'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [‎258r] (522/566)

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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919'

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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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0n the 7th March the Government of India telegraphed 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 Douglas proposed a settlement on
the following lines : acceptance of Saulat’s offer to submit
at Tehran under guarantee of life and property j the reduction
as soon as Saulat left for Tehran, of the British force to two
squadrons of cavalry, a mountain battery, three infantry
battalions and a flight of aeroplanes ] and the issue of a pro
clamation that these troops would also withdraw as soon as
the rebel Khans surrendered unconditionally. As these terms
seemed to them unlikely to afford us an escape from an expen
sive entanglement, the Government of India did not approve
of them and recommended that we should “ cut our losses ”
and lay down a definite date for the withdrawal of our forces.*
This would, they considered, force the local authorities to
devise a policy which would stand on its merits without an
indefinite backing of military force and which would probably
centre round a thorough-going settlement with Saulat as the
one possible Il-Khani of the Qashqais. They pointed out that
we were not in a position to crush Saulat and that, as all parties
to the contest were anxious for peace, it would have to be
made with “ face-saving ” all round. They suggested that
Saulat should be made to submit to Farman Farma, who was
reported to be nervous of any settlement with Saulat and
especially of his being allowed scope to intrigue at Tehranf ;
and that Farman Farma, who was the man who would have
to see the arrangements through, should be left to settle matters,
in his own Persian way, with Saulat.
Sir Percy Cox, however, considering that there were strong
objections to this complete reversal of our attitude towards
Saulat, supported strongly the proposals made by General
Douglas. Sir P. Cox explained that he had hitherto hoped that
the result of our military operations and the development of
the general political situation would have rendered it possible
for our troops to withdraw before the hot weather, and he did
not even now contemplate their retention beyond the end of
that period. But until Farman Farma’s arrangements were in
working order, the conclusion of the Peace Conference and the
effective inauguration of our future policy in regard to P e rsia,
he considered that the proportion of the force recommended by
General Douglas should remain. For, having due regard to
[ ey recommended that the bulk of the force should be withdrawn at
nd the remainder by the 1st May. ( aniU-v
seems possible, they said, that these feelings “ os ® f r °®. * S “ ^
ince, as there was good reason to believe Farman Far
y or indirectly concerned in Saulat’s original defection.
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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)

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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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Title: 'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919'
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