The map is the fifth in a series of five sketch maps illustrating Report on minor operations undertaken by the South Persia Rifles from the 28th March to the 25th July 1917, Appendix No.3. Report on the action of the Kafta against the Kurshulli (ff 4-6). The map shows a region to the south-west...
Despatch by Lieutenant-General R. Wapshare, C.B., C.S.I. on the Organization and Working of the East Persian Line of Communications. From 1st April 1918 to 15th January 1919
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The file consists of a despatch from Lieutenant-General Richard Wapshare, General Officer Commanding, 4th (Quetta) Division to the Chief of General Staff, Army Headquarters, Delhi, dated 8 March 1919, concerning the organization and working of the East Persian line of communications, covering th...
'REPORT on the Working of the Line of Communication AND ON THE Withdrawal of the British Military Mission IN EAST PERSIA, 1919-20. GENERAL STAFF INDIA.
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The volume is titled Report on the Working of the Line of Communication and on the Withdrawal of the British Military Mission in East Persia, General Staff India. The volume is marked confidential and was printed in Delhi by Superintendent Government Printing, India, in 1921. The report is fro...
Expenditure on Malleson Mission and troops in East Persia, 1918 to 1921
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This previously secret file, compiled by the India Office, contains various papers relating to expenditure on the Malleson Mission and troops in East Persia between 1918 and 1921. The file opens with a note about the contents of the file, and is followed by an India Office Political Department ...
This volume is a handbook of the Persian Army, produced by the General Staff Branch, India, for the use of Government of India officials. It was published in Delhi by the Government of India Press. The handbook aims to provide an overview of the construction and operation of the Persian Army, an...
'Sketch map showing territorial dispositions of the Persian Army'
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This map depicts the territorial dispositions of the Persian Army and focuses mainly on Persia and its neighbouring countries. The monochrome map is marked with red to show the various divisions of Persia and the most prominent native groups in each area. Divisional Headquarters are marked by sm...
Glossary of Persian military terms, with Appendix I, containing ranks of the Persian Army; Appendix II, containing musketry terms
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This volume is a glossary of Persian military terms and was published in Lucknow by the Newul Kishore Press. The terms are listed in alphabetical order in English and the Persian translation appears next to each term. There are two appendices at the end of the volume: the first contains a list ...
This volume was produced by the General Staff in India and was printed by the Government of India Press in Simla. The purpose of the volume was to provide Government of India officials with useful information about the Iranian Army. The information is arranged into subject chapters, the heading...
The file consists of a copy of Persia Intelligence Report Part V produced by Naval Intelligence Division, Admiralty, May 1946. It is divided into three sections covering: the Persian Coast – providing figures of coastal distances, and a coast report consisting of a general description of the Pe...
This file consists of six volumes containing intelligence on Mesopotamia. These volumes are: Volume I: General (August 1916); Volume I: General (Second Edition, November 1918); Volume II: Irak [Iraq], The Lower Kārūn, and Luristan (May 1917); Volume III: Central Mesopotamia with Souther Kurdista...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, Armenian, English, Kurdish, Persian, and Syriac
