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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [‎263v] (533/566)

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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470
OPERATIONS IN PERSIA
*
It also became necessary, at this period, to support the
Persian Cabinet by disabusing the Jangalis of the idea that they
could exploit their agreement of August 1918 with General
Dunsterville to further their intrigues for obtaining indepen
dence. A British military occupation of Resht combined with
other action had the desired effect, though it did not entirely
crush the Jangali revolt.
Policy ; On the 9th April Sir Percy Cox telegraphed the draft terms
April 1919 * 0 f an a g reemen t which the Persian Cabinet, with the approval
of the Shah, were prepared to accept and which may be briefly
summarised as follows : (1) a categorical reiteration of Great
Britain's undertaking to respect Persian independence and
integrity; (2) Great Britain to supply expert advisers for the
several departments of the Persian administration, to be
engaged on contracts and endowed with adequate powers by
the Persian Government; (3) Great Britain to supply the officers,
munitions and equipment adjudged necessary by a joint Anglo-
Persian Military Commission for the uniform force which Persia
proposed to create ; (4) Great Britain in consultation with the
Persian Government to arrange for a British loan to finance the
reforms indicated in (2) and (3) above ; (5) Mutual co-operation
by the two countries for the encouragement of Anglo-Persian
enterprise in the improvement of communications in Persia;
(6) Great Britain to agree in principal to an examination of
existing treaties with a view to their revision ; (7) Both govern
ments to agree to the appointment forthwith of a Joint Anglo-
Persian Committee of experts to examine and revise the customs
tariff, and (8) Great Britain to support the admission of Persia
into the League of Nations. In a subsidiary agreement, [a) it
was to be mutually agreed that neither of the two Governments
would make any claims against the other for war losses, while
Great Britain was to agree to undertake to support Persian
claims against other belligerents, and (b) Great Britain was to
agree to endeavour to assist Persia to obtain such rectification
of her frontiers as seemed just or expedient. The Shah, in
return for his co-operation, asked for assurances of personal
support to himself and his dynasty and for a personal subsidy
for life, while the three members of the Persian Cabinet, who
had carried out the negotiations, asked, in addition to personal
guarantees for themselves, for a large sum of Secret Service
money with which to win over the remainder of the Cabinet,
newspapers, members of Majlis, etc. The Cabinet hoped by
their efforts to bring about the assembly in the autumn of a
friendly Majlis, who would accept the position.

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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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