"تقرير حول عمل خط الاتصالات وحول انسحاب البعثة العسكرية البريطانية في شرق بلاد فارس، ١٩١٩-١٩٢٠. هيئة الأركان العامة في الهند. [ظ‎‎٦‎٦] (١٦٨/١٤٣)

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7. For the past three and a half years the postal staff have worked \villing-
lv under very trying climatic conditions in certain posts, and although m many
of the offices there was only one official, there was never a case of a man going
sick when he was ill and thus dislocating the service.
8. From 7th October 1920 mails are being despatched for Kerman and
Yezd twice a week; these mails are transferred from the office of exchange at
Fuzdap to the Persian Post Office.
9. A statement of work done from 1st December 1919 to 31st October 1920
is shown in Appendix II.
TELEGRAPH.
1 To facilitate communication during the withdrawal, I applied and
obtained sanction for a light telephone line between Hurmuk and Mukhisurkh
via Kundi and Lavariab. This 58 miles of line was started on the 11th and
completed by the 16th September 1920. In the construction of this line very
valuable assistance was given by Jemadar Shabir Hussain and 40 men of the
1-307th Pioneers. This party worked extremely well and in very trying
climatic conditions, as the heat in this part of the line in September was intense.
This line enabled Headquarters to be in constant telephonic communication
with all troops marching along this section of the Lines of Communication
where the water supply was a constant anxiety.
This line has been left standing in accordance with instructions received
from India.
• 2. To keep in touch with the columns and final garrisons coming down
the Lines of Communication, I wanted telephonic communication at places
w r here columns halted and where telephonic communication did not exist,
so new stations were opened at—
1. Maina,
2. Robatimai,
3. Birjuk,
4. Terminal near Kidri,
5. Terminal near Najimabad,
6. Sedeh,
and, as the final garrisons passed through, ab^ve stations were closed.
3. Special arrangements during withdrawal were made for Telegraph
Offices to keep open up to half an hour prior to departure of final columns and
garrisons, and this was achieved by resorting to vibrators, which permitted of
other Morse instruments, battery, etc., being packed the night previous; and
the staff who went down with final columns were ready to leave as soon as
required with their respective columns.
4. Sub-Inspectors accompanied each Meshed column with a phone, and
a telegraphist with a phone also accompanied the final garrisons so that
Headquarters was always in touch with the troops.
5. On departure of final columns and garrisons Field Telegraph Offices
were closed as detailed below :—
Meshed Camp Office closed on .
Turbat-i-Haidri closed . .
Jumin „ • •
Kam >) n • •
Rui-Khof „ „ • •
Shusp » » • •
Safedawa ,, ,, • .
6. As Headquarters was shifted, the Telegraph staff was strengthened right
down from Shusp to Duzdap, and on arrival at Dazdap the men that could be
spared were immediately demobilized.
l*2th September 1920, forenoon.
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