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Title: The Times history of the war
Year: 1914 (1910s)
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Subjects: Times history of the war Times history and encyclopaedia of the war World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: London
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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(;P,NF,I<AL SIR JOHN NIX(iN, K.C.It., A.IJ.C, (General C^ocnmandint Indian Kxpcdilionary Iorce until the hc;iinnini( tf the cpcrationt for the relief of Kut. nn THE TIMES HISTUHY OF THE WAIL
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ONE OF THE DOUBLE-ENTRIED GATEWAYS OF ZOBEIR, NEAR BASRA. Persian Gulf had been foreseen. An officialof Indian exp)erience, speaking in Londonearlier in 1914, made the following remarksregarding a possible expedition to SouthernPersia : The occupation of Southern Persia by British troopsmight involve a very serious development of military:5trength, and put a considerable strain on our Indianarmy. Nothing could be worse than sending an insuffi-<ient force, as we did before, and a .sufficient force willbe a large force. Nor can we assume that the occupationwould be temporary. All experience points the otherway. Considering all the possible eventualities involved,I feel that our Government will do well to be verycautious in committing the country to such a move.The supply of British bayonets is limited. What applied to a British expedition toSouthern Persia applied with greater force toan expedition which was to include in its scopea landing on the coast of Turkish Arabia.Events soon

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