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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [‎148r] (300/566)

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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Although by the capture of Ramadi at the end of September
General Maude obtained much information indicating the
enemy's plans for an advance, it became clear soon afterwards
that General Allenby's preparations for operations in Palestine
were seriously delaying any considerable enemy offensive in
Mesopotamia.* On the other hand there was evidence that
Turco-German agents were being constantly sent into Persia ;
and for a time it was said that Niedermayer, then in Upper
Mesopotamia, was about to move into Persia with the returning
gendarmerie. On the 29th September General Maude occupied
Mandali, and this so affected the Turkish supply situation as
to oblige them to withdraw a considerable portion of their
forces from the left to the right bank of the Diyala. Three
weeks later, by occupying the Jabal Hamrin, General Maude
still further lessened the chances of a Turkish advance into
Persia via Qasr-i-Shirin. In Armenia and Trans-Caucasia,
however, the increasing demoralisation of the Russian troops
improved Turkish prospects, while Germany was evidently
contemplating intervention in Georgia. Towards the end of
October news was received that Niedermayer had been sum
moned to Aleppo ; and early in November the gendarmerie
returning to Persia, to the number of about twelve hundred,
surrendered at Qasr-i-Shirin to a Russian detachment sent to
intercept them, at our request, by Baratoff. For the time
being, therefore, the chances of enemy penetration into Persia
had appreciably lessened.
In the meantime, Sir Charles Marling had telegraphed on the British
4th October that, if military considerations necessitated the Qct^Nov
policy of conciliation towards Democrat leaders advocated by ° V ’
the Government of India, it would be preferable to effect our
change of attitude when a stronger and more friendly Cabinet
relieved the existing one, which was tottering. As, however,
Persia would always prefer to remain neutral, he must warn
H.M. Government that they could expect very little, if any,
active assistance from any Persian Cabinet, though naturally
if it were friendly it would hamper us less than if it were hostile.
On the 13th October, the Government of India, when
informing the 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. that they had received from Sir
Percy Sykes a revised scheme for the South Persia Rifles,f
pointed out that our policy of creating an expensive and
* In point of fact, although we did not know it, the enemy had already
abandoned the idea of this offensive.
f This differed only in details from the one which has previously been
referred 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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