File 160/1916 Pt 2 'Persia; MILITARY OPERATIONS 1916; Sir P. Sykes' mission'

IOR/L/PS/10/579/2

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The record is made up of 1 part volume (187 folios). It was created in 1916. 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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Content

The part comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the military operations in Persia and Sir Percy Molesworth Sykes' mission.

Topics discussed include:

  • The proposal to appoint Farman Farma Governor of Fars and to send Sir Percy Sykes to Shiraz instead of to Kerman
  • Views of the Government of India on the dispatch of officers direct to Shiraz
  • The naming of the Sir Percy Sykes force
  • The rebellion of Soulet and Kawam.

Extent and format
1 part volume (187 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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English in Latin script
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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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Archive reference
IOR/L/PS/10/579/2
Former external reference(s)
P 160/1916 Pt 2

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Date(s)
1916 (CE, Gregorian)

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