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 1916. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, letters, and memoranda containing instructions and reports.A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at folios 3-6. The volume mostly relates to:Reinforcements and supplies for Force D, including: food, materials, ammunition, river craft (especially hospital boats), hospitals, weapons, nurses, chemicals, animals, and tobaccoStaff: appointments, illnesses, salaries, and promotionsArrangements for moving the sick and wounded out of MesopotamiaPrisoners of warUpdates from the Tigris line, especially around Falahiyah [Fulayfilah] and Sannaiyat [As Sina‘yat], and particularly regarding the impact of weather and floodingUpdates from the Euphrates lineProposals to advance on Baghdad and to send a force to Bandar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbas]Operations in the Caucasus regionStatus of German and Turkish [Ottoman] troops, particularly in Persia [Iran] and SyriaTelegraph lines and communicationsGeneral Charles Townshend’s comments on the earlier battle at Kut [Al-Kut]Discussions about deploying ‘Arab’ agents into Mesopotamia for political purposes (f 28)Information given to the press in England and IndiaActivities of Ibn Rashid of Shammar [Saʿūd bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Rashīd, Emir of Ha‘il]Intelligence concerning the Wali of Pusht-i-KuhDetails relating to Force D’s base at Basrah [Basra].The volume also includes:Appreciations from the Directorate of Military Operations summarising the situation in Mesopotamia on 3 April (ff 24-25) and 10 April (ff 95-96)Distributions of Force D on 26 March (ff 59-63)Turkish distribution in Mesopotamia and the Turko-Persian frontier (f 108)Report by Lieutenant-Colonel Sydney Price James on the establishment of a Central Sanitary Section at Amarah, with comments by the Director, Medical Services, IEF “D” (ff 151-158)Memoranda and correspondence on delays to the River Conservancy Works in Mesopotamia (ff 159-170).The vast majority of material in the volume dates from April 1916, with the exception of a small amount of material which dates from February and March 1916.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 177; 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 8-175; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
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 1917. 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 3-10 and a summary of the contents can be found at folio 11. The volume mostly concerns:Reinforcements and labour requirements of Force DSupplies for Force D, including: land transport, railway construction materials, rations, animals, river craft, weapons, and ammunitionArrangements for staff leaveLists of sick and wounded soldiersUpdates from the Tigris line, especially at Samarra and Deltawa [Khalis]Updates from the Khanikin [Khanaqin] front, especially at Kasr-i-Shirin [Qasr-e Shirin, also rendered in text as Qasr-i-Shirin], Kizil Robat [Qizil Rabat], and KifriUpdates from the Euphrates lineUpdates from the Russo-Turkish fronts in the Caucasus region and in Persia [Iran]Turkish [Ottoman] forces: locations; movements; weapons; information from deserters; details of commanders; and distributions for week ending 3 April (f 59) and week ending 10 April (ff 146-147)Russian operations at Mosul and Kasr-i-ShirinDiscussions about co-operating with Russian forces on certain operations and across the Tigris and Euphrates linesOccupation of Deli Abbas [Al Mansuriyah]Discussions about the administration of Baghdad, including the availability of food and forage and information on the population’s attitudes towards the BritishProgress of railways constructionIntelligence from the Caucasus Military Agency and from the General Officer Commanding, EgyptDiscussions about the future administration and political control of Mesopotamia and Arabia, including comments from the Committee of the War Cabinet [also known as the Mesopotamian Administration Committee] and the Political Resident in the Persian GulfDiscussions about Force D’s requirements and the benefits of continued reinforcement of Force D’s position with regards to the protection of IndiaVisit to Mesopotamia of press representatives from India and potential sensitivities around thisInformation and reports from the Director, Inland Water TransportUse of telephone and telegraph lines.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 12-31)Appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations summarising the situation in Mesopotamia on 1 April (ff 39-41), on 8 April (ff 117-11), and 15 April (ff 222-224)Table showing current strength of troops in the field on 3 February (ff 88-102)‘Report on lines of communication, Sheikh Saad [Shaykh Sa‘d] to Basrah [Basra]’ by the Medical Advisory Committee (comprising members of the Royal Army Medical Corps), dated 16 December 1916, which reports generally on sanitation matters in the area noted in the title (ff 186-210).Whilst the volume contains copies of earlier material dating from November 1916 onwards, the bulk of the material dates from April 1917.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 226; 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 3-224; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
Abstract: The file comprises a letter to the Political Agent at Bahrain outlining steps that could be taken to improve the cleanliness and sanitation of Muharraq and Manama, including employing street cleaners, naming streets and numbering the houses, improving the quality of street lights, and developing drainage systems.Also included is correspondence between Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa Al Khalifah [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] and the Political Agent at Bahrain regarding an individual whose house was being used to dump waste following the collapse of its southern wall.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 7; 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 2-6; these numbers are written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
Abstract: The file consists of papers, mostly correspondence, relating to works to be carried out to the Political Agency in Bahrain.It includes correspondence between the Political Agent, Bahrain, and the Executive Engineer, Independent Persian Gulf Sub-Division, regarding requirements of original works and additions and alterations, which the Political Agent considered necessary to be carried out in the Agency Buildings for particular years.It also includes correspondence between the Political Agent and the Army and Navy Stores regarding the despatch and shipment of six rolls of copper gauze.In addition, the file includes correspondence relating to the following: water borne sanitation in the Agency building; repairs needed to the Agency roof; fans required for rooms in the Agency building; the rewiring of the Political Agency (this correspondence includes an envelope, folio 242, containing a sample of wire).Other correspondents include: the Assistant Engineer, Independent Persian Gulf Sub-Division; the State Engineer, Government of Bahrain; the Superintendent, Public Works Department, Bahrain; the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf (‘Britconsul, Bushire’ in the telegrams); and Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain.Detailed file notes are found on folios 249 to 297.The file includes a letter in Arabic (folio 37).The file includes architectural drawings on folios 28 [IOR/R/15/2/1638, f 28], 50 [IOR/R/15/2/1638, f 50] and 53 [IOR/R/15/2/1638, f 53].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 298; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-218; these numbers are also written in pencil or crayon, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file contains a series of short letters from the Political Agent in Muscat eliciting the opinion of the Executive Engineer at the British Residency at Bushire regarding the treatment or drainage of the malarial swamp near Muscat town.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 21; 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 present in parallel between ff 3-20; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: This file concerns international sanitary arrangements in relation to the Kingdom of the Hejaz and Nejd (later Saudi Arabia). The file consists almost entirely of copies of Foreign Office correspondence, which have been forwarded by the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the Under-Secretary of State for India. Most of the correspondence is between the British Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan) and various Foreign Office officials. Other correspondents include the Italian Ambassador and the Italian Chargé d’Affaires in London.The correspondence principally discusses the following:Reports of objections from the Hejazi Ministry of Foreign Affairs to quarantine measures taken by the Egyptian and Italian sanitary authorities, following suspected cases of cholera among pilgrims at Tor [El-Tor] and Massowa [Massawa, Eritrea].British efforts to persuade the Hejaz-Nejd Government to adhere to the Rome Convention of 1907, in order to secure the right to be represented at the meetings of the Office International d'Hygiène Publique (International Office of Public Hygiene).The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.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 39; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-39; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence regarding the cleaning of land adjacent to the assistant political agent's house in Manama for sanitary purposes.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 29; 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 present in parallel between ff 3-12; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: Correspondence discussing membership of the Tehran Sanitary Council, including concerns over German subjects in the nominal service of foreign governments (Norway, the Netherlands) and their tendency to promote German policy. The correspondence details the approaches to the Greek and Belgian governments to suggest that they be represented by the British on the Persian Sanitary Board. Also discussed are ideas about the causes of the outbreak of plague and cholera in the Persian Gulf ports. The file also contains copies of the proceedings of the meetings of the Persian Sanitary Council (Conseil Sanitaire de l'Empire de Perse).Correspondents include Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Sir George Barclay; Percy Zachariah Cox, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Sir Henry McMahon; and the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.Physical description: Foliation - the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 256; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The volume contains part one of the subject file 2908/1907 Persian Gulf: Quarantine. This part contains papers regarding proposals for the improvement of the Persian Gulf Quarantine Service. It therefore contains discussion between British officials over the provision of finance, personnel, and equipment to facilitate improvements. The supply of stoves (for Jask, Bundar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās], Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh], Mohammerah, Bushire, and Bahrain) and a Clayton disinfection apparatus by the Government of India accounts for a significant amount of correspondence. Some discussion surrounding possible threats to British control of the Quarantine service can also be found in the file.Printed copies of the minutes of the Sanitary Council for the Empire of Persia are included for the meetings: 29 June 1907 (folios 141-143), 5 August 1907 (folios 144-145), 2 September 1907 (folios 133-135), 4 November 1907 (folios 81-83), and 2 December 1907 (folios 84-86). These documents are written in French. A note from Dr Jean-Etienne Justin Schneider, President of the Sanitation Council, on proposed improvements to the Quarantine Service can be found on folio 196-198. This note is also in French.Printed copies of telegrams regarding a plague outbreak in Bahrain in 1907 can be found between folios 183-187.Towards the front of the file are a small number of papers related to a proposal to withdraw the mobile assistant medical officer – posted to Bushire under the improvement programme – from the Persian Gulf in 1909.The main correspondents are as follows: the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey), HM Minister at Tehran (Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice), the Chargé d'affaires at Tehran (Charles Murray Marling), the Under-Secretary of State for India (Arthur Godley), and officials from the Foreign Office (Louis Mallet and Sir Walter Langley). Occasional reference is also made to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Major Percy Zachariah Cox) and the Government of India.Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 255; 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.
Abstract: The volume contains parts two and three of the subject file 2908/1907 Pt 2-3 ‘Persian Gulf: Quarantine’. Part two is concerned with quarantine arrangements at Bahrain. Part three is concerned with the proceedings of the International Sanitary Conference (1903) and German complaints against the Persian Gulf Quarantine Service (1907-1908).Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio (with 1) and terminates at the last folio with 181; 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.The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.