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File 299/1918 Pt 2 'Persia - policy; Shiraz situation; Bushire operations' [‎4r] (12/605)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (297 folios). It was created in 29 May 1918-15 Apr 1920. 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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The volume comprises telegrams, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to policy on the political and military situation in Shiraz, and Bushire military operations in the period 1918-1920.

Topics discussed in the volume include:

  • Situation at Shiraz as recorded in the telegrams
  • Situation in the Bushire hinterland
  • The authorisation for the commencement of the advance from Bushire
  • Proposed advance from Bushire: Persian Government's instructions to the governments of Gulf ports
  • Bushire-Shiraz operations and the question of withdrawal and evacuation
  • The Bushire-Shiraz road and the proposed further operations by the South Persia Rifles against the rebel khans, and the question of aerial bombardment.

Included in the volume is a map of Bushire and its hinterland (folio 30).

The principal correspondents in the volume are: the Viceroy; Inspector-General, South Persia Rifles; and HBM Minister, Tehran.

The volume includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (297 folios)
Arrangement

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

The subject 299 (Situation in South Persia) consists of five volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/727-731. The volumes are divided into five parts with each part comprising one volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 299; 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.

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