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561. 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)

562. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/33

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/33
Title:
REPORT ON minor operations undertaken by the South Persia Rifles from the 28th March to the 25th June 1917.
Scope & Content:
The file is a printed report, consisting of a despatch from Brigadier-General Sir Percy Sykes, Inspector General, South Persia Rifles, to the Chief of the General Staff, Army Headquarters, Simla, which provides details of five minor military operations undertaken against tribes in southern Persi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1917
Extent:

1 file (10 folios)

563. IOR/L/MIL/17/16/18

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/16/18
Title:
'Narrative of Circumstances which Led to Major-Gen Beatson being Relieved from the Command of the Turkish Irregular Cavalry, and the Transfer of that Force to the Turkish Contingent. With Remarks on the Correspondence Published on the Subject, Chiefly Founded on Official Documents. By Major-Gen. Vivian, Late Lieut.-General in Command of the Turkish Contingent.'
Scope & Content:
A historical account in which the author (Robert John Hussey Vivian) publishes documents and correspondence in his possession to explain that Major-General William Ferguson Beatson was relieved from the command of the Turkish Irregular Cavalry at the Dardanelles for reasons of insubordination and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1856
Extent:

1 volume (34 folios)

564. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/7, f 62

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/7, f 62
Title:
‘Plate I. Showing Officers Badges of Rank on Shoulder Straps (Field Service Order) with Colours of Branches of Service.’
Scope & Content:
The illustration features badges for Persian army ranks of: Naib Sewum (office personnel); Naib Dowan (cavalry); Naib Awwal (artillery); Sultan (engineers); Yamar (transport); Naib Sarhang (staff); Sarhang (veterinary); Sartip (infantry); Amir Lashkar; Sipahbod [Spāhbed]; and Farmandeh Kul Qushu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1925
Extent:
1 illustration

565. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/9, f 12

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/9, f 12
Title:
‘Sarhang Hájji Ibrahim Khán, Commandant of the Bakhtiari Horse.’
Scope & Content:
One photographic print: a full-length portrait of Sarhang (a rank equivalent to Colonel) Hajji Ibrahim Khán, Commandant of the Bakhtiari Horse. The title is printed above the photograph in Persian, and below the photograph in English. The Persian title also bears a date: Hijri year 1301 (c.1883).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
?1883
Extent:
1 photographic print

566. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/15, f 13

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/15, f 13
Title:
Plan compiled from the drawings accompanying Major Morton's report on the Karun Irrigation Scheme, dated 23rd August 1907
Scope & Content:
This plan was compiled from the drawings accompanying Major Morton's report on the Karun Irrigation Scheme, and details the path of the Karun River and irrigation sites. Place names are included as location markers along the river. No further details about the places are included. 'M.A. Hakimkh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1917
Extent:
1 map

567. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/72/2, f 9

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/72/2, f 9
Title:
‘22. Operations in the Caucasus at a standstill on account of the weather. Situation 13-3.17’
Scope & Content:
Imprint: Heliozincographed at the Survey of India Offices, Dehra Dun. S.D.O. 3951-3-25. Distinctive Features: Sketch map of the operations in the Caucasus produced to illustrate the British campaign in Mesopotamia in March 1917 depicting the movements of British, Russian and Turkish militar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1925
Extent:
1 map

568. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/72/2, f 12

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/72/2, f 12
Title:
‘2. Sketch of Country Round Shaiba to Illustrate Actions of 12th to 14th April’
Scope & Content:
Imprint: Vandyked at the Survey of India Offices, Dehra Dun. S.D.O. No. 3931. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by form lines. Sketch map showing Shaiba Fort and surrounding area produced to illustrate the movements of British and Turkish military forces between the 12th and 14th April 19...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1925
Extent:
1 map

569. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/6/2, f 103

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/6/2, f 103
Title:
'Map to illustrate HABITAT & MIGRATIONS of more important Clans (Tirehs) of QASHGAI TRIBES.'
Scope & Content:
The map is a General Staff India publication marked for official use only, and accompanies MILITARY REPORT on PERSIA Vol. IV Part II. The map shows a region of southern and western Persia, indicating the habitats and migration routes of clans of Qashgai [Qashqai] people, cities, towns, roads and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1922
Extent:
1 map

570. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/12/5A

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/12/5A
Title:
INDEX TO THE ROUTES IN PERSIA, VOLUME III, PART I.
Scope & Content:
The volume is a Government of India official publication entitled Index to the Routes in Persia Volume III, Part I. General Staff India (Simla: Government Monotype Press, 1918). The volume consists of an index to place names.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1918
Extent:
1 volume (56 folios)

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