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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [218v] (441/566)
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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386
OPERATIONS IN PERSIA
for removing causes of irritation ; and the best practical proof
of our sincerity, said the Government of India, would be the
immediate announcement of our intention to give up the
South Persia Rifles, whose existence rankled deeply. Besides
proving useless, untrustworthy and expensive, this force
had involved us in the most undesirable commitments, and
its continuance on existing lines, in the face of Persian
opinion, would be regarded as a proof of the insincerity of our
protestations.
While the question of neutral officers might, they considered,
well stand over for subsequent discussion, the Government of
India urged an immediate declaration of our willingness to
hand over the South Persia Rifles in Ears to the Persian Govern
ment when the Bushire-Shiraz road was opened. The Governor-
General might retain or disband part as he thought fit, and the
Indian troops would be withdrawn. We should also agree to
give him arms and a subsidy for the maintenance of a force;
and this, Colonel Gough considered, would enable him to safe
guard our interests and maintain reasonable order. If we could
regain the confidence of the Persian Government and people
and could convince them of our desire to co-operate rather than
to dominate, it seemed unnecessary to embarrass the Persian
Government by stipulations regarding the selection of future
Governors, as there should be no difficulty in securing satis
factory
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nominees. Moreover, a Governor subsidised by us
would be inclined to serve our interests, while the Persian
Government would be averse from the breakdown of an arrange
ment so convenient to themselves and so considerate of their
aspirations and withal so economical for ourselves.
The Foreign Office had, however, already on the 31st Octobei
authorised Sir Percy Cox to proceed with the assurances
proposed, subject to the safeguards suggested in his telegram
of the 1st and to additional reservation regarding the Governor-
General of Ears.
Armistice On the 31st also the armistice with Turkey had come ino
Turkey; force Under its terms t he Allies obtained free access to tne
3 igil Black Sea. Turkish troops were to withdraw immediately from
North-West Persia and from part of Trans-Caucasia,
remaining troops in Trans-Caucasia were to be withdrawn
required by the Allies after they had studied the sl ;? a
The portions of the Trans-Caucasian railways under ur
control were to be placed at the free and complete ^ 1 S P°
the Allies, who would also occupy Batum ; and the Tur s
to raise no objection to an Allied occupation of Baku.
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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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