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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [246v] (499/566)
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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436
OPERATIONS IN PERSIA
Trans-
Caspia ;
December
1918 .
in Russia and particularly in Trans-Caspia. On the other hand,
they realised that the loss of the Trans-Caspian railway would
enable the Bolsheviks to threaten Krasnovodsk and would
prevent repatriation of the Austro-Hungarian prisoners of
war*. The Bolsheviks might also penetrate into Persia, as
with the withdrawal of the British detachments no reliable
troops would be available in Trans-Caspia. But there were
insuperable objections to further British financial assistance
to the Trans-Caspian Government. After pointing out that the
advent of General Milne's troops to the Caspian would help us
in attaining the objects given in their telegram of the 12 th
December, 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.
asked for the views, both of the
Government of India and of General Malleson regarding the
probable result if the latter did not give any further financial
assistance for the time being. The views of the Government of
India on the general situation also were requested.
This telegram was repeated to General Malleson on the 30th
December and crossed one from that officer, which said that at
the front the Bolsheviks were very weak and despondent but
the Trans-Caspian force was in even worse case and their
Russians were deserting. Plenty of Turkomans were available
and willing to serve in the Trans-Caspian force, but the Russians
who were j ealous or afraid of them, would not agree. The Trans-
Caspian Commander-in-Chief urged that a stronger Trans-
Caspian Government should be formed or that the British
should take control. The Trans-Caspian Government, said
General Malleson, were without power, prestige, money or
credit. They would almost certainly collapse within the next
three days and, unless we were prepared with a programme,
would be succeeded by extremists who would join the Bolsheviks,
while the Trans-Caspian front would break up unless we inter
vened. The uncertainty regarding future British policy
prevented respectable people from taking part in the Govern
ment. General Malleson said that he could rely on the Turko
mans, who with our troops largely commanded the situation ;
and he urged the necessity for, at least, preserving order till
the allied policy had been decided. He recommended that,
when the existing Government resigned, he should put in an
emergency Government of five members, including two promi
nent Turkomans, who would proclaim martial law, punish all
* A German Red Cross Mission had recently arrived at Askabad with a view
to repatriating prisoners of war, and General Malleson was endeavouring to
negotiate with the Bolsheviks for leave to allow this Mission to proceed to
Tashkend.
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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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