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'REPORT on the Working of the Line of Communication AND ON THE Withdrawal of the British Military Mission IN EAST PERSIA, 1919-20. GENERAL STAFF INDIA. [‎70r] (150/168)

The record is made up of 1 volume (87 folios). It was created in 1921. 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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mules still to be retested. The majority of doubtful cases were retained for
retest for temperature reactions, very few showing suspicious local reactions.
Glanders is reported to be common amongst ciyilian owned horses and
mules in Meshed District.
Contagious Pleura-Pneumonia in goats. —The disease has been responsible
for many casualties in slaughter goats at Birjand, Shusp, Safedawa and Hur-
muk. The largest outbreak occurred at Shusp. This was stamped out by isola
tion of sick, inoculation of the remainder, provision of larger and new pens
and the disinfection of pens. With greater care in veterinary inspection on
taking over systematic inspection of flocks, better penning arrangements, im
mediate and effective isolation of sick, the disease has practically disappeared.
Contagious Pleuro-Pneumonia in goats is a disease which is well known to the
Persians and for which they practice a crude but effective form of inoculation.
The seat of inoculation being the ear.
Liver Fluke, Hydatid, Cysts and Intestinal Parasites—axe very com
monly met with in sheep and goats and are responsible for a large number of
cases of debility and deaths.
Leeches These are very commonly met with at most watering places,
mrtioularly in Southern Sections and caused great inconvenience to animals.
The Larnyz in sheep and goats is common location, resulting in loss of condi
tion. Such cases have been slaughtered when found. Straining of water
through gunny cloth, where possible, has been carried out with good results.
Ma(wots .—In the nasal passage and in the sinuses of the head in sheep
and goate are common, causing a profuse mucoid discharge from the nostrils
and loss of condition. Slaughter is the only treatment. _
Kiaht blindness. —This condition was found to be very prevalent in caval-
rv horses at Hurmuk. 78 horses out of 92 examined were found to be
affected Very few cases were found in horses at other stations. The cause is
due to the intense heat and glare, no shelter being provided at Hur
muk Eve shades of blue cloth were provided for the cavalry horses at
tt i liftte or no improvement was noted at an examination about six
Hurmuk but little or no mprov^m number of camcl9 it would appear
tlmt'from ten to fifteen per cent, of camels are affected with night blindness,
ft Prom September 24th onwards Headquarters of the Deputy Assistant
animals before entraining for I^ia and to take ov ™ u c nct;oil of the sick and
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and his staff renderin'* great assistance in running the Dep .
9 The attached charts, marked 1, 2 and 8, show the weekly fluctuations of
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of the units had despatched the majority of the sick to India.
rZts 2 and 3 show an increasing number of sick shortly after I arrived.
Previous to this sick and inefficient animals were not reported by unUS;
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APPENDIX I.
Comparative table sho^ving.
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The volume is titled Report on the Working of the Line of Communication and on the Withdrawal of the British Military Mission in East Persia, General Staff India . The volume is marked confidential and was printed in Delhi by Superintendent Government Printing, India, in 1921.

The report is from the General Officer Commanding, Baluchistan District to the Chief of the General Staff; the report contains preliminary remarks on 'The withdrawal of the troops of the British Military Mission at and beyond Meshed, and of the Lines of Communication'. There follows the substantive report from the Inspector-General of Communications, East Persia, Duzdap to the General Staff, Baluchistan District, Quetta. This report is divided into two parts:

  • Part I - 'A brief report on the working and organization of the Line of Communications, East Persia, in April 1920'
  • Part II - 'The withdrawal' which has the following sub-sections: general; supply and transport services (including some special points for consideration); medical; ordnance; works; posts and telegraphs; vetinary.

The report is accompanied by nine maps:

  • 'APPENDIX 1. SKETCH MAP SHOWING POSITION OF POST AND COMBINED OFFICES IN EAST PERSIA' (folio 10)
  • 'APPENDIX 1. L. OF C.E.P. INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM' (folio 12)
  • 'APPENDIX 2. AREA ON THE EAST PERSIA L. OF C. COMMON TO RAIDING (folio 15)
  • 'APPENDIX 1. GRAPHIC MAP ILLUSTRATING THE NORMAL SOURCES FROM WHICH THE TROOPS IN EAST PERSIA WERE SUPPLIED AND THE CONTINUOUS MOVEMENTS BY WHICH THE SUPPLIES WERE NORMALLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE FORCE AT MESHED AND TO THE GARRISONS OF POSTS ON L. OF C.' (folio 18)
  • 'APPENDIX 1. LINES OF COMMUNICATION EAST PERSIA' (folio 33)
  • 'APPENDIX 3. DIAGRAM SHOWING POSITIONS OF TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH AND COMBINED OFFICES IN EAST PERSIA' (folio 35)
  • 'COLUMNS AND CONVOYS WOKRING IN CONNECTION WITH WITHDRAWAL FROM EAST PERSIA' (folio 55)
  • 'DAYS AFTER ZERO' (folio 62)
  • 'PLAN showing ORGANIZATION OF LINE OF COMMUNICATIONS (ADMINISTRATIVE AND DEFENCE TROOPS) (folio 77)
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1 volume (87 folios)
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The volume is arranged in three parts: preliminary remarks; part I; and part II.

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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 78; 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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'REPORT on the Working of the Line of Communication AND ON THE Withdrawal of the British Military Mission IN EAST PERSIA, 1919-20. GENERAL STAFF INDIA. [‎70r] (150/168), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/15/35, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100041423675.0x000097> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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