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1071. IOR/L/MIL/5/788

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/788
Title:
'Railways Mesopotamia and L of C [Lines of Communications] Policy, Vol. II'
Scope & Content:
The file, marked secret, contains correspondence and notes regarding rail and river transportation in Mesopotamia [Iraq] during the First World War. The papers cover several matters, including: The construction, conversion, maintenance, and expansion of the railways in the region, including regu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Dec 1917-24 Jun 1918
Extent:
1 file (135 folios)

1072. IOR/L/MIL/5/803

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/803
Title:
Correspondence, Telegrams and Notes on Persia, 1917-1919: Situation in Persia
Scope & Content:
This file contains material relating to a review of politico-military conditions in Persia [Iran], following the revelation of Turkish plans to invade Persia in order to reach Afghanistan, which would in turn have threatened the British Empire in India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1917-May 1918
Extent:
3 files (444 folios)

1073. IOR/L/MIL/5/805

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/805
Title:
'South Persian Rifles and Southern Persia Vol II'
Scope & Content:
This file contains material relating to the South Persia Rifles, southern Persia [Iran], the Bakhtiari [Bakhtiyari] Tribe and the oil fields developed by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC). It includes: A table showing the disposition of troops in southern Persia in December 1917 The capture of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1917-Aug 1919
Extent:
1 file (403 folios)

1074. IOR/L/MIL/5/807

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/807
Title:
Notes and correspondence on the situation in East Persia and the Malleson Mission
Scope & Content:
This file relates to the situation in East Persia and the Malleson Mission (1918-21). It includes papers on the following subjects: A collection of papers titled 'Expenditure on [the] Malleson Mission and Troops in East Persia', including: a memorandum from the India Office Political Department...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1918-Jan 1921
Extent:
1 file (35 folios)

1075. IOR/L/MIL/5/804

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/804
Title:
Correspondence, telegrams and notes on Persia, 1917-1919: Eastern Persian Cordon
Scope & Content:
The papers in this file relate to the Eastern Persia Cordon. The papers include: the telegram from the British Consul in Sistan on road-making (18 October 1918); The number of British officers in the Sistan and Khorasan Levy Corps (29 October 1918); the possibility of recruiting Hazara men for ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1917-Oct 1918
Extent:
1 file (36 folios)