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The record is made up of 1 volume (279 folios). It was created in 1929. 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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CONTENTS— continued.
Chapter III— continued.
^Temporary improvement of situation at Shiraz—
Persians resume administration o f town ,
16th October—Increasing unrest m Makran.
EaS British reinforcements 5 and movements of German
parties.
Germans at Kabul; October, 1915
Niedermayer’s account. ^ x , 1Q1 r
efforts—Russian reinforcements land at Enzeh
Riesling’s account of German activities.
General events and Allied policy ; November 1915 119
Russian troops’ advance towards Tehran saves
situation and causes exodus of enemy legations
Seizure of British consul and colony at Shiraz ; November,
Pages
114-5
115
116- 7
117- 9
-124
of * Persian Government
1915
mproved attitude
20th November, 1915 .. • • • • * *
Russian military action ; end of November, 1915
British policy ; end of November, 1915
rurco-German plans
Bushire ; November, 1915
East Persia; November, 1915 .. •• ••
Enemy movements and British dispositions.
124-5
125
126- 7
127- 8
128
129
129-30
CHAPTER IV.
131-172
-136
December, 1915-May, 1916.
Successful results of Allied operations.
Central and West Persia ; December, 1915 .. 131
Confused political situation at Tehran—Successful
advance of Russians under Baratoff—Farman
Parma becomes Premier, 24th December—Enemy
designs and action—^Divergence of Turkish and
German aims—The German military mission.
Bushire ; December, 1915 ..
East Persia ; December, 1915
Allied consuls forced to evacute Kerman.
Central and West Persia ; January, 1916. .
South Persia ; January, 1916
Revolted gendarmerie drive out acting governor
Inception of British mission under Sir P. Sykes.
Central and West Persia ; January, 1916.. . . 139-1
Question of Russo-British alliance with Persia the
German mission at Kermanshah.
South Persia ; January-February, 1916 .. • • 141-1
Discussion regarding British policy.
136
136- 7
137- 8
138- 9

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A confidential publication compiled, by arrangement with the Government of India, under the direction of the Historical Section of The Committee of Imperial Defence, by Brigadier-General FJ Moberly. The volume is part of the Official History of the Great War series produced by the British Government.

The volume begins with a preface by Moberly and is then divided into 11 (I-XI) chapters, plus appendices, as follows:

  • Chapter I: Introductory
  • Chapter II: August 1914 to June 1915, Enemy efforts to bring Persia into the War
  • Chapter III: July to November 1915, Enemy action and Persian weakness necessitate Allied intervention
  • Chapter IV: December 1915 to May 1916, Successful results of Allied operations
  • Chapter V: May to December 1916, Turkish invasion of Western Persia and British measures in South and East Persia
  • Chapter VI: December 1916 to August 1917, Effects of British success in Mesopotamia
  • Chapter VII: September 1917 to April 1918, The failure of Persia to maintain her neutrality necessitates further British intervention
  • Chapter VIII: May to July 1918, The effect in Persia of the German successes in France; and the anti-British outbreak in Fars
  • Chapter IX: July to September 1918, The tide turns in favour of the Allies
  • Chapter X: October to 11th November 1918, The effect of our victories
  • Chapter XI: Conclusion

The volume contains fourteen maps, some of which are in a pocket in the inside back cover, as follows:

  • 1. Operations at Bushire 1915 (folio 275)
  • 2. Portion of Perso-Afghan frontier (folio 276)
  • 3. Operations at Dilbar, 13th-15th August 1915 (folio 66)
  • 4. Operations of General Dyer in Sarhad, April-August 1916 (folio 277)
  • 5. Wanderings of German parties in Persia and Afghanistan (folio 278)
  • 6. Affair of Dasht-i-Arjan, 25th September 1916 (folio 128)
  • 7. Affair of Kafta, 5th July 1917 (folio 144)
  • 8. Northern Fars (folio 177)
  • 9. Action of Deh Shaikh, 25th May 1918 (folio 182)
  • 10. Shiraz (folio 194)
  • 11. Operations from Bushire, September 1918-January 1919 (folio 279)
  • 12. Plan of East Persia L. of C. (folio 231)
  • 13. Operations for relief of Firuzabad, October 1918 (folio 236)
  • 14. Persia (folio 280)

The volume also includes a bibliography (folio 14).

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1 volume (279 folios)
Arrangement

At the front of the volume there is a contents page (ff 6-14), list of maps (f 14), and list of illustrations (f 14). At the back of the volume is a general index (ff 269-73). All refer to the volume's original 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 281; 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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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919'
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