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'Military report on Tehran and adjacent Provinces of North-West Persia (including the Caspian Littoral)' [138r] (280/610)
The record is made up of 1 volume (301 folios). It was created in 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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different regiments being left pending the Persian Government
■wholly 1 taking over the force. The present strength of the
force is approximately :—
British officers
British and Indian
Non-Commissioned
47
Officers
258
Persian officers
190
Persian ranks
o
5,400
Horses
1,187
Mules
868
Donkeys
.
1,000
25. “ The present annual cost of the South Persia Rifles is Cost,
about 35,000,000 krans, based on the average of the first seven
months of 1919. The whole cost of South Persia Rifles is
borne by the British Government.
(2) The Cossack Division.
_ 26. This division has grown from a single regiment of 500 (Jeneral.
raised by Russian officers in 1879 to its present size. The
force though paid for by the Persian Government was regarded
by the Russians as a Russian force with which to maintain their
-hold and influence over Persia. Russian officers were appointed
without reference to the Persian Government nor were any
accounts rendered by the Chief of the force to that Government.
The present strength of the force amounts to * * 56 Russian
officers, 202 Persian officers, 3,141 horses, *66 Russian Non-
Commissioned Officers, *7,866 Persian ranks.
^27. The Division consist of a Headquarters and, at present, Organization
9 Otryads ” or detachments. It is commanded by a *Russian
officer with a *Russian general staff officer to assist him. The
Headquarter staff is divided into an Executive and an Adminis
trative branch, each composed of both *Russian and Persian
personnel.
The “Otryads” are mixed forces of all arms, called after the
localities in which they are stationed. They vary in strength
from a battalion, a cavalry regiment and 12 guns to a company,
a squadron and machine guns. The strength and location of
“ c Otryads” vary from time to time according to the needs of the
situation. The present nine “Otryads’ are named after Tehran,
Tabriz, Isfahan, Meshed, Hamadan, Gilan, Ardabil, Mazan-
daran and Urumieh. The Isfahan “Otryad” is now located at
1 Owing to the failure of the Persian Government to take over the force, and
the refusal of the British Government to continue to bear the cost, it was dis
banded m the autumn of 1921.
* “ See note at end of article.”
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Military report compiled by Captain LS Fortescue of the General Staff of the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force and printed in Calcutta at the Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1922.
The volume begins with a statement defining the geographical area covered by the report. The report is divided into ten chapters, plus appendices, each concerning a different subject, as follows:
- Chapter 1: History
- Chapter 2: Geography
- Chapter 3: Climate, Water, Medical and Aviation
- Chapter 4: Ethnography
- Chapter 5: Administration (including a table of provinces with administrative details (folios 123-30)
- Chapter 6: Armed Forces of the Persian Government
- Chapter 7: Economic Resources
- Chapter 8: Tribes
- Chapter 9: Personalities
- Chapter 10: Communications
- Appendices: Glossary of terms; Weights, measures and coinage; Bibliography; Historical sketch (Chapter 1) continued from June 1920 to the end of 1921
At the back of the volume (folio 302) is a map to illustrate the report.
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- 1 volume (301 folios)
- Arrangement
There is a contents page (folio 5) and list of illustrations (folio 6) at the front of the volume and an index at the back (folios 270-300). All refer to the volume's original pagination. The index also includes map references of all places marked on the map.
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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 303; 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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