File 5257/1919 'Persia: the Military Commission' [97v] (201/534)
The record is made up of 1 volume (258 folios). It was created in 9 Aug 1919-19 May 1922. 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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22
General.
210 .
(xii.) Organisation of the Transport Service.
Transport requires to be considered separately under the heading of-
(a) Animal transport.
(A) Mechanical transport.
(a.) Animal Transport.
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Principles^ transport requirements the following principles have
to be borne in mind: . . . ;
/• \ +h e amount of animal transport maintained on a permanent basis
( 0 should on account of the expense involved, be as small as possible and
the least that is compatible with absolutely essential requirements.
(iil That there should be sufficient trained transport to provide all units oi
( mobile troops with what is usually known as first-line transport, that is,
animals to carry articles such as ammunition, &c„ which are essential t«
(Hi) That’^rcffiarefiTis necessary to ensure that a small body of troops
1 should always be ready to move out immediately, without having to wait
for the collection of hired or impressed transport.
/ivi That the transport needed to move troops m excess of the number referred
to in (iii) must be obtained when needed by hiring or impressment of
Iran snort.
First-Line Transport.
212 The number of mules considered necessary as first-line transport for
different mobile units is given in Appendix XVII. For an ordinary area the total
amounts to 290.
Flying Column Transport.
213 The total transport needed for moving a company or squadron respectivelf
is given in Appendix XVIII. Assuming that the flying columns which it is
considered necessary to maintain in an area ready to move out immediately, aggregate
five squadrons and five companies, a mule corps of 500 animals in an area would meet
the needs of both (ii) and (iii) in para. 211 above.
Transport Tables.
214. Transport tables will need to be carefully worked out by the Transport
Section at Army Headquarters, and the establishment of mule corps will necessarily
vary in the different areas, but the Commission recommend that to begin witn -i
transport corps of 300 mules, capable of expansion be provided for each area. 1
suggested establishment for such a corps is given in Appendix XIX. It IS
recommended that fifty mule carts be allotted to each corps for station and sup!
work when the roads allow of it. The necessary number of mules would have tow
trained to both pack and draught work, and the necessary number of muleteers as
cart drivers.
Extra Transport.
215. The additional transport necessary for moving bodies of troops larger than
flying columns must be obtained by hiring" or impressment. It appears to be tk
custom for the Persian Government to impress civilian transport whenever needed,
though there does not appear to be any law in force authorising this.
Registration and Impressment.
216. In order that the Operations Staff may be in a position to prepare plans for
operations in various directions, it is essential to know the nature and amount o*
transport that is likely to be available in different areas in case of emergency. 1Jie
Commission recommend, therefore, that a law be passed authorising the registration
of all transport and regularising its impressment in time of emergency. Such ala*
may be said to exist in all European countries. The owners or drivers of such trans
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This volume contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, telegrams and minutes. It mainly covers conversations between British officials regarding military affairs in Persia [Iran].
Related matters of discussion include the following: appointment and nomination of administrative officers, mainly covering salary, travelling expenses, pay rate, channels to be paid, official visits and transports, and adjustments. Also discussed are the conditions of serving on the commissions, the organisation and recommendation of improvements on the commission.
The volume also covers the relationship between the Persian Government and the Anglo-Persian Military Commission and the possible service of British officers in the Persian Army. Also mentioned is the supplying of munition and equipment to the Persian Government, as agreed in the Anglo-Persian Agreement.
In addition, the volume includes:
- ‘Agreement between his Britannic Majesty’s Government and the Persian Government’, 9 August 1919 (ff 258-259)
- ‘Conditions of Service for British Officers Serving in the Persian Army’ (ff 134-143)
- Confidential supplement to the report of the Anglo-Persian Military Commission by the British Members of the Commission (ff 87-110)
- Report of the Anglo-Persian Military Commission, 4 April 1920, consisting of the following chapters: external and internal dangers; existing armed forces of Persia; military institutions and laws; existing communications and fertility of the country; financial position as affecting the army; confidential supplementary documents (ff 34-82)
- Minutes of the Inter-Departmental Conference on the report of the Anglo-Persian Military Commission regarding Persia’s need of armed forces (ff 28-32)
- Report of Joint Anglo-Persian Military Commission on the Reorganisation of the Persian Army (f 17)
- Examination of initial cost of carrying out the recommendations of the Anglo-Persian Military Commission
- The Military Commission and suggested modifications (ff 18-20).
The correspondence in the volume is mostly internal correspondence between British officials of different departments. The principal correspondents are: Acting Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs; Director of Military Intelligence; War Office; and British Legation, Tehran.
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (258 folios)
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The file's contents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 262; 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. Multiple intermittent additional foliation sequences are also present.
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