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‘Military report on Persia Volume I 1930’ [45r] (94/154)
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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77
CHAPTER V.
ARMED FORCES.
1. Eastern Division. —The military forces
stationed in the various towns of Khurasan and Seistan
from the Eastern Division, which has its headquarters in
Meshed. The General Officer Commanding, Eastern Divi
sion (in January 1930—Amir-i-Lashkar His Highness
Amanullah Mirza Jahanbani) is directly under the Chief
of the General Staff in Tehran.
2. General remar'ks .—The main, if not the sole, mission
of the Persian Army of to-day, is the maintenance of
internal security and for this role its standard of efficiency
is probably adequate. Thanks to the personal energy of
the present General Officer Commanding, considerable pro
gress has been made during the past 3 years in raising the
standard of training and in improving the equipment and
arms of the Division. Although the units display a very
fair amount of smartness on parade, especially in close
order drill, the Eastern Division as a fighting force can
not yet be compared with units of a modern European
Army. Many defects in tactical training are obvious and
even glaring. The most efficient arm in the Division is
undoubtedly the Artillery. The arms in the Infantry and
Cavalry regiments particularly the rifles, show marked
signs of general neglect and are, apparently, never oiled.
These faults are primarily due to the shortage of
which makes systematic and progressive training difficult,
and supervision over even elementary matters inadequate.
In the autumn of 1929 the Eastern Division was 125 officers
short of normal establishment. This is particularly sen-
ous in a conscript army with an inadequate supply ot
capable N. C. Os.
Another serious defect is the condition and quality of
the equipment and uniforms. The latter m the case of
fuU dresf and summer kit are good and serviceable but
the winter clothing, particularly the great coats, m bad.
The officers, on the other hand are invariably we
turned out both in summer and winter.
The present General Offl-r Commandmg^who recejved
defects^and ^constantly trying to improve the efficiency
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (73 folios)
- Arrangement
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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- ‘Military report on Persia Volume I 1930’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:3v, 5r:61v, 64r:67v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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