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'Handbook of the Persian Army' [43r] (90/150)
The record is made up of 1 volume (71 folios). It was created in 1925. 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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75
CHAPTER XX.
Auxiliary Units and Semi-Military forces.
1 . General .—The only semi-military forces which
.exist in Persia are the Amnieh (road guards) and ttie
irregular tribesmen.
2 . Amnieh {road guards ).—This force, recently
organised, is used for the protection of the main roads.
It was originally formed of men of the old Gendar
merie who were considered unfit for the army. Re
emits are now taken from men who do not come up to
the standard of the regular forces. For purposes of
administration the country is divided into five dis
tricts corresponding with the divisional areas shown
in Chapter VII. The officer commanding each district
is attached to the headquarters of Division con
cerned, the officer commanding the whole Amnieh be
ing stationed in Tehran under the orders of the
Minister of the Interior.
The duty of the Amnieh is to give warning of the
existence of robbers and to identify the perpetratois
of any robbery, leaving their pursuit and capture to
the military authorities, if immediate capture canno
be effected.
It is intended to have one guard for every four miles
of road, but owing to lack of funds this number has
not been reached.
3. Irregular tribes.—The report of the Anglo-Persian
Military Commission (1920) gives the total fighting
strength of the principal tribes of Persia as 300,000
men, but estimates vary considerably.
It is impossible to estimate with any accuracy the
number of men which any group of tribes would put
into the field, since such varying factors as the dis
tance of the individual from his home an ^ inter-tribal
jealousies have a bearing on the subject. The Military
authorities hope eventually to obtain detachmen s
from each of the principal tribes for incorporation
in the Army.
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This volume is a handbook of the Persian Army, produced by the General Staff Branch, India, for the use of Government of India officials. It was published in Delhi by the Government of India Press. The handbook aims to provide an overview of the construction and operation of the Persian Army, and covers a number of topics which are outlined in the table of contents (folio 5), including: historical background, geography, material resources, artillery, technical troops, transportation and military education.
There is an appendix containing a glossary of names of ranks and branches within the Persian Army (folio 58). Between folios 59-68 are illustrative plates featuring pictures of officers' badges of rank and of various members of the Persian military dressed in their full uniform according to their position in the Army. The volume contains an index (folios 69-70) and there is a map enclosed in a pocket in the back inside cover (IOR/L/MIL/17/15/37, f 72).
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- 1 volume (71 folios)
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The contents of this volume are arranged by subject.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 73; 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 volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- Title
- 'Handbook of the Persian Army'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:3r, 3Ar, 4r:71v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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