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Page 36: Telegram from Sir Louis Mallet (Constantinople) 31 August 1914 - report on troop movements in Basrah and anti-English feeling. Concern over date trade and dependence on British vessels.
Page 38: Paper M 01496 India Office to Admiralty 22 August Situation in Persian Gulf, importance of oil reserves and danger of precipitating collision with Turks.
Page 39: telegram from Sir Louis Mallet (Constantinople) 4 September 1914 asking that British ships resume date trade with Basrah.
Page 40: telegram from Sir Louis Mallet (Constantinople) 5 September 1914 - Turkish naval motorboat seen near Shemsumiya island.
Page 41: telegram from Sir Louis Mallet (Therapia) 5 September 1914 - Lynch steamer arrived at Basra with 600 men.
Page 42a History Section Precis. M. no number.
Pages 42 b and 42c: telegram from Sir Louis Mallet to Foreign Office 4 September 1914 - if Turkey allies with Germany, support of Arab movement most effective; should be directed through Bin Saoud and Sheikh of Kuwait. First objective should be to attack and hold Baghdad. Advises against forcing Dardanelles.Reference to Miss Bell [Gertrude] and Captain Shakespear.
Page 42d - Minute from Sir Edmund Slade dated 5 September 1914 - Concur. Support of Sheikh Bin Saoud and Sheikh of Kuwait would enable British to gain control of Mesopotamia. Captain Shakespear to be consulted. [HMS] Alert [sloop] to be sent to Persian Gulf.
Page 42e: Minute n.d. Foreign Office to be informed of value of operation but not to be a substitute for more direct measures on which we have addressed Admiral Kerr, (paper M 01780).
Page 43: telegram from Sir Louis Mallet (Constantinople) September 8th 1914 - reporting that guns and men posted on both sides of Shatt-el-Arab.
Page 44a: History Section Papers (M O1780/14) 9 September 1914.
Pages 44 band 44c: letter dated 4 September 1914 forwarding letter d&e with reply re protective measures. (paper M 01780/14). Page 44d&e: letter from Mr Buchanan of Gray Dawes and Co 19 August 1914 to Board of Education relating to the threat to the date trade by Turkish embargo. Also coal belonging to Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation Company commandeered by Turkish government. British interests could be protected by stationing gunboats there, (paper M 01780/14).
Page 44f: Minute from Sir Edmund Slade 5 September 1914 - All British stocks of coal and oil have been taken by Turks, (paper M 01780/14).
Page 44g: draft 6 September 1914 relating to the organisation of an Arab movement and loss of Mesopotamia, (paper M 01780/14).
Page 46: telegram to Commander in Chief East Indies 20 September 1914 stating that [HMS] Espiegle [sloop], [HMS] Odin [sloop] and [RIM] Lawrence are to proceed to Shatt-al-Arab to prevent attack on refinery at Abadan by Turks.
Page 48: telegram from Viceroy 10th September 1914 relating to situation in Shatt-el-Arab and instructions for Turkish officer to fire on any vessel coming from Fao.
Page 50: telegram (not sent) 11th September 1914 stating that [HMS] Alert [sloop] is not to be sent to Persian Gulf.
Page 51: telegram to Commander in Chief East Indies, Bombay 12th September 1914 - [RIM] Dalhousie proceeding to Shatt-al-Arab 13th September to relieve [RIM] Lawrence.
Page 52a: History Section Precis 12th September. Paper M no number.
Page 52b: letter from F C Strick to Admiralty 28th August 1914 - 4 armed launches were shipped by Thorneycroft to Persian Gulf 1914.
Page 52c: minute from Rear Admiral Henry Oliver 1th September 1914 relating to shipment of armed launches to Basra, Constantinople and Smyrna.
Page 54: telegram from Sir Louis Mallet (Therapia) 14th September 1914 - acting consul at Basra reports that British vessels not coming to Basra and that on orders from India no British merchant vessel is allowed further north than Bushire. Whole of the commerce of Mesopotamia is boycotted and thus ruin of date trade. Asks for resumption of trade.
Page 56: letter from Admiralty 18th September 1914 to Foreign Office blaming the Resident in the Persian Gulf for the situation.
Page 57a: History Section Precis M 01972/14 15th September 1914.
Page 57b: letter from Foreign Office 14th September 1914 with typed minute attached from L Oliphant - he was unaware of decision of Government of India not to sent troops up the Gulf and recommends that [HMS] Alert should be sent. (paper M 01972/14).
Page 58: telegram from Viceroy to India Office 15th September 1914 and forwarded to Admiralty - Political Resident in Persian Gulf reported German tug towing derelict accompanied by vessel believed to be John (?I) Scott and Turkish gunboat with German Consul on board anchored near island Shamsumiya where Turks intend to block fairway.
Page 59: telegram from Viceroy to India Office 15th September 1914 and forwarded to Admiralty concerning a report from Political Resident, Persian Gulf re instructions relating to shipping.
Page 60: telegram from Mohammerah to Admiralty 16th September 1914: [HMS] Odin arrived at Mohammerah. [RIM] Lawrence arrived Abadan.
Page 61: telegrams repeated by Commander in Chief East Indies to Admiralty September 18th 1914 from Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf relating to troop movements at Basra and the protest by the Wali of Basra against violation of neutrality caused by presence of Odin in Shatt-al-Arab.
Page 62: telegram from Viceroy to India Office 19th September 1914 and forwarded to Admiralty relating to British merchant ships not calling at Basra. British India Steam Navigation Company report that due to redeployment of their Gulf cargo ships, their weekly fast mail steamers have had to service extra Gulf ports - consequently have had to turn round from Mohammerah in order to reach Bombay by schedule mail time. Company are now sending cargo steamers to Basra for date crop and fast mail steamers will call there as soon as possible. Telegram also addressed to HM Ambassador, Constantinople and Resident at Bushire.
Page 63: telegram sent from Sir Louis Mallet to Sir Edward Grey Constantinople 20th September 1914 - Sir Louis has met with the Vali of Basra re presence of [HMS] Odin in Turkish waters and the Vali's concern of hostile demonstrations.
Page 64a: History Section Precis M 02053/14 and M No Number 20th September 1914.
Page 64c: telegram from Sir Louis Mallet, Constantinople to Foreign Office 17th September 1914 - [HMS] Odin remaining at Mohammerah. Vali has protested against ship passing Fao without showing bill of health and having seal placed on wireless telegraphy. Vali also anxious as to her intentions. Ambassador queries presence of [HMS] Odin in neutral port - Persia and Turkey may object, (paper M 02053/14).
Page 64f: telegram from Sir Louis Mallet, Constantinople to Foreign Office 18th September 1914. Reports that Turkish Commodore objects to presence of [HMS] Odin and that Vali intends to ask [HMS] Odin to leave Shatt-al-Arab and to allow wireless to be sealed. Sir Louis asks for instructions to be sent to Captain of Odin.
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