'CORRECTIONS TO MILITARY REPORT ON PERSIA, 1911' [35r] (76/112)
The record is made up of 1 volume (53 folios). It was created in 1915. 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 present number of the old “ Sarbaz ”, etc., which now
(July 1914) form the “ garrison ” of Tehran are as follows :—
Officers and artillerymen (employed in looking 264
after the old and useless artillery in the
“ gun square ” etc.
Demavend Regiment, employed as guards, etc., 270
at residences.
Hamidan Regiment, employed as guards, etc., 112
at residences.
Bands .. .. .. .. .. 120
Commissariat, etc. .. .. .. jg
Guards of the Russian Consulate .. .. 41
Total .. 825
The following are the Guards at the Palace :—
Imperial Guards 192, Zarand Regiment 151, Bodyguard
104, total 447.
Pajrc 24:9 .—At the end of Chapter VI add the following :—
The British Navy has for over a century undertaken the
policing of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, the suppression of piracy, and the
maintenance of lighting and buoying. In connection with
the Arms Traffic during 1908—14, there were usually four of His
Majesty’s ships and four or five armed launches in the Persian
Gulf or on the Mekran Coast.
Vagt 255 .—At the end of the fourth paragraph ending with
the words “ for extension ”, add the following :—
Russian Officers in 1913-14 paid frequent visits to Kalat-i-
Nadiri, and it was said they intended taking it over.
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The volume consists of corrections to the Military Report on Persia (1911). This volume was produced in 1914 (1st series) by the General Staff, India.
It contains corrections for sections on the country's history; geography; resources; army; naval forces; places of strategic importance and military notes; ports, harbours and islands; arms and ammunition; administration; and communications.
Printed at the Government Monotype Press, Simla, 1915.
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- 1 volume (53 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 53; these numbers are printed or written in pencil, and are located in the top centre of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front cover. The back cover is missing.
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