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Memoranda and papers by General Herbert Vaughan Cox, Military Secretary to the India Office, regarding British military strategy in Central Asia and the Middle East [63r] (125/460)
The record is made up of 1 file (223 folios). It was created in 19 Feb 1918-8 Jan 1920. 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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in the crux of the whole matter. Therefore for the
next twelve won the we should strain every effort we
can make,and employ every resource 're have or oan
invent to prevent the mmy from entering ; er^ia pro
per, ,,r from using the rana-C&spion railway,and rmiet
coiitet5t every yard of ground on both theee line# of
adva^ioe.
(d) As regards the K.route*
ii) It is of the first importance to retain command
of the Caspian, and so to keep aemnunication open he-
tween i^nzeli and KrasnovodsK as lonft as rweeihle*
! idliarakoff 1 s Russian troope,etc.,should he of assiet-
anG«>if only by blocking the mouth of the Volga.
(ii) To be as strong as possible at arid from i ©shed.
The C-in-C eatimatee tiiat ilie extension of the rail
way from uirjawa to Teh and the improvement of the
road thejice to heshed,with the addition of fresh T*T* #
will enable us to supnort a Division near the latter
place,with a strong mix^d brigade from it on the rail
way next spring. This should be sufficient # anc» it ia
considered that all measures to give effect to it
should be taken at onco. Their noGessity and urgency
are much emphasized by the fall of ! aku.
It is for the l&r dabinet to deaide priority be
tween this extension and the Khanikin-Karmanahah rail
way (which it is understood cannot get beyond the
fai Tak Ia#B),aiid the Tigris extension. Is it beyond
us to carry out all -hree by next April ? There must
be still some railways that could be pulled up without
disaster if new rails are not procurable.
The T-in-O’s summing up at (c),(d),and (e) is
agreed with completely, 'fne reply of the C.I*G.S* to
these is not oonsiatent with para (f) of the draft,
and (with all respect) is not in accordance with ths
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The file chiefly comprises typescript and some manuscript copies of letters, memoranda, notes and minutes by General Herbert Vaughan Cox. There are three letters to Cox from external correspondents, some printed memoranda and one cutting from the Morning Post .
Folios 1-2 comprise a list of the file documents, numbered 1-55, including type of document, addressee, date, and normally an indication of the subject. The fifty-five documents are numbered in blue pencil in the top right hand corner of the first page. Note that the contents list is not exhaustive and there are sometimes related documents between those marked with blue pencil. (There is duplication of some memoranda in the file; duplicates contain very minor differences).
The content comprises information, advice and opinions of General Cox to the War Cabinet, War Office and other government and military officers, mainly relating to British military strategy in Afghanistan, Persia [Iran], Trans-Caspia [Central Asia], the Caucasus, Mesopotamia [Iraq] and India, including:
- Securing British interests in Persia, Afghanistan, the Caspian Sea and British India, against Turco-German threats, prior to the November 1918 Armistice
- Fall of Baku (in modern Azerbaijan) to Turkish forces in September 1918 and the role of commanding officer Major General Lionel Charles Dunsterville
- Strategic importance of the Siestan [Sistan] railway (part of the Trans-Baluchistan railway)
- British policy regarding interests in ‘the East’ at the Paris Peace Conference 1919, notably North West Persia, Mesopotamia, the new republics west of the Caspian Sea, new Armenia, Syria and Palestine
- The Malleson Mission, led by Major General Sir Wilfrid Malleson, whose role after the Armistice was to protect North East Persia (or Trans-Caspia, modern Turkmenistan), from Bolshevik incursions and influence
- British military and diplomatic relations with Afghanistan, notably frontiers after the Armistice and following the assassination of Habibullah Khan, the Amir of Afghanistan, in February 1919
- Turbulent situation in Waziristan, October 1919 and impact on Indian Army
- Indian Army organization, command, military requirements, training and instruction, and composition
- Command structure of the British Imperial Army in the East, senior appointments, organization and military requirements.
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- 1 file (223 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the back of the file.
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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 230; 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 79-229; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Memoranda and papers by General Herbert Vaughan Cox, Military Secretary to the India Office, regarding British military strategy in Central Asia and the Middle East
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- 1r:91v, 93r:153v, 155r:157v, 158v:165v, 167v:230v
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