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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [153v] (311/566)
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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268
OPERATIONS IN PERSIA
General Allies, as it would allow Germany to transfer a considerable
situation; num k er 0 f troops from her eastern to her western front; and
Oceember ^ enabling her to obtain from Russia much of the food and raw
* material of which she was so urgently in need, would undo mucli
of the advantage we had gained by our blockade. Further,
both we and France had recently been obliged each to send six
divisions to support the defeated Italians ; France was wan
weary and was breaking up divisions ; America was not yet
in a position to give material assistance ; and our own infantry
was much below establishment and likely to become more so.
An early concentration of effort in Europe on our part was
clearly necessary, and fortunately this was rendered feasible
by the fact that our recent successes in Palestine and Meso
potamia had, for the time being, upset the Turco-German plans,
It was consequently decided early in December that an Indian
division should at once go to Palestine from Mesopotamia and
that a considerable number of British troops in Palestine should
be transferred to France and be replaced by Indian troops from
Mesopotamia and India.
As regards the Caucasus and Persia, it was realised that
Russian troops could not be relied upon much longer to provide
an effective barrier to a hostile penetration, which would
enable the enemy to carry the war into Persia and Afghanistan
and to threaten the flanks of our force in Mesopotamia. The
danger of this was, of course, not immediate ; but, to support
the remnant of the Rumanian army and to prevent Germany
obtaining food and raw material, H.M. Government, in agree
ment with their Allies, decided to assist and support any
responsible body in Russia which was prepared to help the
Allied cause. In furtherance of this policy H.M. Government
agreed at the beginning of December to finance the Persian
Cossack Division and to meet any reasonable demands lor
money, etc., for the national forces it was proposed to raise in
Trans-Caucasia. At this period, it may be noted, the tot
strength of the Persian Cossack Division was reported by tiie
British military attache at Tehran to be 5 , 000 , with abou
100 Russian officers. It was distributed in various deta c '
ments in Northern Persia and, though not as efficien
force as the South Persia Rifles, was said to be better than
gendarmerie. , t
Persian The Government of Ain-ud-Daula proved from the on
POllt Brittsh to k 0 incapable of dealing with the difficult national sitna io -
policy ; while the Shah displayed such pusillanimity that it was s ^
December that his deposition was mooted. Among other indication
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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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