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'MILITARY REPORT ON PERSIA. VOLUME IV, PART I.' [35r] (74/168)
The record is made up of 1 volume (80 folios). It was created in 1922-1923. 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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61
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ffiionnt of courage, resolution and practical ability, whicH
the Persian patriots lacked. As to any hopes that in t ie
future Persia may grow strong and independent enough
to conduct her own administration, with her own trained
and proven leaders, two obstacles stand in the way. The
first is the lamentable vanity so marked in the 1 ersian
character which precludes them seeking or ensuing a good
example. Up to a point they may appreciate, or even
imitate, what other nations have achieved. The other
obstacle is the reactionary Shi'ah religion, with its vested
interests, its fanaticism, and its hatred of progress and
modern enlightenment.
An Intelligence officer should never believe, and never NotMto
trust a Persian, or rely on his promises in any waj
whatsoever.
In dealing with the lower class Persian, formal interroga
tion should be avoided. Much good information can be
obtained in the course of friendly conversation. VV ith the
upper classes of society the most punctilious regard to
etiquette, and the exaction of the most scrupulous obser-
vance of what is due in return, both in correspondence am
conversation, are essential. All Persians are greedy o
money and presents. They have a very high opinion o
Europeans, who show skill in shooting and riding, and t ie
ability to bear fatigue and exposure.
(a) Persian Baluchistan—The majority of the popula- Perj.«^ #n
tm are Baluchis. The Baluchistan organisation is essen
tially feudal, and all power lies in the hands of the local
chiefs, who are called Sarddrs or Mirs.
The bulk of the population occupy a very subject
position, and the Sardars own numbers of ghulams or
slaves of both sexes. About 1,000 families have wandeiei
into Sistan and Kain and 3,000 more into Khorasan.
These communicate with their brothers iu Baluchistan.
Many of them claim Arab descent.
Many of the population are so backward and degraded
as to be little better than primitive savages. They are
generally thieves, liars and swaggering boasters. Politi
cally they have two feelings ; an intense passion for tn )al
independence, with all its murderous accompaniments of
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The volume is entitled Military Report on Persia. Volume IV Part I. Persian Baluchistan, Kerman and Bandar Abbas. (Simla, Government Central Press, 1923). The volume was originally published in 1921.
The report contains sections on history, geography, population, climate and health, resources, military affairs, communications, and political matters. Appendices give the following information: details of nomad tribes of Kerman Province; a list of Chiefs and Headmen in Persian Baluchistan, who are in receipt of subsidies from the Indo-European Telegraph Department (IETD); statistics of natural resources; and distribution statement of the Sarhad Levy Corps on 1 July 1922. There are also seven maps (folios 75-81), entitled:
- Map accompanying Military Report on Persia Vol. IV Part I.
- Kerman and environs
- Bandar Abbas
- Diagram of Mirjawa station yard
- Diagram of Duzdap station yard
- Signalling and heliograph posts between Chahbar and Geh
- Sketch Map shewing communications between Kerman and Saidabad
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- 1 volume (80 folios)
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Includes a list of contents on folio 4; and an index on folios 67-73.
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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 82; 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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- 'MILITARY REPORT ON PERSIA. VOLUME IV, PART I.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:74v, 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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- Open Government Licence