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'A strategical study of Persia and the Persian Gulf' [85] (93/150)
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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85
Empire might in favourable circumstances provide reinforcementa
as under:—
(a) During the first six months of the war—
From Great Britain—
1 cavalry division
2 divisions ? . • • • SSjOOO
Army troops and administrative units J
20,000 drafts to replace wastage.
Total excluding drafts .. 58,000
(6) During the second six months of the war—
From Great Britain—
1 mounted brigade
2 divisions f. • .» 49,000
Army troops and administrative units J
31,000 drafts to replace wastage.
From British garrisons abroad—•
1 cavalry brigade >
2 artillery brigades / .. .. • • .. 16,000
3 infantry brigades T
Administrative units J
From self-governing Dominions .. .. 20,000
Total excluding drafts .. 85,000
s (c) During the third six months of the war—
From Great Britain—
1 mounted brigade
2 divisions ^. •. 49,000
Army troops and administrative units J
84,000 drafts to replace wastage,.
From self-governing Dominions—
Fresh units .. .. .. . • .. 5,000
15,000 drafts to replace wastage.
Total excluding drafts .. 54,000
From the above, the total available might amount to—
From Great Britain .. .. .. .. 156,000
From British garrisons abroad .. .« .. 16,000
From self-governing Dominions .. .. 25,000
Total .. 197,000
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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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- Title
- 'A strategical study of Persia and the Persian Gulf'
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- front, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:2, 1:121, 121a, 122:124, 124a, 125, 125a, 126:130, 130a, 131, 131a, 132, 132a, iii-r:iii-v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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