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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [‎118r] (240/566)

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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THE SYKES MISSION
201
tiM evacuation of Tehran and. Isfahan and describing the situation
as serious ; and, then, that the British military attache who
J ^ad just returned from the front agreed with Colonel Kennion
that, though the Turks were strong enough to drive the Russians
from Sultan Bulag, they were unlikely to advance beyond
Hamadan. Sir Charles Marling, however, saw in this a Turkish
M intention of advancing on Tehran direct or by Qum. That day
at Yezd, Sir Percy Sykes discussed the situation over the
telephone with Mr. Grahame and Colonel Gough at Isfahan and
with Sir Charles Marling at Tehran. As a result, he telegraphed
next day to India that he considered that his march to Shiraz
should be postponed, and that his column should protect Yezd
and Kerman and be ready to help Isfahan. Farman Farma, it
may be noted, had reached Isfahan on the 9th August and
Colonel Gough proposed leaving with him for Shiraz on the 18th.
For the next fortnight a considerable telegraphic discussion
between Tehran, Simla and London ensued regarding the
immediate movements of the Sykes column. Sir Charles Marling
was afraid that the German prisoners at Shiraz would effect
their escape and the situation in Fars collapse unless Farman
Farma and Colonel Gough proceeded there at once. But he
tkeyij considered that the risks of their doing so were immense unless
feytj they were accompanied by the column under Sir P. Sykes,
iecri On the other hand, Colonel Gough and the British consul at
iaratol Isfahan, Sir Percy Sykes and the political and military
in Cos authorities in India were all in favour of acceding to the request
of the Russians at Isfahan that the column should proceed
lalcoli there. It appeared to them that, by securing Isfahan against
e col any tribal ebullitions and against anything but a larger number
i by li of troops than the Turks seemed likely or able to divert from
jut 5 (t Hamadan, the situation in Fars as well as in Yezd and Kerman
mat would be favourably influenced. Moreover, the shortest British
j a tioisl line of communication with Isfahan would be from Mesopotamia
iflttet via Ahwaz and the Lynch road, thus influencing the Bakhtiaris.
[eS jtil: Farman Farma was willing to accompany Colonel Gough at
jj aI it[i once to Shiraz, and the latter considered the advantage of
re poii) their presence there to be well worth any risk to himself and the
ykf five Europeans who would accompany him. Sir Charles Marling,
however, still held to his opinion, especially as the danger to
Isfahan seemed to be lessening with the Turks showing no
•, d signs of advancing beyond Hamadan and Baratoff s position
^ beginning to improve with the arrival of reinforcements. The
iU latP question was finally solved by Colonel Gough leaving Isfahan
for Shiraz with Farman Farma on the 24th August, during

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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)
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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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