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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [225r] (454/566)
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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TRANS-CASPIA
399
small British force which had been arranged would suffice to
clear up Turkestan, a result which would very greatly enhance
British prestige in Central Asia.
On the 3rd November the Government of India received a
telegram sent on the 31st October by 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.
saying
that the War Cabinet were considering the general question of
their attitude towards Bolshevism and that, pending their
decision, no definite line of policy could be laid down. In the
meantime, they continued, there was no objection in principle
to supporting anti-Bolshevik movements, but great caution
should be exercised and each case must be judged on its merits.
It was not quite certain from General Malleson's telegram
whether British troops had accompanied the Trans-Caspian
force to Merv. But the authorities in India regarded the advance
which General Malleson seemed to contemplate with disfavour,
as it appeared to them to be an unnecessary risk, having regard
to the unreliability of the Trans-Caspian force. It would,
moreover, be going beyond the extent to which they had
recommended, in their telegram of the 23rd October to 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 General Malleson’s support to the Trans-
Caspian Government should be limited. Consequently, on the
4th November instructions were sent to General Malleson that
our troops were not to be employed eastward of Tejend, pending
the receipt of clear indications of H.M. Government's policy,
and that in no circumstances were British troops to proceed
towards Kushk, for fear of arousing Afghan susceptibilities.
General Malleson at once asked that these instructions—other
than those referring to Kushk—should be reconsidered. In
the first place the bitterly cold weather made it essential to
house the troops and, as both Tejend and Dushak were in
ruins, this could only be done in Merv. Secondly, there were
good grounds for believing that we had a unique opportunity
of securing the Charjui bridge, which was of great strategical
importance, either for offensive or defensive operations. The
Trans-Caspian Government without our active support were
not only unlikely to make the best use of such an opportunity,
but would regard our withdrawal as a preliminary to our
abandoning them. Moreover, the presence of our troops
deterred Turkomans and Russians from the outrages and re
prisals on one another which were so harmful.
In reply, General Malleson was informed on the 6th November
that the Government of India had no orders from H.M. Govern
ment which would justify them in authorising him to support
the Trans-Caspian Government in hostilities against the
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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).
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- 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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