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‘Military report on Persia Volume I 1930’ [‎19r] (42/154)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (73 folios). It was created in 1920-1931. 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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musi inevitably be earned away by the sudden floods,
called by storms and snow melting in spring. Below Duzlu
Ulum 1 the Atrek becomes a. considerable river. The water
is muddy and. brackish.
Bagdumar /ords.—Opposite Lower Bagdumar village is
a good ford which if the banks on both sides had ramps
prepared would be suitable for wheels.
(^mwhhark ford. —Indifferent. There is, however a
good bridge which appears to be above high flood level.
Agh Teppe (Ak Teppe) /ord.—Passable by mounted
troops,
Isfidan fords—T)ash-i-Olum /ord.—Reported to be good
Infantry^ bed ' Passable foi? whee led traffic, Cavalry and
Beshkala ford.—An exceptionally good ford with a firm
ManTfnrd, 1 * ^ & arm3 ' ThiS ford is also known as the
. Betw een Beshkala in the Mana sub-division and the
junction of the Chandir stream with the Atrek there are
numerous fords which occur for the most part at intervals
of about ten miles. From this point fords are less frequent,
ihe following have been noted: —
Tekinji. —About 5 miles
Chandir and the Atrek.
Yaghli-Olum. About 3 miles below Tekinji.
Kizil. About 4 miles above Tekinji,
No fords are passable when; the river is in flood,
The Gurgan River is a similar river- to the Atrek in
many respects, especially with regard to its high banks
narrowness and muddy water. It rises on the plateau of
Urmuth and flows west into the Caspian. Its volume how-
ever, is considerably less than that of the Atrek below
Mana and its depth varies from 5 to 8 feet.
Fords. -There are many fords and they are usually to
be found about six miles apart but information regarding
them is scanty. 6
below the junction of the
The Gurgan only becomes a considerable stream at the
junction of the Dasht and Londar below Karatigan ap
proximately about 5 miles above Gunbad-i-Qabus. ’ The
water increases about 5, miles from here owing to its being
fed by tributaries. *

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Military report on the Khurasan [Khurāsān] and Seistan [Sīstān] regions of Persia [Iran], with maps and illustrations. Produced by the General Staff, India, and published in Calcutta [Kolkata] by the Government of India Press, 1931. Marked for official use only.

The report includes chapters on:

  • a history of Khurasan and Seistan
  • the geography of Khurasan and Seistan (mountains, rivers, deserts, an alphabetical listing of towns) and climate (including assessments of the health risks associated with both regions)
  • population (religion, tribes)
  • resources (including crops, grazing, fuel, transport, and a note on horses and mules in Khurasan)
  • armed forces (including a description of the Eastern Division of the Persian military, an Order of Battle, organisation, armaments, equipment, clothing, rations, training)
  • aviation (detailing the organisation, personnel, equipment, aerodromes, etc., of the Persian Air Force)
  • administration (municipal, police, justice, department of public instruction, revenue, roads and communications, census, post and telegraphs, sanitation)
  • communications (railways, roads, types of motor transport in use, principal routes used by travellers from Meshed [Mashad] to Russian territory, telegraphs, telephones, wireless)

An appendix includes a veterinary note on conditions in Khurasan and Seistan. The volume also includes four colour plates illustrating different badges associated with Persian army and police officers, and a number of maps and diagrammatic maps.

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1 volume (73 folios)
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A contents page at the front of the volume (f 6) and index at the rear (ff 64-66) both reference the volume’s original printed pagination.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 75; 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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