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1. 'Report by Brigadier W. S. Delamain, C.B., D.S.O., on the operations of the Indian Expeditionary Force "D" up to 14th November 1914'
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- Abstract: This volume is a Report by Brigadier W. S. Delamain, C.B., D.S.O., on the operations of the Indian Expeditionary Force "D" up to 14th November 1914published by the General Staff, India, 1915 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1915). It consists of one letter (No B. M.-11), dated 16 November 1914, from Brigadier-General Walter Sinclair Delamain, Commanding, 16th Brigade, Indian Expeditionary Force D, to the Chief of the General Staff, India (folios 2-3). The front cover includes notes marked 'Secret' and 'Rules for the Custody and Disposal of Secret Documents' (folio 1).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 contains an original printed pagination sequence.
2. 'Report from General Sir J. E. Nixon, K.C.B., Commanding I.E.F. "D." on the Operations at Dilwar 10th-16th August 1915'
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- Abstract: This confidential report is published by the General Staff, India, and consists of a letter from General Sir John Eccles Nixon, Commanding Indian Expeditionary Force D, to the Chief of the General Staff, Army Headquarters, India, and encloses a report by Major C E H Wintle, 96th Berar Infantry, on the operations at Dilwar between 10 and 16 August 1915.The report includes a 'List of Appendices' (folio 5) which includes:A: Operation Order No. 1 by officer Commanding Troops [Lieutenant-Colonel H P Lane], Bushire;1: Operation Order No. 1 by Officer Commanding, Dilwar Field Force;2: Report on operations by Senior Naval Officer [D St. A Wake], Persian Gulf;3: Operation Order No. 2 by Officer Commanding, Dilwar Field Force;4: Operation Order No. 3 by Officer Commanding, Dilwar Field Force;5: Operation Order No. 4 by Officer Commanding, Dilwar Field Force;6: Operation Order No. 5 by Officer Commanding, Dilwar Field Force;7: Copy of message referred to in paragraph 16 of Report;8: Operation Order No. 6 by Officer Commanding, Dilwar Field Force;9: Operation Order No. 7 by Officer Commanding, Dilwar Field Force;10: Operation Order No. 8 by Officer Commanding, Dilwar Field Force;11: List of casulaties;12: Statement of those noted for good work in the field;13: Statement of ammunition expended;14: Map of the operation.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 18.
3. 'Report from General Sir J E Nixon, K C B, Commanding I E F 'D', on the action at Bushire, 9th September 1915'
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- Abstract: This confidential memorandum, compiled by the General Staff, India, and printed at the Government Central Branch Press at Simla, 1915, concerns the action on 9 September 1915, in which a strong body of Tangistani raiders was ousted from Bushire. The memorandum contains a covering letter (folio 2) from General Sir John Eccles Nixon, commanding the Indian Expeditionary Force 'D', to the Chief of the General Staff, Army Head Quarters, India, dated 12 September 1915, and encloses two reports by Brigadier-General H T Brooking (folios 3v-5), dated 10 September 1915. The first contains details of those killed, died of wounds, and wounded; the second report contains details of those deserving special notice. A second covering letter (folio 2v), also dated 12 September 1915, encloses a 'Roll of Indian officers and men recommended for the awards therein for gallantry and devotion to duty'. The report also includes a map on folio 6 entitled 'Rough Sketch of Action, 9th September'.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. The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
4. 'Future of Mesopotamia. Note by Political Department, India Office, on points for discussion with Sir P Cox'
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- Abstract: This printed memorandum is a note by the Political Department of the India Office, dated 3 April 1918, concerning points to be discussed with Sir Percy Zachariah Cox regarding the future administration of Mesopotamia [Iraq]. The note is divided into three sections: the first concerns 'Policy of His Majesty's Government' and 'Pledges to King of Hejaz [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī], and 'Position vis-à-vis Foreign Powers'; the second part is an analysis of the first in context of the war in Europe and change in outlook of imperial policy, particularly with regards the spread of the doctrine of 'self-determination' advocated by the President of the United States of America [Woodrow Wilson]; and the third part concerns 'Commercial Development', including 'River Navigation' and 'Banking'.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 45, and terminates at folio 47, 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 between folios 11-158; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
5. Extracts of Communications relating to the Permanent British Occupation of Basra
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- Abstract: The item contains extracts from a letter, telegrams and a note, covering the period November 1914 to December 1916, and all relating to the permanent British Occupation of Basra:Extract from a letter from Sir Percy Zachariah Cox to Persian Gulf and other Chiefs, including the Sheikh of Mohamerrah [Khorramshahr] and the Amir of Nejd [Najd], November 1914 - informing the Chiefs that Britain would never allow Basra to be subject to Turkish Authority again;Extract from Viceroy's Telegram, dated 7 December 1914 - regarding a request from Sir Percy Cox to make a public announcement of the permanent occupation of Basra by the British;Telegram to Viceroy, from Secretary of State (for India), dated 9 December 1914 - advising against a public announcement regarding the permanent occupation of Basra as it would be a breach of the undertaking agreed with Britain's allies;Telegram to Viceroy, from Secretary of State (for India), dated 19 December 1914 - requesting that Cox be permitted to intimate in conversation that Basra would not be returned to the Turks, in order to provide reassurance;Telegram to Viceroy, from Secretary of State (for India), dated 25 December 1914 - informing that there would be no objection to Cox intimating in conversation with those already under British control circumstances regarding future protection against the Turks;Summary, written by Sir Arthur Hirtzel and dated 14 December 1916, of a statement made by His Excellency Lord Hardinge, during a visit to Mesopotamia, in response to a deputation from the British community of Basra, 3 February 1915 - regarding the British not being able to make statements on the future owing to their commitments to allies, but that there was no intention of them withdrawing from Basra.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 98 and terminates at folio 101, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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 also present in parallel between folios 6-153; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
6. File 3104/1915 Pt 6 ‘Mesopotamia: trade with Baghdad &c. (Miscellaneous)’
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- Abstract: Correspondence and papers concerning the resumption of trade at Baghdad in Mesopotamia [Iraq] after Britain’s military invasion during the First World War. Subjects covered include: in August 1917, discussion amongst British Government officials as to whether an official announcement concerning the resumption of trade at Baghdad should be made; applications from commercial firms in Britain to resume business and exchange financial payments with traders in Baghdad; the compilation of a list of ‘approved’ firms that should be allowed to resume trade, and a ‘black list’ of firms (supplied by the Chief Political Officer at Baghdad, Percy Zachariah Cox) that should be barred from trade; an appeal by a trader based in Amsterdam, against a ruling barring him from resuming trade at Baghdad and Basra; difficulties in river transit between Baghdad and Basra. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Foreign Office; the India Office; The Commercial Department of the Board of Trade; the Foreign and Political Department of the Government of India.The file contains a single item of correspondence written in French (f 100).The file includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 224; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.