'CORRECTIONS TO ROUTES IN PERSIA VOL. IV, PART I. February 1919.'
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The volume is a Government of India official publication entitled Corrections to Routes in Persia Volume IV, Part I. February 1919 (Simla, Government Monotype Press). The volume contains corrections to details of land routes.
Duzdap to Meshed via Shusp, Birjand, Kain, Jumin and Turbat-i-Haidari
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The file consists of a publication concerning the route between Duzdap [Zāhedān] and Meshed [Mashhad] via Shusp [Shūsef], Birjand, Kain, Jumin, and Turbat-i-Haidari [Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh]. Produced by the General Staff, India, and published in Simla by the Government Monotype Press, 1919. Marked ...
'Report of the Operations connected with the Occupation of Penjwin between April 18th and May 7th, 1927'.
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The file consists of a report on the operations connected with the occupation of Penjwin [District], Iraq by the Iraq Levies and Iraq Army, between 18 April and 7 May 1927. Promulgated by Command of the Air Council. Published by the Air Ministry. The appendices include: supply arrangements; ord...
The map shows the whole of Persia with portions of adjacent countries, and indicates the extents of the coverage of each volume of the Gazetteer and Routes of Persia, cities, towns and hydrology. Administrative regions and boundaries are shown in red. The map was prepared by the Simla Drawing O...
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 item is Volume III, Part I: A to K of the four-volume Gazetteer of Persia (Provisional Edition, 1917, reprinted 1924). The volume comprises that portion of south-western Persia, which is bounded on the west by the Turco-Persian frontier; on the north and east by a line drawn through the tow...
The item is Volume III, Part II: L to Z of the four-volume Gazetteer of Persia (Provisional Edition, 1917, reprinted 1918). The volume comprises that portion of south-western Persia, which is bounded on the west by the Turco-Persian frontier; on the north and east by a line drawn through the to...
‘Plate II. Plate showing Badges of Rank of Non-Commissioned Officers. Field Service Order.’
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Showing: cuff badges for Tabin Awwal and Sirjougeh; shoulder badges for Wakil Chap (infantry); Wakil Rast (cavalry); Wakil Bashi (artillery); and Moin Naib (transport). A note states that ‘the colour of the shoulder strap varies with the branch of the service.’
'MOBILISATION ROUTES IN PERSIA (VOL. IV, PART II) (FARS, LARISTAN, KERMAN and YAZD)'
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The volume is a Government of India official publication entitled Mobilisation Routes in Persia (Volume IV, Part II) (FARS, LARISTAN, KERMAN and YAZD) General Staff India 1922 (Simla: Government of India Press, 1924). The volume contains details of land routes. The information given for each ro...