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‘Military report on Persia Volume I 1930’ [52r] (108/154)
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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91
Hisam-ud-Dauleh and Samsam-ud-Daulali each, receive
Ts. 200 per month.
The Governor of Duzdap is, now (March 1930) one Mehr
Dad, whose pay is Ts. 124 monthly. He is nominated by
the Ministry of the Interior.
3. Other Districts.
Turbat-i-Shaikh Jam, Bakharz and Kalat-i-Nadiri are
governed by the sons of the former local Sardars: —
Shank at-ud-D auleh.
Shuja-ul-Mulk.
Fath-ul-Mulk.
longer any Kalantars or
Kalantars have
Turhat-i-Shaikh Jam
Bakharz
Kalat-i-Nadiri
Note.—T here are
Kadkhudas in the
now no
districts or towns.
been replaced by Police Officers and Kadkhndas by Gov
ernors and Sub-Governors. Ilbegis and Ilkhams m the
Turkoman country have been replaced by Governors.
4. Baladiyeh (Municipality).
The Municipality is one of the Departments subordinat
ed to the Ministry of the Interior, though m actual prac
tice the Rais-ul-Baladiyeh (the Head ° f the Municipality
e.g., Mayor) in Meshed comes directly under the Governor
General. .
The duties of the Baladiyeh are those a nor “*
Municipal Council and include sanitation, public hygie ,
control of water supply and control of food P ri ces, ex i
those articles imported from foreign countries etc., etc.
The total annual revenue of the Baladiyeh m Mes le
is about 70,000
Tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
. ,
Since October 1929, the Municipalities m the districts
have been placed under the orders of the District Gover-
nors, who are personally held responerble for
administration of the Mnplc.paUtaes
District Municipality normally consists of one cleiK a
a few farrashes.,
5. Nazmieh (Police).
The Nazmieh, “ —MinltVV t^Intrior^
sl"is KminaUy^nd/ths .Governor General,
J4IXiY REPOT! ' —
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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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