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'Military report on Tehran and adjacent Provinces of North-West Persia (including the Caspian Littoral)' [145v] (295/610)
The record is made up of 1 volume (301 folios). It was created in 1922. 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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256
The Department of Military Stores combines the duties of
the Ordnance Department, the Army Service Corps, and a
Works Directorate.
Department of Military Personnel. This department carries
out the duties of an Adjutant General’s branch less that portion
included in the Department of Military Administration.
Department of Medical Services. In addition to Medical
Services, this Department deals with the Veterinary Service.
The duties of the Central Tribunal include regulations for
the punishment of military offences and execution of sentences,
composition of courts-martial, and supervision of military
tribunals.
Educational 66. The following educational establishments exist:—
Establishments. The Cossack Division Cadet school.
(6) The Gendarmerie Officers’ school.
(c) The Military school.
(d) The Central Brigade Non-Commissioned Officers^
school.
Of these all have been mentioned except the Military Schoo 1
in Chapter 2.
Military 67. The Military School has been in existence for about a
School. year. It is housed in a small, unsuitable house in Tehran.
There are 85 Cadets of whom 20 are boarders and the remainder
live out. The school is divided into 5 classes for whom there
is an elaborate programme of instruction embracing most
subjects. There is, however, little instruction in reality except,
as regards fencing and physical training. As a school for the
education of the future officer the value is nil.
The total cost is about krans 279,000 annually.
Arsenal. 68. The arsenal is at Tehran in charge of a French Engineer
who has been in Tehran for 38 years. There are 42 employes
at the present time.
There is a large amount of heavy machinery in store, of
mixed types, English, French, and Austrian: only a few hand
lathes have been set up.
The machinery is, for the most part in good condition but
examination by an expert is necessary.
The arsenal is not put to practical use at present, except
for the manufacture of fireworks.”
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Military report compiled by Captain LS Fortescue of the General Staff of the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force and printed in Calcutta at the Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1922.
The volume begins with a statement defining the geographical area covered by the report. The report is divided into ten chapters, plus appendices, each concerning a different subject, as follows:
- Chapter 1: History
- Chapter 2: Geography
- Chapter 3: Climate, Water, Medical and Aviation
- Chapter 4: Ethnography
- Chapter 5: Administration (including a table of provinces with administrative details (folios 123-30)
- Chapter 6: Armed Forces of the Persian Government
- Chapter 7: Economic Resources
- Chapter 8: Tribes
- Chapter 9: Personalities
- Chapter 10: Communications
- Appendices: Glossary of terms; Weights, measures and coinage; Bibliography; Historical sketch (Chapter 1) continued from June 1920 to the end of 1921
At the back of the volume (folio 302) is a map to illustrate the report.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (301 folios)
- Arrangement
There is a contents page (folio 5) and list of illustrations (folio 6) at the front of the volume and an index at the back (folios 270-300). All refer to the volume's original pagination. The index also includes map references of all places marked on the map.
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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 303; 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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- 'Military report on Tehran and adjacent Provinces of North-West Persia (including the Caspian Littoral)'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:301v, back-i
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