File 1341/1921 Pt 1 'Khorassan Intelligence Summaries 1921-1922' [‎537v] (722/1080)

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M er v. June 30th. Garrison reported as 3,500, all newly arrived in
relief. Five hundred are in trains and 200 are Centre troops. Units not
identified. Twelve guns, IS machine guns, 2 armoured cars, 6 staff cars,
2 lorries, 2 aeroplanes, an electric searchlight which is not functioning owing
to some defect.
TaTchta Bazar.—IxAf 5th. Garrison given as 500 only which is a large
drop in the figures given by previous observers. Two hundred of this number
are cavalry. Distribution, 100 at Tashkopri; 100 mounted men at Maruchaq;
100 along the Karki road; 200 in Takhta Bazar. One machine gun omy
seen. Transport: 18 Government 4 -wheeled carts and about 15 privately
owned carts.
Charjui .—July 3rd. About 1,000 troops comprised by 8 th Kazan Regi.
ment, 6 squadron of Orenburg Cossacks. Eight guns including those of the
bridge armament, 12 machine guns, 3 aeroplanes, 1 electric plant to light
offices and the theatre, one searchlight. Two armoured cars.
The strength of the flotilla is about 1 , 000 , that of the Young
Bokharan troops at Old Charjui 1,000 consisting of the 3rd Molodoi Bolshe-
vitski Regiment, mounted and infantry, with 2 guns and 4 machine guns
mounted on mounds in the (t Ark Amiri Old and New Charjui are in the
Kagan Commancf.
Karki.—June 29th. Three thousand troops, majority Russians. Units,
7th and 8 th Samara, of which only some 150 are mounted. The following posts
along the river bank derive their garrisons from Karki ;—
Dasht Robat
Bosaqa
Kilif
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15 horsemen.
100 „
100
Chuska Guzar ... 25 horsemen.
Mariman ... 15 „
Shur Ab ... 30 „
Fourteen guns, 24 machine guns, 50 transport carts. Many transport
camels are avaiable in the surrounding villages if required. Two aeroplane?,
an electric plant, a wireless installation.
Qulab—30th. June to 7 th July. Eight hundred troops, majority Russians.
Unit 1 st Siberian Regiment commanded by Gikvinkov, 2 guns, 6 machine
guns. No wireless, trenches or motor cars but a telegraph station.
According to hearsay there is the 214 Siberian Regiment at Karatagin,
800 strong under Isranov. Also according to verbal information the 7th
Siberian Regiment, 81)0 strong under Brodnik, is at Sarai Kamar.
Karshi.-er-Jvdy 7th. Three thousand troops composed by 5th New
Bokharan, 1 st Chernyaevski, and 6 th Tashkent Regiments. Fourth Popov’s
squadron, 2 nd Kazan battery. Twelve machine guns, 2 aeroplanes, a wireless
station, an armoured car, 2 searchlights.
Katta Kurghan .— July 4th. Eight hundred troops, majority Russians,
comprised by 200 mounted patrols, 300 foot of the 19ch Tashkent Regiment
and 360 air personnel. Three guns, 4 machine guns, 4 light cars, a wireless
station, 2 aeroplanes damaged in the operations against Juneid Khan, 1
armoured car belonging to the air service.
Samarfy <nd .—July 1st. Two thousand troops, majority Muslims. Eight
guns, 2 of which are mounted on the Fort. Six are often paraded tbrough
the city. Twelve machine guns, 2 armoured cars, 2 lorries, 2 light cars, 1
aeroplane, 1 wireless station, 1 projsctor. An armoured train consisting of
6 wagons and an armoured engine. Three of the wagons carry guns and
machine guns and 3 ammunition.
Kokand -—July 1 st. The batteries and cavalry not enumerated in the list
of troops given in last week’s Summary are now stated to be the 4tli Kazan
and 3rd Orenburg Cossack batteries and 2 nd Popov’s, 3 rd Kashirski, and 8th
Kazan squadrons.
Samara. A recent arrival from Irkutsk stated that the 30th and 73td
Divisions are at Samara, but there is no evidence to corroborate this,