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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [164v] (333/566)
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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288
OPERATIONS IN PERSIA
British They have decided to despatch a sufficient force of British
policy; troops from Turkish frontier to north-west. Point to
hl9l8 ‘ which they will advance will depend upon steadying
influence which presence of this detachment will be found
to exert and upon the degree of authority exercised by
Persian Government themselves. , .
At the same time Sir Charles Marling was asked for his
opinion regarding the move of Indian troops to Isfahan. He
replied on the 10th March doubting the utility of such a move,
Further discussion on the point ensued between London,
Tehran and India, and this continued till the 30th, when it was
decided to abandon the idea for the time being. In the mean
time, steps had been taken to send from India the reinforce
ments required for the move ; and it was decided that, on their
arrival at Bandar Abbas at the beginning of April, they were
to be sent to join Sir Percy Sykes.
On the 11th March, the day on which Mustaufi-ul-Mamalik
resumed office as Prime Minister, Sir Charles Marling presented
the note announcing and explaining British intentions. It at
once became apparent that the extremists—expecting, it was
said, an event in about five weeks time which would enable
them to defy us—were urging a policy of stubbornness. To
this end they were resorting to force to crush all opposition,
their methods being well illustrated by the assassination on the
evening of the 14th of the editor of a pro-British newspaper.
The difficulties of the road and of transport were causing delay
in the despatch of troops from Mesopotamia ; and on the
16th March Sir Charles Marling telegraphed urging speed m
sending even a very small force to join General Dunsterville
at Hamadan, in view of a possible Jangali advance on Kazm
The only Russian troops left at Hamadan were Bicharakoli s
partisans, who had agreed to co-operate with the Dunster e
Mission and who, it was hoped, would shortly move l 0 ^ 61
to prevent the Caspian falling under the control of a nos i e
combination. . ,
The reply of the Persian Government to the Britisn no
was presented on the 18th March and was somewhat nnoom
promising in tone. They stigmatised the British action
incompatible with past British assurances of respect for ers
independence and they requested the withdrawal of n
troops. Further, though they expressed gratification a
concessions tendered, they put forward pretensions to o
which were clearly inadmissible. The resignation ox w
the moderate members of the Cabinet showed, however,
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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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