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Summary of correspondence relative to the administration of the Port of Basrah and measures for the control of the shipping traffic in Mesopotamia.
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This secret summary was compiled by the Army Department, War Section Case and printed in Simla in September 1919. It contains letters and telegrams sent from 11 December 1915 to 14 August 1916 between the officers of the Government of India and the Director-General of Port Administration and Riv...
Correspondence relating to details of shipping and congestion of storeships at Basrah for the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force, published by the Quarter Master General, Simlah, in 1916. The information is divided into two sections: shipping and congestion of storeships at Basrah and is annotated ...
Summary of correspondence relative to surveying operations and river conservancy in Mesopotamia
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This secret summary was compiled by the Army Department, War Section Case and printed in Simla in September 1916. It contains letters and telegrams sent from 10 February 1915 to 16 May 1916 between the officers of the Government of India, the Director of the Royal India Marine and the Director...
Officers, warrant officers and non-commissioned officers brought to notice by General Officer Commanding I.E.F. 'D' for good services rendered during the operations from November 1914 to 31st March 1915. Simla: GSI, 1915.
List of names of officers and men under Maj-Gen Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend brought to notice for gallant and distinguished service in the field 5th October 1915 to 17th January 1916. Simla: GSI, 1916.
