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'Handbook of the Persian Army' [9r] (22/150)
The record is made up of 1 volume (71 folios). It was created in 1925. 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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L.
Lurs have, however, not been entirely snecessful,
British troops have been withdrawn from the barhad
and Persian troops have taken over the Sarhad and
Persian Baluchistan; British troops in Persia have
been reduced to 2 Companies for the garrisoning ot
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
The only foreigners at present (November 1924)
employed in the Persian army are the aviators
(French, German and Russian), some German mecha
nics and technical advisers in the arsenal, and a tew
Russian ex-officers of the Tsarist army employed as
instructors in the military school.
Dr. Millspaugh, with a mission of other Americans
arrived in Tehran in November 1922, to assume the
position of Financial Adviser to the Persian Govern
ment. He has instituted financial reforms and en
forced payment of revenue by means of the help given
him by the reorganised army, although he has found
it increasingly difficult to balance his budget owing
to growing expenditure by the War Ministry.
As a means of raising money, the Persian Govern
ment has been attempting to dispose of the oil con
cession for the five provinces of North Persia in ex
change for a loan. This concession had been pur
chased from Khoshtaria, a Russian concessionaire, by
the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, but, owing to its not
having been ratified by the Meilis, the Persian Gov
ernment refused to recognise the sale. The strong
anti-British feeling caused by the abortive Anglo-
Persian agreement and Russian propaganda deterred
the Persian Government from admitting to it any
company which had British capital, and they there
fore tried to interest American capital in the venture.
The company most favoured by the Persian Govern
ment was the Sinclair company, as it was suspected
that their rivals, the Standard Oil Company, had a
private agreement with the A. P. O. C. After^ consi
dering the question the Sinclair company in the
summer of 1924 announced that they were willing to
take up the concession, but not to give a loan, thus
failing to meet the chief requirement of the Persian
Government, which is still in urgent need of money.
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This volume is a handbook of the Persian Army, produced by the General Staff Branch, India, for the use of Government of India officials. It was published in Delhi by the Government of India Press. The handbook aims to provide an overview of the construction and operation of the Persian Army, and covers a number of topics which are outlined in the table of contents (folio 5), including: historical background, geography, material resources, artillery, technical troops, transportation and military education.
There is an appendix containing a glossary of names of ranks and branches within the Persian Army (folio 58). Between folios 59-68 are illustrative plates featuring pictures of officers' badges of rank and of various members of the Persian military dressed in their full uniform according to their position in the Army. The volume contains an index (folios 69-70) and there is a map enclosed in a pocket in the back inside cover (IOR/L/MIL/17/15/37, f 72).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (71 folios)
- Arrangement
The contents of this volume are arranged by subject.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 73; 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.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- Title
- 'Handbook of the Persian Army'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:3r, 3Ar, 4r:71v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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