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‘Military report on Persia Volume I 1930’ [47v] (99/154)
The record is made up of 1 volume (73 folios). It was created in 1920-1931. 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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WS©. Tn gummsf tljg men wear Khaki drill and in
serge.
GreaAtoats are made of c'ountry woven cloth known as
“ karak ” which is cheap, though unserviceable. The life of
a great coat is two years, whereas the cloth does not remain
serviceable for more than 6 months.
The cap, known jts the “ Kulah Pahlevi ’• is universally
worn by all arms of the Division, with the exception of
the Pack Battery w*kich is issued with steel helmets ©f
the French pattern.
Distinctive Facings of the various Arms :—
The Divisional Staff wear Maroon shoulder straps and
piping.
The Infantry units Wear Bed shoulder straps and
piping.
The Cavalry units wear Light Green shoulder straps
and piping.
The Artillery units wear Blue shoulder straps and
piping.
^ ^(Note—F or badges of rank of officers and N.C.Os. see plates I and
S. Rations .—The daily scale of Government rations
issued to
Bread
Meat
Sugar
Tea
Bice
Peas
Or Krans in lieu when extra regimentally employed. One
free bath and shave allowed weekly. Soap is issued free
for washing uniforms.
9.' Training. —(i) Officers: The majority of the senior
Persian Officers now serving in the army, received their
early training under Bussian pre-revolutionary instructprs
*nd soiled in the Persian Cossack Division. In view of
this these senior officers invariably speak Bussian, while
the Persian soldier is as follows: ■
Persian
*Seers.
14
n
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Military report on the Khurasan [Khurāsān] and Seistan [Sīstān] regions of Persia [Iran], with maps and illustrations. Produced by the General Staff, India, and published in Calcutta [Kolkata] by the Government of India Press, 1931. Marked for official use only.
The report includes chapters on:
- a history of Khurasan and Seistan
- the geography of Khurasan and Seistan (mountains, rivers, deserts, an alphabetical listing of towns) and climate (including assessments of the health risks associated with both regions)
- population (religion, tribes)
- resources (including crops, grazing, fuel, transport, and a note on horses and mules in Khurasan)
- armed forces (including a description of the Eastern Division of the Persian military, an Order of Battle, organisation, armaments, equipment, clothing, rations, training)
- aviation (detailing the organisation, personnel, equipment, aerodromes, etc., of the Persian Air Force)
- administration (municipal, police, justice, department of public instruction, revenue, roads and communications, census, post and telegraphs, sanitation)
- communications (railways, roads, types of motor transport in use, principal routes used by travellers from Meshed [Mashad] to Russian territory, telegraphs, telephones, wireless)
An appendix includes a veterinary note on conditions in Khurasan and Seistan. The volume also includes four colour plates illustrating different badges associated with Persian army and police officers, and a number of maps and diagrammatic maps.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (73 folios)
- Arrangement
A contents page at the front of the volume (f 6) and index at the rear (ff 64-66) both reference the volume’s original printed pagination.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 75; 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- ‘Military report on Persia Volume I 1930’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:3v, 5r:61v, 64r:67v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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