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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [242r] (490/566)
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
427
(27782)
essential that British troops should remain at Merv, and there
fore inferentially increased in strength, it would be necessary
to extend the railway as far as Neh (instead of only to Duzdab
as had been recently proposed). In conclusion, the Government
of India presumed that they would receive an early decision as
to the extent to which General Malleson might promise the
Trans-Caspian Government financial assistance.
On the 20th November the Government of India sent 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.
a summary of a report of the 17th from General
Malleson detailing the sums of money asked for by the Trans-
Caspian Government*. On the same day General Malleson
reported that, as money had to be provided and as he owed the
Trans-Caspian Government several million roubles for rations
supplied to our troops, he had felt justified in starting to raise
money locally to repay them.
The Trans-Caspian situation was considered by the Eastern
Committee of the War Cabinet in London on the 21st November.
In the ensuing discussion it became clear that our policy of
supporting the all-Russia Government at Omsk which hoped
to establish communication with Tashkend via the Orenburg
railway—and our apprehensions lest anarchy in Trans-Caspia
should react on the Persian and Afghan borders required the
retention of British troops in Trans-Caspia for the time being.
We had accepted in principle a financial liability to the Trans-
Caspian Government. But our various financial obligations in
Persia—whence the money would have to come had so
stripped the available supply of silver that, if further expendi
ture were incurred, there was a danger of financial dislocation
with a resulting disturbance of our policy. It was decided,
however, to give the Trans-Caspian Government a
in liquidation of all our liabilities, the amount being left o e
Government of India to suggest. # .
But before they were requested to do this, °^ e:r ipP 01
telegrams on the subject were received. On the 21st No vein er
the Government of India repeated to London with their own
comments General Malleson’s two telegrams of the IBtft advo
cating an advance to the Oxus. The cost of mam aimng e
force suggested and the consequent strain on our resources
seemed to them to be disproportionate to the advantages o
gained. They considered that the time had come o rsa use
the Trans-Caspian Government of the hopes they
entertain that we would fight their battles and ^
for them, as well as supply them with money o —onm
* These totalled about ^1,000,000 down and ^ 130,000 a month m future.
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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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