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‘Military report on Persia Volume I 1930’ [47r] (98/154)
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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81
Company of this regiment are armed with
the Short—Lee Enfield.
(b) Machine Guns: There are now 4 Vickers
Maxims, firing -303 British S. A. A. and 4
Machine Guns of a Russian pattern. It
is intended that the latter, which are the
only weapons now in possession of the
Meshed Brigade not adapted to the - 303
British S. A. A. should eventually be given
to the Bujnurd Regiment, if 4 other Vickers
Guns can be obtained from India.
(c) Light Automatics: 12 Lewis Guns organised
as shown in para. 4 (a) above.
(ii) 21st Bahrami Cavalry Begiment:
(a) Bifles: Short Lee Enfield.
(b) Swords: Cossack Cavalry Swords.
(c) Light Automatics: 4 Lewis Guns.
(iii) 19th Artillery Begiment:
(a) 4 Schneider 75 m.m. Field Guns.
(b) 4-10 Pounder British Mountain Padk Guns.
(iv) Bujnurd Begiment:
(a) Bifles: Russian 5 shot “ 3 Line ” rifles.
(b) Machine Guns: 4 Colts, firing Russian ammu
nition.
(v) Seistan Brigade:
(a) Bifles: Long Lee Enfields '303.
(b) Machine Guns: Vickers Maxims -303.
(c) Light Automatics: Lewis Guns '303.
6. Equipment.—All arms of the Eastern Division wear
leather belt round the waist and a leather bandolier over
be right shoulder. In addition to this one Battalion ot
he Shahpur Regiment has been supplied with British Web
3 acks but, owing to shortage of funds, haversacks, belts
,nd ammunition pouches could not be purchased.
7 Clothing —The rank and file of this Division wear
t Khaki blouse of the Russian pattern, breeches Patties
aid in winter, marching boots of the Brlt ^ P^^ v ,,
-Pp summer however they wear the.country Geevas
'canvas shoes), which appear to be far too light for rough
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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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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