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41. IOR/L/MIL/5/512

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/512
Title:
Copy correspondence between the East India Company Court and the War Office on supplying field telegraph equipment to the forces in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copy correspondence between James Melvill, Secretary, East India Company, with the War Office, regarding procurement of two field telegraphs for shipment to Bombay and transmission to Bushire, the Headquarters of the Expedition force in the Persian Gulf (also spelled Gulph), u...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Dec 1856-16 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 file (16 folios)

42. IOR/L/MIL/5/794

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/794
Title:
Policy etc. following Genl. Smuts recommendations: Egypt and Mesopotamia
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding military policy and strategy in Egypt and Mesopotamia [Iraq] during the First World War in response to recommendations made by General Jan Christiaan Smuts, Defence Minister of South Africa and a member of the Imperial War Cabinet. Topics covered in t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Feb 1918-28 Mar 1918
Extent:
1 file (22 folios)

43. IOR/L/MIL/5/787

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/787
Title:
'Railways - Mesopotamia and L of C [Lines of Communication] Policy'
Scope & Content:
The file, marked secret, contains correspondence and notes regarding rail and river transportation for the Mesopotamian campaign during the First World War. The papers cover a number of matters, including: Strategic considerations of the use of rail and river communications Supply of railway mat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 May 1917-21 Dec 1917
Extent:
1 file (100 folios)

44. IOR/L/MIL/5/772

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/772
Title:
Marine Transport in Mesopotamia 1916-1917
Scope & Content:
The file consists of copies of telegrams regarding different aspects of marine transport in Mesopotamia [Iraq]. The main discussion is regarding the construction, reconstruction and re-erection of craft, vessels and barges in Mesopotamia and their personnel related to the Mesopotamia Mission. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jul 1916-30 Apr 1917
Extent:
1 file (1024 folios)

45. IOR/L/MIL/5/773

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/773
Title:
Marine Transport in Mesopotamia 1917-1919
Scope & Content:
The file consists of copies and abstracts of telegrams regarding different aspects of marine transport in Mesopotamia [Iraq]. Most of the telegrams are weekly updates of the status of vessels and traffic in Mesopotamia and India. The file includes other aspects: arrivals of ships in different A...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 May 1917-19 Feb 1919
Extent:
1 file (480 folios)

46. IOR/L/MIL/5/803, f 153

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/803, f 153
Title:
A Sketch Map of Persia and the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
'A Sketch Map of Persia and the Persian Gulf'', showing the Khanikin [Khanaqin]-Hamadan road (scale: 1 inch = 96 miles), with the statement 'S.D.O. No. 1857, March 1917'.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1917
Extent:
1 map sheet

47. IOR/L/MIL/5/781

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/781
Title:
Formation of XVII Divn for service in Mesopotamia
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the formation and provisioning of the 17th Indian Division of the British Indian Army for service in the Mesopotamia Campaign of the First World War. The primary correspondents are: the Commander-in-Chief, India; the General Officer Commanding, Mesopo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Aug 1917-21 Oct 1917
Extent:
1 file (50 folios)

48. IOR/L/MIL/5/789

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/789
Title:
'Railways and L. of C. [Lines of Communication] Policy, Mesopotamia. Vol III'
Scope & Content:
The file, marked secret, contains correspondence and notes regarding rail and road transportation in Mesopotamia [Iraq] near the end of, and immediately following, the First World War. The papers cover several matters, including: The construction, conversion, maintenance, and expansion of the ra...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jun 1918-5 Oct 1919
Extent:
1 file (272 folios)

49. IOR/L/MIL/5/788

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/788
Title:
'Railways Mesopotamia and L of C [Lines of Communications] Policy, Vol. II'
Scope & Content:
The file, marked secret, contains correspondence and notes regarding rail and river transportation in Mesopotamia [Iraq] during the First World War. The papers cover several matters, including: The construction, conversion, maintenance, and expansion of the railways in the region, including regu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Dec 1917-24 Jun 1918
Extent:
1 file (135 folios)

50. IOR/L/MIL/5/803

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/803
Title:
Correspondence, Telegrams and Notes on Persia, 1917-1919: Situation in Persia
Scope & Content:
This file contains material relating to a review of politico-military conditions in Persia [Iran], following the revelation of Turkish plans to invade Persia in order to reach Afghanistan, which would in turn have threatened the British Empire in India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1917-May 1918
Extent:
3 files (444 folios)