'Military Report on Persia'

Mss Eur F111/387

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The record is made up of 1 volume (62 folios). It was created in 1905. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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A confidential report on Persia, compiled by Major A D Geddes, Captain of the General Staff, War Office, 1905.

Contained within the report are chapters on the history, ethnography, geography, ports and harbours, communications, trade and resources, military, and administration of Persia. Also included is a preface by Major-General J M Grierson, General Staff, War Office (folio 4), a glossary of geographical and topographical terms (folios 8-9), appendices (folios 58-60), and a colour map of Persia and Afghanistan (folio 64).

Extent and format

1 volume (62 folios)

Arrangement

The volume contains a table of contents (folios 5-8) which refers to the original pagination.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 63; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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English in Latin script

Type

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Original held at: British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: Mss Eur F111/387
Date(s): 1905 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Military intelligenceReports
Places: Persia
People & organisations: War Office

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Reference: Mss Eur F111/387
Title: 'Military Report on Persia'
Pages: front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:62v, back-i, 64r, 64r:64v, 64v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence