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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [226r] (456/566)
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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T RAN S-C ASPIA
401
it ought to be made clear at once. At the moment the Trans-
Caspian Government could probably make terms, but if,
relying on our support, they continued to fight and were sub
sequently abandoned by us, they would receive no mercy from
the Bolsheviks. In Trans-Caspia, continued General Malleson,
Bolshevism was latent and its adherents openly urged the folly
of relying on our promises and the desirability before we
abandoned them of making terms with the Tashkend Bol
sheviks. Their greatest lever was the desperate financial
situation, and if the Trans-Caspian Government failed to pay
their way the Bolsheviks in their midst would call in the mob,
fraternise with the Tashkend men and combine with them in
wholesale murder and in creating anarchy, in which the Turko
mans would seize the opportunity to kill both parties indis
criminately. There was great need of immediate financial
assistance, and in this respect H.M. Government had already
recognised some obligation. The Trans-Caspian Government
had given us real help in time of need and in essentials had
followed our advice ; so that, although we could now afford to
dispense with their help, we were morally bound to support
them. We might not intend to abandon them, but this im
pression was gaining ground owing to our delay in assisting
them financially and in announcing our policy. In conclusion,
General Malleson said that the situation was serious, requiring a
firm and unequivocal declaration of policy, coupled with
prompt and practical steps for financial assistance. We should
thus enable the sane and sober elements among Russians and
Turkomans to restore law, order, commerce and settled govern
ment ; while, if we failed, the existing Government would fall,
with resultant anarchy and the disappearance of our reputation
for good faith. A summary of this telegram was sent 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.
by the Government of India on the 9th November.
On the 7th November General Malleson asked for more
precise instructions than those sent him the previous day, as
he pointed out that the aid both originally and subsequently
given the Trans-Caspian Government had been solely against
the Bolsheviks and he was now not sure to what extent this
was to be continued. In reply, on the 8th, he was informed
that the difficulties of his position were realised but that the
assistance he could give to the Trans-Caspian Government had
been now limited for the following reasons :—the changed
situation and the removal of the Turco-German menace;
the lack of instructions from London ; the size of his available
force; the unreliable character of the Trans-Caspian troops;
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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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