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Coll 28/18 ‘Persia; Diaries; Meshed intelligence Summaries 1931–’ [135r] (269/299)
The record is made up of 1 file (148 folios). It was created in 16 Mar 1931-12 Oct 1934. 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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5* Refugeea .
As has already been mentioned in the last
nummary, refugees are all turned hack into Russia.
Those who succeed in crossing a few miles into
-~S
Persia are arrested fcy the AJanieh or Frontier
Guards
and taken hack
to
Lutfabad
or
other similar
points
close to the
frontier from
whence
they are
put hack into Russia.
That
a large number i
are shot
on
the
Russian
side of
the frontier
is
certain.
An
individual
passed
four recently
shot
corpses
in
the
hills
between
Askhahad and
the
ersian
frontier
during
the course of a single Journey*
6* The return of Turkoman refugees to Russia
under the auspices of the Soviet consulate General
meshed continues, pour large parties with families
were observed on the Kuchan road in one day. They
stated that the Soviet consul gave them thirty
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
per family for expenses on their return
journey.
II. Soviet c entral /islan Bepublics. |
Military.
iart of the Askhahad garrison consisting of
apparently one Regiment of infantry with pack
Artillery carried out four days manoevres in the
mountains opposite the Persian frontier in the
vicinity of Bajgiran. They approached to within
three miles of the frontier and then withdrew ,
This took place during the last week of April,
a. Further evidence has been obtained in
confirmation of the prmsence of the 2nd Turkistan
Mountain Rifle revision with its Headquarters and
that of the 8th Mountain cavalry Division at
Ferghana. There seems to he an increase of G.r.TT.
forces in this district,(cavalry a infantry). It seems
possible this may he in connection with the recent
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Printed and typewritten fortnightly intelligence reports, submitted by staff at the British Consulate at Meshed [Mashhad]. Reports dated up to June 1931 were submitted by the British Military Attaché at Meshed (Major Leo Steveni). Reports after June 1931 were submitted by the Secretary to the British Consul at Meshed (Major Lancelot George Werge Hamber; Major Richard Henry Stevens).
The reports are organised into three geographic regions: 1) Khorasan province in Persia [Iran] (including Meshed); 2) Herat province in Afghanistan; and 3) the ‘Central Asian Republics’ (corresponding to present-day Turkmenistan, as well as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan). Each report is further arranged under miscellaneous subject headings that include:
- military affairs, including conscription
- administrative and civil affairs
- economic affairs
- trade and customs
- roads and communications
- specific to Khorasan: Persian officials, refugees from Russia, and Soviet activities in Persia
- specific to the Central Asian Republics, the activities of the Basmachi movement
Minute papers are enclosed in front of many reports, containing notes made by 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. staff commenting on items of note in the report.
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- 1 file (148 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. The subject headings and subheadings in each report are numbered with Roman numerals. Reports dated to September 1931 have indexes at the front, which refer to these headings and subheadings.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 149; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-148; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but are crossed through.
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- Coll 28/18 ‘Persia; Diaries; Meshed intelligence Summaries 1931–’
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- front, front-i, 2r:149v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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