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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [138v] (281/566)
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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240
OPERATIONS IN PERSIA
Bushire ; Early in April, after the Russian declaration at Tehran had
April-May e f£ ec £ e( j a n improvement in the political situation there, Sir
I9I7 ‘ Charles Marling had ordered Major Trevor at Bushire to pro
ceed with the scheme for assisting Darya Begi to undertake an
expedition against the rebel Khans of Chah Kutah, Tangistan
and Borazjan. At Bushire both Major Trevor and General
Douglas doubted whether it was not now too late, as Darya Begi
had as yet made no preparations and the collection of the
harvest in May might make it difficult to collect the necessary
fighting men. General Douglas, who said that he could lend
three guns and two maxims with ammunition and men to work
them, thought that the expedition would be a mistake unless
there' was a good prospect of success, as failure would have a
very bad effect locally. Two days later, however, Major Trevor,
learning that, owing to a poor harvest, friendly Khans professed
their ability to collect over 1,000 men and seemed confident
that, with the support of our guns, they would meet with
success, considered the chances of this to be reasonable; and
he asked for authority to lend the guns, to advance Darya
Begi money and to let him proceed with his preparations.
The Government of India then referred the matter to H.M.
Government, as they shared General Douglas' misgivings,
especially as success would still leave the worst part of the road
untouched and they saw little reason to suppose that Saulat
would deal with that effectively. At first, Sir Charles Marling
was still inclined to consider that the exploit was justifiable
but, after discussion with Colonel Gough, he finally came to the
conclusion at the beginning of May that the contemplated
action was not worth undertaking. The idea was consequently
abandoned.
It is to be noted that while this project was under discussion
in April news was received at Bushire that three Germans,
disguised as Persians, had arrived early in the month at Ahram,
after having stayed for some time with Saulat. These men
turned out to be Bruggmann, Oertel and Dettmar, who had
been among those who had escaped from Saidabad in August
1916; and it was subsequently confirmed that Saulat s
assistance had enabled them to join Wassmuss.
At the end of May the command known as the “ O.C. Troops,
Gulf of Oman ” was abolished, when the various British detach
ments at Muscat and at the ports and islands in the Persian
Gulf and Gulf of Oman, including the base for the South
Persia Mission escort at Bandar Abbas, came under the orders
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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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