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File 3280/1913 'Persia: Bushire-Shiraz road; Swedish gendarmerie; conditions on the Bushire-Shiraz road; tours of Shiraz consul' [56r] (116/332)
The record is made up of 1 volume (162 folios). It was created in 8 Aug 1913-23 Feb 1915. 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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serve for 5 months in the ranks at the "school” of the
regiment. They then do 6 months on the roads and go to
the school if found satisfactory in every way. The
course comprises gymnastics, fencing, simple tactical
lessons illustrated on the map and on the ground,
geography, mathematics and practical drill, manoeuvre,
stable duties &c. and all matters connected with the
interior economy and administration of the gendarmerie.
The students are kept well employed, the average number
of hours work per day being 8.
I saw the class at work in the gymnasium, and was
very much struck by the smart, alert appearance of the
students, which contrasts in the most marked manner
with the demeanour of Persians elsewhere. It is quite
evident that much as has been already accomplished by
the gendarmerie, there will he a yet more striking
advance when the influence of this first batch of
thoroughly trained Officers has time to he felt.
7. Non-Commissioned Officers School . The Non-commissioned
Officers school has been established in an old caravan
serai in the Eastern quarter of the city where the build
ings have been well and economically adapted for 150
to
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The volume comprises correspondence between: the 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. , the Foreign Office, the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, the British Consul at Shiraz (Major Frederick O'Connor), the British Minister at Tehran, and the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , regarding the Bushire-Shiraz road.
The subjects are:
- the proposed tours of the British Consul and other officials to Shiraz and Tehran;
- the operations of the Persian Gendarmerie (led by Swedish officers) on the Bushire-Shiraz road;
- the headquarters and schools of the Gendarmerie.
The volume includes a divider which gives the year that the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in it arranged by year. This divider is placed at the front of the volume.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (162 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. The subject 3280 ('Persia: Bushire-Shiraz road) consists of one volume only, IOR/L/PS/10/404.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 164; 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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- IOR/L/PS/10/404
- Title
- File 3280/1913 'Persia: Bushire-Shiraz road; Swedish gendarmerie; conditions on the Bushire-Shiraz road; tours of Shiraz consul'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:163v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence