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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [134r] (272/566)
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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MILITARY CONTROL IN SOUTH PERSIA 231
command should be exercised by a military officer. They had
already pointed out, they continued, that it was essential to
avoid dual control; and they did not see how this could be
done unless India, who was already responsible for reinforce
ments, munitions and supphes, was also made responsible or
operations. x .
The Chief of the Imperial General Staff, who had originated
the proposal for a unified military command in South Persia,
was still of opinion that it was the only way to avoid confusion
and delay and to ensure that hostile efforts were adequately
dealt with. But the War Cabinet, who considered the question
on the 13th February, were not convinced, either that a case
had been made out for unified military control or that the local
situation required it. They accordingly decided that, unless
and until the Turks advanced into Persia in force, the existing
arrangements should continue. Sir Percy Sykes should
remain in command of the combined Indian and Persian force
and India should send him, as adviser, a military field officer
experienced in tribal warfare to whom Sir Percy Sykes would
in practice delegate the charge of military operations and the
executive command in the field. On receiving these orders,
the Government of India, pointing out that it would be inequit
able and unsound to make this officer responsible for operations
without any power of direction, replied that they would not
send him pending further orders. They considered it preferable
to leave Sir P. Sykes in full charge of both organisation and
operations, for which India should be relieved of all respon
sibility. They were in the meantime sending a qualified
general staff officer and a highly experienced senior admini
strative staff officer to serve under Sir Percy Sykes.
Further correspondence ensued, and on the 19th March the
Government of India were told that the War Cabinet considered
that, in view of the retirement of the Turks in Persia and
Mesopotamia, Sir Percy Sykes ought, with the assistance of
this staff and of a good financial adviser, to be able to deal with
the situation. He was to remain under the orders of Sir
Charles Marling, and India would only be responsible for
compliance with reasonable requisitions from him for personnel
and material. The telegram also said that the War Cabinet
had decided that, in view of General Maude’s distance from
Basra and his other pre-occupations, the control of the force
of Bushire should revert to India. As Sir Charles Marling,
however, doubted his own competency to supervise the organisa
tion and finances of the South Persia Rifles, India agreed to
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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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