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'CORRECTIONS TO MILITARY REPORT ON PERSIA, 1911' [21r] (48/112)
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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Page 234. —Paragraph headed “ Tehran,®* delete the last
sentence, and insert as follows :—
The force remains under the command of its own Chiefs, but
draws pay from Government. In 1913, it was decided further to
reduce the number of the force to 300.
Page 236, delete the present entry against Kain and Sistan
and substitute —
*' Sistan and the Kainat. The forces in this province, which
was separated, in 1914, from Khorasan, are in a state of transi
tion. The budget for 1914 provided for the following establish
ment :—■
Cavalry—•
250 horsemen.
150 camel sowars.
Artillery—■
1 artillery instructor.
58 artillerymen.
Infantry—1 inspector
4 military instructors.
700 infantry.
700 M. L. E. rifles and 150,000 rounds of ammunition were
imported from India via Robat, in 1914, for the use of this force.
Page 237. — At end of paragraph headed “ Kirmanshah
add the following :—-
In December 1912 it was reported that the forces at the
immediate disposal of the Governor consisted only of —“ 250
soldiers (armed with Wrendl rifles): and 250 levies and 100
Mujahids (armed with repeating rifles).
The tribes, on the other hand, were reported to have thou
sands of modern rifles.
S170GSB
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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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- 'CORRECTIONS TO MILITARY REPORT ON PERSIA, 1911'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:53r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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