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'A strategical study of Persia and the Persian Gulf' [‎14] (22/150)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (73 folios) and a box containing three maps. It was created in 1913. 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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as tlioir distribution over the zone is very uneven, it may take
a long time to collect them in certain centres^
19. Transport. —Persia contains many horses nearly related
to the Arab and its mules are celebrated for their excellencei
Camels, however, are principally used for transport especially in the
east of the zone, the finest come from Khorasan and Kazvln. Don
keys and bullocks are also Used, but chiefly in the southern zone.
Transport vehicles are scarce and there are none peculiar to the
country. It is said that in Azarbaijan large numbers of mules,
horses and camels are available, in MazandaraU only a few ponies ;
Kirmanshah is a great mule-breeding district, while in Iraq-i-Ajam,
mules, donkeys and camels can be had in large quantities. In
Khorasan it is estimated tl at the following animals are available for
hire: camels 17,800, mules and ponies 25,000, donkeys 40,000. It
may thus be said that there is no lack of excellent transport animals
within this zone if time be available for thok collection.
20. The lines and volumes of British and Russian trade are
Foreian trade Sll0Wn g ra P hicall y on ma P. being the
^ g * total of the imports and exports. These
graphic lines are based on the figures given in Table B which are
taken from the'trade reports of 1909 to 1912 and of shipping returns,
1909-10. It will be seen that almost the whole < f this trade within
the northern zone is in the hands of Russia and that it now
amounts to nearly 10 millions annually; France and Italy take silk
cocoons : from the zone, but C reat Britain is able to do little
beyond importing some Indian tea. This is due to the fact that—•
(1) communications with Russia are comparatively easy;
(2) the whole northern boundary of Persia marches with.
Russian territory;
(3) the habits and wants of the population along the boun-
dary are nearly identical;
(4) Russian trade is increased and bolstered up by artificial
means while British trade is correspondingly handi
capped.
21. Tehran (280,000) is the most important place in this zoney
not only as the seat of Government and
(h) Political: the import- the home of the foreign legations, but
ais ° as ^ cent r from which
interests in zone. roads radiate all over the country. It
contains the headquarters of the Persian
army and an arsenal and ammunition factory An East India Company trading post. , although from

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This volume contains a strategical study of Persia and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the purpose of foreseeing the development of British military and commercial activity in Persia. The volume was prepared by the General Staff, Army Headquarters, India, and printed at the Government Monotype Press, Simla, 1913.

It is divided into four sections: 'Information', mainly of geographical and social kind (folios 5-30); 'Strategical Conditions'(folios 9-32); 'Social and Political Conditions' analysing how other national powers play out in the area (folios 31-55); 'General Conclusions' acknowledging the Russian influence over the Northern Zone and the British influence over the Southern Zone of Persia, including the Gulf and over lower Mesopotamia [Iraq], and analysing the Turkish claim over the area (folios 56-57) and 'Tables and Appendices' containing information on the Russian and Turkish armies and on the Persian and Arabic Tribes (folios 58-73).

There are three identical maps of Persia contained in a box enclosed to the volume, each containing statistic information supporting the strategical study.

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1 volume (73 folios) and a box containing three maps
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Foliation: there is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 75. Folios 65, 68 and 72-73 extend to about twice the size of the other folios. There is an original pagination, from 2-130.

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