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1. 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)

2. 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)

3. 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)

4. IOR/L/MIL/5/803, ff 297-444

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/803, ff 297-444
Title:
Persia, Vol. 3
Scope & Content:
This file contains material relating to a review of conditions in Persia, 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. It includes: A protest by the Persian Government over the violation ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1918-May 1918
Extent:
1 file, 108 folios

5. IOR/L/MIL/5/803, ff 175-296

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/803, ff 175-296
Title:
Situation in Persia, Vol. II
Scope & Content:
This item contains material relating to a review of conditions in Persia, 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. It includes: The promise of assistance from Mirza Hasan Khan Ashtiya...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Mar 1918-9 Apr 1918
Extent:
1 item (122 folios)

6. IOR/L/MIL/5/803, ff 1-174

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/803, ff 1-174
Title:
Situation in Persia, Vol. I
Scope & Content:
This item contains material relating to a review of 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. It includes: The policies to secure the cooperation of the Pe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Sep 1917-19 Mar 1918
Extent:
1 item (174 folios)

7. IOR/L/MIL/5/804, f 14

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/804, f 14
Title:
Sketch Map of Persia and the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The folio consists of a sketch map of Persia and the Persian Gulf, attached to a memorandum by R.H. Headley titled 'Persia - Eastern Cordon'. The map shows the planned deployment of regular troops and levies along the Cordon from Mashhad to Sistan.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Jun 1918
Extent:
1 folio