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IOR/L/PS/10/748
- Record Id:
- 040-000545912
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000544688
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x000282
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100110327516.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/10/748
- Title:
- File 2835/1918 'Persia: East Persia (Seistan and Khorasan) Levy Corps'
- Scope & Content:
- The volume contains correspondence and other papers regarding the Sistan Levy Corps [also written as Seistan Levy Corps in the file] and the Khorasan Levy Corps, British military units in East Persia [Iran] formed from local recruits during the First World War. Topics discussed include: issues arising from the shared responsibility over parts of the Sistan Levy Corps raised and/or serving in Khorasan between HM Consul, Sistan and Kain [Qaen], and HM Consul General, Khorasan; the formation of the Khorasan Levy Corps in 1918, and discussions over whether it should be a sub-unit of the Sistan Levy Corps or a separate entity; and the gradual disbandment or transfer to Persian control of the levies during the withdrawal of British and Indian troops from Persia after the end of the war. Folios 47-52 consist of a history of the Sistan Levy Corps. The bulk of the volume dates from between March 1918 and June 1921, but folios 2-22 consist of correspondence dating from March-November 1925 relating to the awarding of medals to former members of the Sistan Levy Corps, and objections to the practice from the Government of Persia. The primary correspondents are: HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia; the Prime Minister of Persia; the Persian Minister of Foreign Affairs; the Foreign Office; the India Office; the War Office; the Government of India; HM Consul General, Khorasan; HM Consul, Sistan and Kain; General Officer Commanding, 4th (Quetta) Division; and the Commandant, Sistan Levy Corps. The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000544688
040-000545912 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/10 : Departmental Papers: Political and Secret Separate (or Subject) Files
IOR/L/PS/10/748 : File 2835/1918 'Persia: East Persia (Seistan and Khorasan) Levy Corps' - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0010]/036-000544688[0749]/040-000545912
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (248 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x000282
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1918
- End Date:
- 1925
- Date Range:
- 7 Mar 1918-30 Nov 1925
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 243; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The file contains one foliation anomaly, f 167a. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)