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IOR/L/MIL/7/725
- Record Id:
- 040-000350317
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000350241
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000832.0x000177
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MIL/7/725
- Title:
- Collection 5/75: ‘Terms of Employment of Officers lent for service under other Governments. Conditions of service of British officers lent to the Persian Govt.’
- Scope & Content:
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This file contains correspondence from officials of the India Office and War Office, British diplomatic officials in Persia [Iran], and officials of the Government of Persia. The correspondence concerns the employment of British officers by the Persian Government, including pay, pensions, and terms of service. Related topics discussed are:
- The appointment and subsequent withdrawal of British officers from the Persian Cossack Brigade
- The disbandment of the South Persia Rifles and the question of awarding compensation to British officers of that unit whom the Persian Government had subsequently employed but terminated on financial grounds.
This file includes copies of contracts of employment, some of which are written in French.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000256868
036-000349582
037-000350241
040-000350317 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/MIL : Records of the Military Department
IOR/L/MIL/7 : Military Collections
IOR/L/MIL/7/650-731 : Collection 5 Terms of employment and pensions of officers lent for service under other governments
IOR/L/MIL/7/725 : Collection 5/75: ‘Terms of Employment of Officers lent for service under other Governments. Conditions of service of… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000256868[0007]/036-000349582[0007]/037-000350241[0076]/040-000350317
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MIL
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (177 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1920
- End Date:
- 1922
- Date Range:
- 25 Nov 1920-17 Jul 1922
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 177; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Former External References:
- Collection 5/75
- Arrangement:
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rearto the front of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Government of Persia, Qājār dynasty, 1794-1925
Persian Cossack Brigade, 1879-1925
South Persia Rifles, 1916-1921
War Office, 1857-1964 - Subjects:
- Military personnel
Military recruitment - Places:
- Persia, Asia