'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919' [‎154r] (312/566)

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'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919'

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The record is made up of 1 volume (279 folios). It was created in 1929. 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 loss of authority by the central Government was an exten
sion of the revolt of the Jangalis, which was said to be gaining
support from the Bolsheviks, who were by this time extending
their activities to the Caucasus and North Persia. Turco-
German agents were also said to be instigating the Jangalis,
who were buying arms and ammunition from the Russian
soldiery. Kuchik Khan, who appears to have originally formed
this band of outlaws in January 1915 under Turkish instigation,
had gained the sympathy of the poorer classes by confining his
depredations to the wealthy, of the peasantry by his declared
intention of distributing among them the land of the great
landowners, and of the general public by his vigorous opposition
to the maladministration and corruption of the Tehran
Government. Two Russian and two Persian military expedi
tions had been sent against him in the last three years, but
they had all failed, mainly owing to the thickly-wooded and
intricate nature of the Jangali country.
On the 7th December Sir Charles Marling telegraphed that
it seemed probable that Vossuk-ud-Daula would be asked to
form a Cabinet, and, as this seemed the best chance of averting
anarchy in the country, he requested definite instructions as
to the support H.M. Government would be prepared to give this
Cabinet. Two days later the Shah informed the British Minister
that he had decided to make Vossuk Prime Minister, with a free
hand to deal with the situation, provided that H.M. Government
would guarantee the Shah himself a safe departure and a pension
if he was forced to abdicate. Vossuk himself on the 15th
December told Sir Charles Marling (with the Shah's approval)
that he was prepared to take office, put matters right with a
strong hand and co-operate closely with the British, on the
understanding that H.M. Government would afford him
financial assistance and give him the following assurances
—genuine assistance and support for Persia's regeneration ;
the embodiment at the end of the war of the South Persia
Rifles in a uniform force under neutral officers and our good
offices to bring about a similar change in the Persian Cossack
Division ; cancellation of the Anglo-Russian Convention of
1907 and cognate agreements; and representation of Persia
at the international peace conference at the end of the war.
Sir Charles Marling was in favour of giving these assurances
and of guaranteeing the Shah a pension.
On the night 16th/17th December, the head of the detective
service at Tehran was assassinated. This was so clearly a
political murder indicating a recrudescence of the extremist
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A confidential publication compiled, by arrangement with the Government of India, under the direction of the Historical Section of The Committee of Imperial Defence, by Brigadier-General FJ Moberly. The volume is part of the Official History of the Great War series produced by the British Government.

The volume begins with a preface by Moberly and is then divided into 11 (I-XI) chapters, plus appendices, as follows:

Chapter I: Introductory
Chapter II: August 1914 to June 1915, Enemy efforts to bring Persia into the War
Chapter III: July to November 1915, Enemy action and Persian weakness necessitate Allied intervention
Chapter IV: December 1915 to May 1916, Successful results of Allied operations
Chapter V: May to December 1916, Turkish invasion of Western Persia and British measures in South and East Persia
Chapter VI: December 1916 to August 1917, Effects of British success in Mesopotamia
Chapter VII: September 1917 to April 1918, The failure of Persia to maintain her neutrality necessitates further British intervention
Chapter VIII: May to July 1918, The effect in Persia of the German successes in France; and the anti-British outbreak in Fars
Chapter IX: July to September 1918, The tide turns in favour of the Allies
Chapter X: October to 11th November 1918, The effect of our victories
Chapter XI: Conclusion

The volume contains fourteen maps, some of which are in a pocket in the inside back cover, as follows:

1. Operations at Bushire 1915 (folio 275)
2. Portion of Perso-Afghan frontier (folio 276)
3. Operations at Dilbar, 13th-15th August 1915 (folio 66)
4. Operations of General Dyer in Sarhad, April-August 1916 (folio 277)
5. Wanderings of German parties in Persia and Afghanistan (folio 278)
6. Affair of Dasht-i-Arjan, 25th September 1916 (folio 128)
7. Affair of Kafta, 5th July 1917 (folio 144)
8. Northern Fars (folio 177)
9. Action of Deh Shaikh, 25th May 1918 (folio 182)
10. Shiraz (folio 194)
11. Operations from Bushire, September 1918-January 1919 (folio 279)
12. Plan of East Persia L. of C. (folio 231)
13. Operations for relief of Firuzabad, October 1918 (folio 236)
14. Persia (folio 280)

The volume also includes a bibliography (folio 14).

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1 volume (279 folios)

Arrangement

At the front of the volume there is a contents page (ff 6-14), list of maps (f 14), and list of illustrations (f 14). At the back of the volume is a general index (ff 269-73). All refer to the volume's original pagination.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 281; 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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Title: 'History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia 1914-1919'
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