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- 1916 Mar 28 (Creation)
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6pp
Scope and content
Letter to Robertson from Gen Sir Beauchamp Duff, Commander in Chief in India, mainly on operations in Mesopotamia, including his pleasure at the War Office taking over control of those operations from the Indian Government; his desire to travel to Mesopotamia and see the ground for himself, which is thwarted by the need for him to remain in India; the desperate need for more river steamers for transportation in Mesopotamia; his belief that the next Allied attempt to relieve Kut el Amara will be successful, and the possibility of events being shaped by the forthcoming floods in Mesopotamia; the abilities of Maj Gen Charles (Vere Ferrers) Townshend, General Officer Commanding, 6 Indian Div, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force; his anxiety concerning the stability of the North-West Frontier of India. 6pp.