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'Sketch Plan of Naseri and Ahwaz showing New Bridge'
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The map shows the town of Ahwaz [Ahvaz] and surrounding area, with details of roads and rail lines, as well as features such as bridges, barracks, aerodromes, villages, wharfs, and cemeteries. The map was produced by the General Staff India and includes a printing statement which reads 'Survey Se...
'Dar-I-Khazineh, Key Plan of Property (To accompany M. R. on A. I. O. C.)'
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A plan of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's facilities at Dar-i-Khazineh, showing buildings, railways, and some topographical information. The plan includes an index which refers to the numbers given to buildings on the map. The plan was produced by the General Staff India and includes a printing s...
'Diagram of Wireless Communications (May 1940) (To accompany M. R. on A. I. O. C.)'
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A map of the northern end of the Persian Gulf and its hinterland. The map shows wireless stations in the region, indicating the distance of each from Abadan Aerodrome. The map was produced by the General Staff India and includes a printing statement which reads 'Survey Section No. 1065 July 1940'...
'Sketch Map showing Flow of Flood Water, February-March 1938'
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A map the area around the Shaṭṭ al-‘Arab estuary in Iran, including mud flats and marshland. The map gives hydrological information and shows settlements, railways, pipelines, and roads. The map was produced by the General Staff India and includes a printing statement which reads 'Survey Section ...
'Memorandum of information received during the month of August 1909, relating to affairs in Persia, and on the Arabian shore of the Persian Gulf'
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The file consists of a memorandum written by Leonard William Reynolds, Deputy Secretary to the Government of India, at Simla, 1 September 1909. Based upon a series of reports it covers: the situation in Persia - Azerbaijan, Shiraz, and Kerman; the Zil-es-Sultan; telegraph lines in Persia; the R...
Russian Military Designs in Persia. A Strategical fragment
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The file contains a preface outlining the context of the document, which appears to form part of a scheme drawn up by the Russian General Staff for future military action in Persia. The fragment itself contains observations and conclusions for military operations in Persia including: selecting...
A strategical study of Persia and the Persian Gulf
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This volume contains a strategical study of Persia and the Persian Gulf for the purpose of foreseeing the development of British military and commercial activity in Persia. The volume was prepared by the General Staff, Army Headquarters, India, and printed at the Government Monotype Press, Simla...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1913
Extent:
1 volume (73 folios) and a box containing three maps
History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919
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A confidential publication compiled, by arrangement with the Government of India, under the direction of the Historical Section of The Committee of Imperial Defence, by Brigadier-General FJ Moberly. The volume is part of the Official History of the Great War series produced by the British Govern...
Despatch by Brigadier-General Sir P. M. Sykes, K.C.I.E., C.M.G., Inspector-General, South Persia Rifles and Commanding British Mission Escort in Persia on Minor Operations in Southern Persia. From 7th November 1917 to 31st March 1918
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The file consists of a despatch on minor operations in southern Persia by the South Persia Rifles from 7th November 1917 to 31st March 1918, compiled by Sir Percy Molesworth Sykes, Inspector-General South Persia Rifles and commanding British Mission Escort in Persia, to the Chief of the General ...
The map shows the column movements of the Burma Mounted Infantry and the South Persia Rifles in the region of Saadatabad [Saʻādatābād], Fars, Persia, on 22 January 1918. It is found in the Despatch by Brigadier-General Sir P. M. Sykes, K.C.I.E., C.M.G., Inspector-General, South Persia Rifles and...
