of IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3256. The volume mostly relates to:Supplies and equipment for Force D, including weapons, ammunition, lorries, and medical storesTurkish [Ottoman] forces: details of movements, strengths, distribution, reinforcements, and casualtiesPlans for the expansion of hospital facilities for Force DRiver craft: details of craft available, efforts to procure more, and the organisation of the work for the re-erection of craft on arrival in Mesopotamia. Included is a copy of a report by Major F H Smith regarding Nile steamers sent to Basrah [Basra] (ff 115-125)Reinforcements for Force D, including details of sailings and troop transports, and lists of officers and appointmentsRussian forces in Persia [Iran] and the Caucasus: details of strengths, distribution, reinforcements, and operationsPlans for a prisoner exchange, including a list of proposed prisoners for exchange (f 110)Reports from the Tigris and Euphrates lines, and plans for an advance towards BaghdadPlans for railway constructionRelations with the Kurdish population and with various tribes in PersiaDiscussions concerning the organisation of operations in Mesopotamia.The volume also includes:Distribution of Force D for 16 July (ff 11-13)Statement of guns and ammunition in Mesopotamia (f 90)Returns of the sick and wounded for 10 June (f 87), 24 June (f 134), and 8 July (f 145).The vast majority of material in the volume dates from July 1916, but there is also a small amount of material which dates from May and June 1916.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 154; 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 3-152; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
14. 'WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 25. PART I. (From 1st to 15th August 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 August 1916. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include letters, telegrams, and appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations.A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at folio 16. The volume mostly relates to:Updates from the Tigris and Euphrates lines, southern Persia [Iran], and the Russo-Turkish frontReinforcements for Force D, including personnel requirements, appointments of officers, and changes in the chief commandPlans for the relief of various regiments, and arrangements for those going on leaveRiver craft: details of craft available, efforts to procure more, the re-erection of craft on arrival, the storage of drinking water on board river craft, and the overall administration of river transportSupplies and equipment for Force D, including ice machines, hospital ships, mosquito nets, and slipways for dockyardsRation requirements for Force DTurkish [Ottoman] forces: estimates of troop numbers, and details of their location and movementsProposals for the establishment of machine gun companiesProgress of railway construction in MesopotamiaReports of German activitiesThe whereabouts of Khalil Pasha [Halil (Kut) Pāshā]Proposals for a prisoner exchange.The volume also includes:Distribution of Force D (ff 3-6, ff 24-26)General Organisation of Force D (f 7)Composition of Force D (ff 8-13)Units of Force D captured at Kut-al-Amarah [Al-Kut] (f 14)Names of General Officers with Force D (f 14)List of General Officers and Brigade Commanders with Force D (f 15)Statements giving the number of guns in use and the numbers of complete rounds up to 30 July (f 21) and 6 August (f 107)Returns of the sick and wounded for weeks ending 15 July (f 55), 22 July (f 137)Reports of the Royal Flying Corps (f 60 and ff 126-127)Statement of the hospitals supplied and under supply for Force D (ff 78-79)Strength of Bushire [Bushehr] garrison attached to Force D (f 109)Report on the explosion of three ammunition barges on 10 June (ff 109-110)A copy of a despatch from the Government of India on the defence of Kut-al-Amarah under Major General Townshend from 3 December 1915 to 29 April 1916 (ff 137-138).The vast majority of material in the volume dates from August 1916, but there is also a small amount of material which dates from July 1916.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 165; 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 3-163; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33 cm
15. ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 25. PART II. (From 16th to 31st August 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 16 and 31 May 1916. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: letters, telegrams, notes, tables, and memoranda.A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at the start of IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3258. The volume concerns:Appreciations [reports] and intelligence summaries from the Directorate of Military OperationsArrangements for machine gun companiesThe construction of railways, including consideration of gauges and provision of refrigerator carsThe provision of river craft and general transport shipsA discussion of suitable ship design and building sitesExchanges of sick prisoners of war, Turkish [Ottoman] officials, and British women and childrenArrangements for sick leave for British troopsThe possibility of a Turkish advance in Persia [Iran]The movement of Russian troops and distribution of Turkish troopsThe replacement of draught horses with mulesArtillery requirements in Mesopotamia.The following tables appear:River craft for general, medical, aviation, port work, survey, and dredging purposes, and craft sunk in transit on folios 3-12Distribution of troops on 6 August 1916 on folios 18-20.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 186; 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 3-184; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
16. ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 26. PART I. (From 1st to 15th September 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 September 1916. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: letters, telegrams, notes, reports, tables, and memoranda.A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at folios 3-6 and the volume concerns:Appreciations [reports] and intelligence summaries from the Directorate of Military Operations‘Report of Major General G[eorge] F[letcher] MacMunn’s Committee on the Organisation of the River Service in Mesopotamia’ on folios 14-25‘Report on the Physical and Climatic Difficulties of the Mesopotamian Theatre of War by Major W[illiam] F[rederick] Blaker’ on folios 31-36Lists of Turkish [Ottoman] officials to be exchanged for British prisoners of war, and lists of the British prisoners handed overViews on the conduct of future operations in Mesopotamia and the situation in south-west PersiaJapanese ships and intentions in the GulfRailway progress and construction policyThe re-organisation of Force DThe organisation of camel corps and the purchase of camelsThe provision of river craft and other military suppliesLabour requirements, including a proposal to send Chinese labourers to MesopotamiaThe location of Russian and Turkish troopsThe health of Force DRecommendations for the Distinguished Service Cross to be awarded to thirteen officers of the Royal Indian Marine and for the Serbian Decoration to be awarded to members of Force DDifficulties of using and maintaining horses with Force DFinancial assistance to the Sheikh [Shaikh] of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr].The following tables appear:Distribution of troops on 20 August 1916 on folios 27-29Report of the numbers of men and machines active in the Royal Flying Corps on 1 September on folio 42Distribution of medical units on 3 September 1916 on folios 148-149.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 180; 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 3-178; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
17. ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 27. PART II. (From 16th to 31st October 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 16 and 31 October 1916. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include letters, telegrams, memoranda, and appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations.A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at the start of IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3263. The volume mostly relates to:Updates from the Tigris and Euphrates lines, southern Persia [Iran], and the Russo-Turkish frontRiver transport: including the personnel and amounts of tonnage being conveyed up and down river; reports on the locations of barges sent to Mesopotamia; and plans for the work of re-erection of transported river craftThe movements and organisation of Turkish [Ottoman] forces, including: a statement (ff 56-57) and the distribution (ff 129-130) of Turkish forces in MesopotamiaReinforcements for Force D, and labour and personnel requirementsPlans for the relief of various unitsAppointments and exchanges of officers on the staff in MesopotamiaSupplies and equipment for Force D, including: reports on the state of supplies for 15 October (ff 15-16) and 21 October (f 136); the specifications of a dairy plant for Mesopotamia (ff 164-169); and the monthly standing order on the India Office for food supplies (ff 170-171)Chaplains for MesopotamiaThe progress of railway constructionReports of German activitiesThe volume also includes:Tables of troop transport ships and their contents due in Basrah [Basra] in October (f 9) and November (f 104, f 192)Statements of guns in use in Mesopotamia (ff 16-17, f 123, ff 188-189)Statement of information obtained from sick and wounded officers and men of the Kut Garrison (ff 22-32)Diaries of information from 22 September (ff 33-42) and 30 September (ff 77-86), covering: climate and floods; educational measures; medical concerns; post offices; the distribution of the Haqiqat[British publication]; Inland Water Transport, including a diagram showing the organisation (f 40); Port Administration and River Conservancy, including a diagram showing the organisation (f 41); aviation; prisoners of war; and photographsDistribution of Medical Units with Force D for the week commencing 8 October 1916 (ff 53-55)Royal Flying Corps reports for weeks ending 19 October (ff 59-60) and 27 October (f 163)Report on the history of the Shaiba [Shu’aiba] Bund by Major General J C Rimington, Engineer-in-Chief, Force D (ff 92-96)Table of land transport requirements for Force D (f 113)Returns of the sick and wounded for weeks ending 30 September (f 124) and 7 October (f 178)Table of the proposed war establishment for the Third Echelon, General Headquarters, Force D (ff 148-149)Consolidated strength return of Force D for week ending 2 September (ff 151-162)Distribution and composition of Force D, including details of: lines of communication units; general organisation; units captured at Kut-al-Amarah [Al-Kut]; and names of General Officers and Brigade Commanders (ff 195-211)The vast majority of material in the volume dates from 15-31 October 1916, but there is also a small amount of material which dates from September and the first half of October 1916.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 213; 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 3-211; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33 cm
18. ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 28. PART II. (From 16th to 30th November 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 16 and 30 November 1916. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: letters, telegrams, notes, reports, tables, and memoranda.A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at the start of IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3264. The volume concerns:Appreciations [reports] and intelligence summaries from the Directorate of Military OperationsInformation on Turkish [Ottoman] artilleryMovements and provision of river craftReinforcements and new labour requirementsTreatment of prisoners of war held by TurkeyThe arrival of a Chinese Theatre companyMovements of the Turkish armyTransport arrangementsRecommendations for grass farmsThe health of Force DThe protection of oil fieldsThe state of railway construction and provision of railway personnelRecruitment and training processes of the Turkish armyFood suppliesA plan to intercept a caravan on its way to supply MedinaThe appointment of Colonel Younghusband to command the Karun frontReported attempts to set up communication between Baghdad and East Africa.The following tables appear:Distribution of Turkish Forces on folios 12-14, 49-50, 101-102The ration strength of Force D on folios 16-18Distribution of Medical Units on 29 October 1916 on folios 37-39The state of supplies on 18 November 1916 on folios 51-52; and on 25 November 1916 on folios 88-89The sanitary organisation of Force D on folios 67-69Distribution of Force D on folios 104-106Lines of Communication on folios 107-110Composition of Force D on folios 111-118Units captured at Kut-al-Amarah [al-Kut] on folio 119List of General Officers and Brigade Commanders with Force D on folio 120.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 122; 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 3-120; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
19. ‘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
20. 'Note on a Railway for Southern Persia, by Colonel E.C.S. Williams, C.I.E., R.E.'
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- Abstract: This file consists of a note written by Colonel Edward Charles Sparshott Williams, Deputy Government Director of Indian Guaranteed Railway Companies, in which the author assesses the practicalities and costs of constructing a number of alternative proposed river and rail routes, designed to improve communications from Mohummerah towards Teheran or Ispahan in southern Persia.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences and terminates at folio 200, as it is part of a larger physical volume; this number is written in pencil, is circled, and is located at the top right corner of the folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; this number is also written in pencil, but is not circled.
21. 'MEMORANDUM RESPECTING THE NAVIGATION OF THE TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES.'
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- Abstract: Memorandum, written by Richard William Brant and Edward Parkes of the Foreign Office, Apr 1913 regarding navigation on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The memorandum is divided into four parts:Historical Memorandum respecting the navigation of the Mesopotamian rivers. The memorandum describes the history of British relations with Turkish Arabia and the progress of their relations in order to determine the rights that Great Britain possesses which allow it to participate in the trade and navigation of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The memorandum covers both the period where rights were acquired by the East India Company (1579-1859) and from 1860s onwards where rights and special privileges were acquired and maintained on behalf of the Tigris and Euphrates Steam Navigation Company (folios 8-66);British rights by treaty with regard to the navigation of the Tigris and Euphrates, which looks at the rights accrued by Great Britain through treaties with the Ottoman Government and through the Ottoman Empire's treaties with other nations (folios 67-70);Conclusions, which summarises the conclusions that can be drawn from the information provided in both the historical memorandum and the treaties sections (folios 71-74);Chronological Table covering the period 1759 to 1912, with annual entries from 1873 onwards (folios 75-119) ;Annex: Instances where the employment of British steamers in the navigation of the Tigris and Euphrates has been asserted or admitted to be limited by the Firmans of 1834 and 1841;Appendices: 34 items which are listed on folio 122, and include extracts and copies of Treaties, Firmans, Memorandum, Circulars and other relevant documents covering the period 1718 to 1912.Physical description: Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the inside 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 (except for the front cover where the folio number is on the verso). An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between folios 4-139; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
22. 'Memorandum respecting the Claim of the Euphrates and Tigris Steam-ship Company to use Barges on those Rivers as a matter of "right"'
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- Abstract: This file is a Foreign Office memorandum regarding the right of the Euphrates and Tigris Steam-ship Company to sail their barges on those rivers, written by Foreign Office Librarian, Edward Hertslet.The file contains a summary of negotiations between the British and Ottoman Governments and as such, also contains extracts from Ottoman Government documents in French.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at f 97, and terminates at f 104, 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
23. 'Memorandum respecting the Conveyance of English Mails on the River Tigris'
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- Abstract: This file is a short memorandum that summarises the legal situation regarding the right of English mail ships to sail on the Tigris River. The memorandum was written by Foreign Office Librarian, Edward Hertslet.On folio 106 the file contains an extract from a letter (from an Ottoman Government official) that is in French.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at f 105, and terminates at f 106, 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
24. 'Memorandum as to the Right of British Ships of War to go up the Tigris and Euphrates'
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- Abstract: This file is a Foreign Office memorandum regarding the rights of British Ships of War to sail on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers written by Foreign Office Librarian, Edward Hertslet.The file contains a simplified map of the Tigris, the Euphrates, the Shatt el-Arab [Shatt al-Arab] and the northern part of the Persian Gulf on folio 93r.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at f 93, and terminates at f 96, 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.