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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [46r] (96/566)
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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A CRITICAL SITUATION
63
Mushir-ud-Daula resigned the post of Prime Minister. The
question of his successor was a difficult one, owing to the many
conflicting powerful influences that had to be considered, not
the least among them being that of the Allied representatives
on whose financial goodwill so much depended. At this stage
Mr. Marling* learnt from the Manager of the Imperial Bank
of Persia that, owing to the recent unusually large demands
by the German Legation and by others, the bank would be
unable to make further payments in silver and would have
to pay out notes only. This would mean a run on the bank
and a financial crisis. As Tehran, where the police were the
only force on which the Government could rely, was already
in a panic-stricken state owing to wild rumours of imminent
Turkish and Russian attacks on the town and of an Armenian
rising, serious disorders would certainly ensue. These, our
enemies, with the aid of the approaching German Minister
with his train of agitators and with an ample command of
silver drawn from the bank itself, would easily be able to turn
to account against us. The British, Russian and French
Ministers decided, therefore, to approach the Shah at once
and urge him to appoint a new Prime Minister, whose name
they suggested. There were two or three days of discussion
and on the 26th April the Shah appointed Ain-ud-Daula, a
selection in which—though it was not theirs—the Allied
representatives concurred.
While this discussion was proceeding, Sir Edward Grey
telegraphed to the British Ambassador at Petrograd that a
proposed despatch of Russian troops to Kazvin seemed to
him to be inexpedient, unless it was by request of the Persian
Government. In view of the recent Turkish aggression and
its possible consequences, the Allies should, he considered,
give the new Cabinet all possible assistance but should refrain
from military movement unless the situation imperatively
demanded it.
One of the first acts of the new Cabinet was to pass a bill
rapidly through the Majlis authorising the Imperial Bank
of Persia to pay notes instead of silver for the next sixty
days.f But in the matter of maintaining Persian neutrality
against German and Turkish violations their conduct proved
less satisfactory. This was not altogether surprising. The
* Mr. (afterwards Sir Charles) Marling relieved Sir Walter Townley on
the 15th April, 1915.
j - The Cabinet first obtained a British Government guarantee that the
bank would then resume silver payments.
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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).
- Extent and format
- 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.
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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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