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73. ‘Letters from Persia received March 3.1856’
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- Abstract: This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from HM Minister to Persia, Charles Augustus Murray. The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.The subject matter includes measures taken by the Persian Government to defend its southern provinces against attack by British forces; Persian complaints against the British Mission; the position of Prince Mahomed Yoosoof [Mohammad Yusuf Khan] at Herat; and honours bestowed by the French and Russian Governments on the Shah, the Persian Grand Vizier, and his son.Physical description: The first two folios have been bound at the rear of the bundle. In order to read the bundle chronologically, these two folios – folios 67-68 – should be read first before consulting the remainder – folios 59-66.
74. ‘Letters from Persia received, May 31:1856’
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- Abstract: This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from HM Consul at Tehran, Richard W Stevens (20 April 1856, Numbers 18-21).The despatches consist of short reports on the following: the removal of the protection of the Russian Government from the family of the late Khan Baba Khan, the reaction in Tehran to a Firman issued by the Ottoman Sultan respecting the status of his non-Muslim subjects, disturbances in Khiva, and the advance of Persian forces towards Herat.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
75. 'Despatch by Brigadier-General Sir P. M. Sykes, K.C.I.E., C.M.G., Inspector-General, South Persia Rifles and Commanding British Mission Escort in Persia on Minor Operations in Southern Persia. From 7th November 1917 to 31st March 1918'
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- Abstract: The file consists of a despatch on minor operations in southern Persia by the South Persia Rifles from 7th November 1917 to 31st March 1918, compiled by Sir Percy Molesworth Sykes, Inspector-General South Persia Rifles and commanding British Mission Escort in Persia, to the Chief of the General Staff, Army Headquarters, Simla.Topics include: administration; supplies; garrisons; training; transport; medical; personnel; and moral.Details are also given concerning: tours of the Inspector-General; arrangements for the detachment of troops; attacks on military camps and convoys; military actions; skirmishes against robbers; and unit statistics.Also includes two maps:folio 18 - Map A 'MOVEMENTS OF COLUMN 22-1-18'folio 19 - Map B 'MAP SHOWING MOVEMENTS OF COLUMN ON 24th and 27th JANUARY 1918'Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 20; 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
76. ‘Letter from Mr Murray as to Persia received Oct.3.1856’
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- Abstract: This bundle contains a summary of a secret despatch from HM Minister to Persia, Charles Augustus Murray residing at Baghdad (8 August 1856, Number 68). It discusses a letter received from the ruler of Herat, Eesa Khan [Isa Khan Bardorani, Minister-Regent of Herat] offering submission to Britain in return for aid against the Persians. It also covers Murray's views as to the measures that Britain should take against Persia.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
77. ‘Letter from Persia received June 23.1856’
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- Abstract: This bundle consists of a summary of a secret letter received from HM Consul at Tehran (11 May 1856, Number 26) relaying a report of the occupation of Herat by Persian troops.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
78. ‘Beni Boo Ali Arabs’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, minutes, and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The principal correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Lieutenant [John] Macleod, British Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Imaum of Muscat [Imam of Muscat, Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd]; the Chief of the Beni Boo Alli [Banī Bū ‘Alī], Muhumud Ibn Ali Jalamee [Muḥammad bin ‘Alī Jaylanī].The main topic of the item is the concerns from the East India Company Court of Directors about the expedition against the Beni Boo Alli, particularly their doubts about: establishing whether the tribe were pirates; whether it was right to cut down the date groves and turn the watercourses; and whether the prisoners should have been sent to Bombay. The Government of Bombay and Lieutenant Lionel Smith reply to these allegations and justify the attack on the Bani Boo Alli with examples of their piracy, a description the expedition including the Imaum of Muscat’s role in destroying the date groves, and an explanation for bringing the prisoners to Bombay.The item describes relations between the Beni Boo Alli and the British subsequent to the expedition including representatives from the Beni Boo Alli visiting Bombay, Bombay’s negotiations with Muscat to restore the Beni Boo Alli to their territory, and Bombay’s insistence that they be allowed to rebuild their houses.The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 7, Draft 293, P.C. 362, [Season] 26/7, Examiner’s Office 1825’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 197, and terminates at f 283, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
79. 'Contemplated operations to the Westward of the Indus'
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- Abstract: Enclosures no. 2-113 to dispatch no. 23 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 24 September 1838. The enclosures are dated 3 July-24 September 1838.The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to preparations for the East India Company’s invasion of Afghanistan in order to depose Dost Mohamed [Dost Mohammad Khan] as Emir and replace him with former Emir Shah Shuja ul Mulk [Shah Shujah Durrani, also referred to as Shah Shooja ool Moolk and other variants]. Topics covered include:The arrival of Colonel Claude Martin Wade to serve as Political Agent, Loodianah [Ludhiana], and accounts of his meetings with Shah Shuja and members of his courtNegotiations for a treaty between Shah Shuja and Runjeet Singh [Ranjit Singh], Maharajah of the Sikh EmpireAttempts to recruit other adherents to Shah Shuja’s cause, including the Emir of Bokhara [Bukhara], the Chief of Koondooz [Kunduz] and the Khan of Kelat [Kalat]Shah Shuja's professed inability to pay for the raising of his own troops and request for further British aidReports of arrangements made by Dost Mohamed to prepare for the invasion, including a prohibition of communications between his subjects and Shah Shuja or the BritishAppointments of British officers to serve in Shah Shuja’s forcePractical arrangements relating to transport, equipment, stores and the suitability of roads and passes on the planned invasion routeArrangements for a meeting between the Maharajah and George Eden, Baron Auckland, Governor-General of IndiaA mission to Peshawur [Peshawar] by Lieutenant Frederick Mackeson and a mission to Cabool [Kabul, also written as Caubul] by Captain Alexander Burnes to gain adherents to Shah Shuja’s causeEfforts by Dost Mohamed to gain the support of the Khaibar [Khyber] chiefs and their subsequent actions to cut off or contaminate the water supply for Fort Fattehgurh [Fort Jamrud]Reports of two Russian agents visiting Bokhara, Caubul, Lahore and Calcutta [Kolkata] and examining mountain passes in the Hindoo Koosh [Hindu Kush]Enquiries into the loyalties of the emirs of Sinde [Sindh] and the preparations of a force at Bombay [Mumbai] in case of an uprising there.Folios 179-244 deal with the arrival of Lieutenant Mackeson to serve as Political Agent, Bhawalpur [Bahawalpur, also written as Bahawalpoor], accounts of his meetings with the Nawab Bhawul Khan Bahadur [Bahawal III] and members of his court, and negotiations for a treaty between the Nawab and the Company confirming the Nawab’s support of Shah Shuja.Folios 122-136 and 257-281 deal with various intelligence reports from Afghanistan detailing the activities of Persia [Iran] and the siege of Herat, as well as discussions into the veracity and accuracy of such reports.The primary correspondents are Colonel Wade, Captain Burnes, Lieutenant Mackeson, Shah Shuja, Lord Auckland and William Hay Macnaghten, Secretary to the Government of India.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 3, and terminates at f 379, 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
80. ‘Old Index Book No 159 From January 1848 To December 1848’ Vol 159 Outward letter book, 1848
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- Abstract: The volume contains copies of letters sent in 1848 by Major Samuel Hennell, British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, mainly to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay in the Political Department, Bombay Castle and also to Lieutenant Colonel Francis Farrant, British Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of the Shah of Persia, Tehran. Several personnel, financial and other administrative matters are also reported by the Resident to British officials in various government departments in India.In May and June 1848, Major Hennell undertook his annual tour of the Trucial Coast Sheikhdoms on the Arabian coast of the Persian Gulf, aboard the Honourable Company (HC) sloop of war Cliveand successfully negotiated anti-slavery treaties with the Arab Maritime Chiefs (folios 72-91, 207-210, 222, 223). During Hennell’s absence from the British Political Residency at Bushire, his official correspondence was carried out by Lieutenant Arnold Burrowes Kemball, the Assistant Resident.The correspondence in the volume is predominantly political, reporting events in the Persian Gulf in terms of their significance for British foreign policy, relations and interests in the region. There are two main topics of discussion. One is the British suppression of the African slave trade in the Persian Gulf and the eventual agreement of the Persian Government to apply the same prohibition to Persian subjects and ports of the Gulf, so that inhabitants of the Arabian coast could not use Persian vessels to evade the anti-slavery treaties between the British Government and the Arab Maritime Chiefs, recently concluded by Major Hennell. The other main topic is the changing alliances and frequent hostilities between the Arab Maritime Chiefs of the Trucial Coast, British concerns about the prospect of Ameer Fysul [Al Sa‘ud, Amir Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah], the Ruler of Nedgd [Najd] invading Oman and re-establishing his authority by military force.Many of the Resident’s letters to the Bombay Government refer to enclosures, several of which are present in the volume, including one document dated 1845 (folio 7). Among the enclosures are English translations of the Resident’s Arabic and Persian correspondence with agents, officials and rulers, mainly those in Muscat and Shargah [Sharjah].MUSCAT: Khojeh Hiskael the British Government Native Agent at Muscat and the Governor of Muscat, Syed Soweynee [Sayyid Thuwayni bin Sa‘id Al Bu Sa‘id] correspond with the Resident about the continuance of the African slave trade in Muscat by Persian vessels and the interpretation of the anti-slavery treaty between the British Government and the Imam of Muscat, signed at Zanzibar on 2 October 1845; the defeat of the forces of Ameer Fysul the ruler of Nedgd in Oman, by the forces of Syed Humood bin Azan [Sayyid Ḥamūd bin Azan Āl Bū Sa‘īd], the Chief of Sohar [Ṣuḥār], following the latter’s refusal to pay the annual tribute; the quelling of a rebellion at the port of Soor [Sur] by Syed Soweynee, the Governor of Muscat; the investigation of a complaint made by a bankrupt Muscat merchant against the British Agent at Muscat regarding his actions on behalf of British creditors and an interpretation of their rights under the commercial treaty between the British Government and the Imam of Muscat dated 31 May 1839; the recovery of customs duties irregularly demanded for British cargo aboard a ship temporarily detained at Muscat while on route from Bombay to Aden (folios 65, 116-118, 122, 163-164, 177-179, 194-195, 237-238).SHARJAH: Moollah Hussein the British Government Native Agent at Shargah and Shaikh Sultan bin Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr] the Chief of Rusul Khyma [Ras Al-khaimah] correspond with the Resident about the continuance of the African slave trade at Shargah and other Arabian ports by Persian vessels; the failed attempt to capture the Fort of Ejmaun by Shaikh Abdullah bin Sultan the Governor of Shargah, provoking the Shaikhs of Ejmaun [Ajman], Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn] and Debaye [Dubai] into alliance with Shaikh Saeed bin Tahnoon [Said ibn Tahnun Al Nahayan] of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]; the defeat of the forces of the Wahabee (Wahhabi) Agent Saad ben Mootluk at Brymee [Buraimi] in Oman by the combined forces of Shaikh Saeed bin Tahnoon the Chief of Aboothabee and Shaikh Syed Humood bin Azan the Chief of Sohar: the confederacy between Shaikh Sultan bin Suggur the Chief of Rusul Khyma, Shaikh Muktoom [Maktum] the Chief of Debai [Dubai] and the Wahabee Agent Saeed ben Mootluk to re-possess Brymee by force and re-establish the Wahabee authority of Ameer Fysul the ruler of Nedgd, in Oman (folios 47-49, 52-53, 62-64, 66-67, 134-138, 151-155, 185-189, 215-217, 227-228, 251-257, 270-272, 287-290).The Resident’s correspondence with Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Farrant, British Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of the Shah of Persia, Tehran includes English translations of the following documents:Reports from Sheikh Syf bin Nubhan the Governor of Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] about Persian aggressions against Bunder Abbas and other lands on the Persian coast of the Gulf, belonging to the Imam of Muscat (folios 42-45, 95-96, 111-114);Orders issued by the Governors of Fars and Persian Arabia, prohibiting the future importation by sea of African slaves into Persia (folios 142-143, 190-191, 247);Reports from Meerza (Mirza) Mahmood the British Government Native Agent at Shiraz about public unrest in Shiraz, following reports of the death of the Shah of Persia on 4 September 1848 (folios 29-30, 128-129, 198-199, 213, 218-220, 235-237, 261-263, 274-279).Physical description: Foliation: the contents are numbered 2 to 311, from the front to the back of the volume. The numbering is written in pencil on the recto,in the top right corner and encircled. Folios 305 to 311 are blank. At the back of the volume is a transparent polyester sleeve numbered 312 that contains the remnants of the broken volume spine. The front cover of the volume is numbered 1. The plain white board at the back of the volume is unnumbered. This is the main numbering system and should be used for referencing this volume.Pagination: the contents are also paginated from 1 to 585. The numbering is written in ink, in the top right hand corner of the page. The page numbers 1 to 4 are no longer visible, because the right hand edge of the page is torn and missing.Condition: broken front cover (folio 1), two torn pages (folios 2-3), one tear at the bottom edge of the paper (folio 188), broken, detached spine cover (folio 312), missing back cover.
81. 'Russian Military Designs in Persia. A Strategical fragment'
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- Abstract: The file contains a preface outlining the context of the document, which appears to form part of a scheme drawn up by the Russian General Staff for future military action in Persia.The fragment itself contains observations and conclusions for military operations in Persia including: selecting Kum [Qom] as the Base of Operations; and an assessment of the first, second and third line of operations in terms of route, supplies, resources, and inhabitants. Notes from the Intelligence Branch of the Government of India sit alongside the text.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the outside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 8; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
82. ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 29. PART II. (From 16th to 31st 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 16 and 31 December 1916. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, memoranda, tables, and letters containing instructions and reports.The volume mostly relates to:Reinforcements and supplies for Force D, including: rations, river craft, animals, and land transportStaff: appointments, pay grades, and illnessesPrisoners of war, particularly allegations of ill-treatment towards British prisoners of warUpdates from the Tigris line, especially at Kut-el-Amarah [Al-Kut, also rendered in text as Kut-el-Amara], Sannaiyat [As Sina‘yat], and Baghailah [An Nu‘maniyah]Updates from the Euphrates line, especially at Nasiriyah [also rendered in text as Nasiriyeh]Updates from the Russo-Turkish [Russo-Ottoman] front, especially at HamadanTurkish forces: movements; status; locations of particular Divisions; and distributions for week ending 26 December (ff 79-88)Discussions about the future operations of Force DDetails of present operations, especially to secure the Hai [Nahr al Gharraf (river), also rendered in text as Shatt-al-Hai]Situation in Persia [Iran]: proposals to dispatch the Bushire [Bushehr] force to support the troops under Sir Percy Sykes; proposals to create a Bakhtiari [Bakhtiyārī] force to maintain order on the road between Ahwaz [Ahvaz] and Ispahan [Isfahan]; and dispatch of a military detachment to the oilfieldsProposals to form a Cavalry Division in MesopotamiaProposals to disband the Chinese CorpsIntelligence concerning deserters, including information provided by captured deserters.The volume also includes:Appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations summarising the situation in Mesopotamia on: 17 December (ff 22-24); 24 December (ff 71-73); and 31 December (ff 124-126)Force D’s ‘Diary of Information’ for week ending 9 December (ff 60-68), organised into sections entitled: ‘Climate and Floods’; ‘Amarah [Al ‘Amarah] Revenues (Part IV)’; ‘Military Accounts (Part III)’; ‘Inland Water Transport’; ‘Note on Camels and Donkeys in the Shamiyah Desert between Nasiriyah and Zubair [Az Zubayr]’; ‘The arrival of Force “D” in Mesopotamia (not printed)’; ‘Prisoners of War’; and ‘Photographs’Distribution of troops on 3 December (ff 94-98)‘Report on the siege of Kut-el-Amara. 5th December 1915 to 29th April 1916.’ by Lieutenant Harold Sydney Douglas McNeal, RFA [Royal Field Artillery] (ff 127-140). This report includes an appendix containing several communiqués to the troops by Major-General Charles Townshend, Commanding, 6th Division, which are all dated between 13 November 1915-10 April 1916. The appendix also includes a communiqué to the troops from Major E G Dunn, dated 11 March 1916Report entitled ‘Turkish Treatment of British Prisoners of War’, describing the aftermath of the siege of Kut-el-Amara (ff 140-146). The report includes a short section on events and conditions at Baghdad.A summary and index to the contents of this volume can be found at the start of IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3266.Whilst the volume contains copies of earlier material dating from 13 November 1915 onwards, the bulk of the material dates from December 1916.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 148; 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 3-146; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
83. ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 30. PART I. (From 1st to 15th January 1917.)’
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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 January 1917. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, tables, and memoranda containing instructions and reports.An index to the contents of this volume can be found at folios 3-9 and a summary of the contents can be found at folio 10. The volume mostly concerns:Reinforcements and supplies for Force D, including: river craft, weapons, rations, and animalsAppointments of staffLists of sick and wounded soldiersPrisoners of warUpdates from the Tigris line, especially at Kut [Al-Kut, also rendered in text as Kut-al-Amarah] and near the Hai [Nahr al Gharraf, river]Updates from the Euphrates line, especially at HillahUpdates from the Caucasus regionTurkish [Ottoman] forces: movements; re-organisations of troops; reports of supply problems; intelligence from deserters; estimations of strength and composition; distributions for week ending 2 January (ff 58-67) and for week ending 9 January (ff 128-137)Intelligence provided by General Headquarters, Egyptian Expeditionary ForceDiscussions regarding the placement of certain departments under control of the Director, Inland Water TransportSituation in Persia [Iran]: Sir Percy Sykes’s activity at Shiraz; status of operations at Bushire [Bushehr]; movements of German and Turkish forces at Kermanshah and Hamadan; planned Russian attack on Daulatabad [Dowlatabad]; necessity of securing control in southern PersiaActivities of Ismail Bey [Ismā‘īl Beg], son of Ibrahim Pasha [Ibrāhīm Pāshā]Discussions about how to handle rupture between Ibn Rashid and his brother-in-law, Saud Ibn Saleh Al Subhan [Sa‘ūd bin Ṣāliḥ al-Sabhān, also referred to in text simply as Al Subhan]Status of railways constructionImpact of weather conditionsProposals regarding Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān Āl Sa’ūd], Al Subhan, and the Shammar [tribal federation]Discussions about whether Force D’s operations should be offensive or defensive in nature.The volume also contains:Distribution and composition of Force D, including details of: lines of communication; general organisation; units captured at Kut-al-Amarah [Al-Kut]; and names of General Officers and Brigade Commanders (ff 11-29)Appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations summarising the situation in Mesopotamia on 7 January (ff 115-116) and on 14 January (ff 176-177)Three diaries of information from 16 December 1916 (ff 38-52), 23 December 1916 (ff 76-85), and 30 December 1916 (ff 153-160), covering: climate and floods; military accounts; aviation; a bomb raid against Shumran [Ash Shumrani] Aerodrome; medical affairs and statistics; port administration and river conservancy; prisoners of war; photographs; inland water transport; ‘Arab Labour’; nursing staff in Mesopotamia; lines of communication; the Anglo-Persian Oil Company; and stone in MesopotamiaArticle on ‘British Hospitals in Basrah [Basra]’, author unknown (ff 90-95).Whilst the volume contains copies of earlier material dating from October 1916 onwards, the bulk of the material dates from January 1917.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 182; 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 3-180; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
84. ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 45 Part I (From 1st to 15th April 1918.)’
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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 April 1918. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, letters, tables, and memoranda, containing instructions and reports.An index to the contents of this volume can be found at folios 3-18 and a synopsis can be found at folio 19. The volume mostly relates to:Reinforcements and labour requirements of Force DTemporary staff appointments and promotionsSupplies for Force D, including: rations, clothing, vans, ammunition, weapons, fodder, fuel, and animalsTurkish [Ottoman] forces: intelligence; movements of commanders; and distribution for week ending 2 April (ff 58-59) and week ending 9 April (ff 157-158)Prisoners of warLists of sick and wounded soldiersDetails about the Dunsterforce, including: updates; movements; intelligence sharing; communications with Russian commanders; and the financial relationship with Force DUpdates from the Euphrates front, including discussion of how troops along the Euphrates should be organisedDiscussions about a proposed occupation of Ispahan [Isfahan]Discussions about supplying guns to the Ilkhani [I̅l-Khānī] to help him ‘deal with’ the Kuhgilu [Kūh Gīlū] tribe, and wider discussions about the Bakhtiaris [Bakhtiyārī, tribe]Details of tonnage [amounts of cargo] transported on ships and issues with shipping of goodsChanges in organisation and formation of different units, most notably the: Cavalry Division; Supply and Transport Directorate; and Directorate of LabourProposals for work on the agriculture and irrigation systems in Mesopotamia, including resources required and expected expenditureActivity at HamadanReorganisation and withdrawal of personnel to meet demands elsewhereRailway and port traffic reportsUpdates from KermanshahRailways construction progress, as well as materials required and transported for railway constructionOperations in Najaf, including intelligence concerning German troopsComplaints by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf regarding a shortage of political officersFinancial matters relating to Force D and occupied territoriesSharing of intelligence between the Foreign Office, the Government of India, and Force DAviation reportsBrief update from Major-General Henry Freeland, Chairman of the Mesopotamian Transport CommissionDifficulties maintaining a force in Persia [Iran] due to transport limitations.The volume also contains:Distribution of Force D, including details of the lines of communication administration, as well as names of General Officers and Brigade Commanders (ff 20-36)Statement showing strength of the different contingents serving with Force D as of 2 March (ff 65-67), 9 March (ff 207-209), 2 February (ff 231-243), and 9 February (ff 244-256)Appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations summarising the situation in Mesopotamia and Persia on 7 April (ff 117-118) and 15 April (ff 261-262)Distribution of troops on 9 March (ff 123-131) and 16 March (ff 132-141)Note by Empire Cotton Growing Committee on cotton cultivation in Mesopotamia (ff 179-180).Whilst the volume contains copies of earlier material dating from January 1918 onwards, the bulk of the material dates from April 1918.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 264; 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 3-262; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm