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IOR/L/MIL/5/803, ff 1-174
- Record Id:
- 041-003474524
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000340300
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100096027172.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100111386953.0x000003
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MIL/5/803, ff 1-174
- Title:
- Situation in Persia, Vol. I
- Scope & Content:
- This item contains material relating to a review of conditions in Persia [Iran], following the revelation of Turkish plans to invade Persia in order to reach Afghanistan, which would in turn have threatened the British Empire in India. It includes:
- The policies to secure the cooperation of the Persian Government, as well as Isma’il Khan Qashqa’i Sawlat al-Dawlah, Ibrahim Khan Qavam al-Mulk Shirazi, and ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
- The proposals to secure the recognition of the South Persia Rifles by the Persian Government
- The receipt and dissemination of intelligence about Persia relayed to Britain and India
- The maintenance of communications with the Caucasus through the Kermanshah-Enzeli [Anzali] Road
- The capture of Prince Sulayman Mirza Iskandari of the Firqah-yi Democrat [Democratic Party]
- The prevention of Ottoman and German intelligence operatives from crossing into western Persia
- The resignation of the Commander of the Persian Cossack Brigade, Colonel Georgii Josifovich Klerzhe
- A message from Mirza Kuchak Khan's Jangali Movement that the passage of British officers led by General Lionel Dunsterville through Persia to Tiflis [Tblisi] would be 'contrary to the independence of Persia, [and] they will consider themselves justified in taking any measures to frustrate it'
- The protection of the Kermanshah-Hamadan and Shiraz-Isfahan roads and the British Legation in Tehran
- The circulation of anti-British Jangali telegrams condemning the arrest of Sulayman Mirza Iskandari
- The threat of a combined force of Jangalis and Bolsheviks reportedly marching on Kasvin [Qazvin]
- The provision of support to General Dunsterville through seizing the Qasr-i Shirin-Kermanshah Road
- The discussion of 'sweep operations' between Mirza Kuchak Khan and the Anzali Bolshevik Committee
- The consultations between Commander-in-Chief, India and the head of the South Persia Rifles, Sir Percy Molesworth Sykes
- The plans for controlling the road extending from the Ottoman frontier to Northeast Persia
- The zone of operations allocated to the Commander-in-Chief of British forces in Mesopotamia, General William Raine Marshall, and his relations with the British Minister at Tehran, Charles Marling
- The position and action to be taken by General Dunsterville after General Marshall's operations
- And the proposal of Sykes (relayed by Commander-in-Chief, India General Charles Carmichael Monro) for Indian troops to advance to Isfahan, where they were to form an additional brigade of the South Persia Rifles.
- 'A Sketch Map of Persia and the Persian Gulf'', showing the Khanikin [Khanaqin]-Hamadan Road
- 'A Skeleton Map of Persia', showing the three Chains for the Receipt and Dissemination of Intelligence about Persia
- 'A Skeleton Map of Persia', showing three Possible Routes for the Advance of Turkish Forces through Persia to Afghanistan.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000256868
036-000306786
037-000340300
038-000340690
040-000340691
041-003474524 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/MIL : Records of the Military Department
IOR/L/MIL/5 : Military Compilations and Miscellaneous Records
IOR/L/MIL/5/441-1076 : Military Miscellaneous Series
IOR/L/MIL/5/803-805 : Correspondence, telegrams and notes on Persia
IOR/L/MIL/5/803 : Correspondence, Telegrams and Notes on Persia, 1917-1919: Situation in Persia
IOR/L/MIL/5/803, ff 1-174 : Situation in Persia, Vol. I - Contains:
- IOR/L/MIL/5/803, f 153 : A Sketch Map of Persia and the Persian Gulf
IOR/L/MIL/5/803, f 156 : A Skeleton Map of Persia
IOR/L/MIL/5/803, f 173 : A Skeleton Map of Persia
Click here to View / search full list of parts of IOR/L/MIL/5/803, ff 1-174 - Hierarchy:
- 032-000256868[0005]/036-000306786[0007]/037-000340300[0134]/038-000340690[0001]/040-000340691[0001]/041-003474524
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MIL
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (174 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100111386953.0x000003
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1917
- End Date:
- 1918
- Date Range:
- 20 Sep 1917-19 Mar 1918
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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