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File 5257/1919 'Persia: the Military Commission' [30r] (64/534)
The record is made up of 1 volume (258 folios). It was created in 9 Aug 1919-19 May 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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to tb® Persian Government in wMch the Trsasury was closely
concerned. He thought that at a recent Cabinet Mooting it had
beer; decided to await the arrival of fir Percy Cox who would be
consulted upon %he who1 ® question. He asked btr, Craig to state
whether this was not the case,
said that the Cabinet load decided to mark
time pending the arrival of Cir Percy Cox, wiio would, he thought,
^suoh London for another month. It seemed unlikely that
any Persian Cabinet would take office without a oromtse of
financial support an is was a question which only the British
Cabinet could decide.
Pr, Ollphant said that in the meantime the Conference
would esk Colonel Moens, who 'had recently arrived from Teheran,
to tell them any further points that might occur to hin apart
from those dealt with in the printed report of.the Commission.
■fhs Oonfersnce would then sea rflwth&r these recomaen&at ions
would square with the financial assistance which His Majesty’s
Qowarment were able to give bersla* He added that only
Chapters *f and 8 of the report had been printed no far though
the rest was in the hands of the printers. The Chapters that
had been already printed and were before the Conference dealt -
with the actual re command a ti ons of the Commission, the rest of
the report was really of a historical nature and lad up to the a#
re comm® n&at ions •
Colonel Moons referring to the financial aspect of the
matter, said that the proposed forces would coat little more than
the- Persian army had cost hitherto, namely fom&ns l^,000,000 a
year as against
Tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
12,000,000 hitherto. H# pointed out
however,
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This volume contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, telegrams and minutes. It mainly covers conversations between British officials regarding military affairs in Persia [Iran].
Related matters of discussion include the following: appointment and nomination of administrative officers, mainly covering salary, travelling expenses, pay rate, channels to be paid, official visits and transports, and adjustments. Also discussed are the conditions of serving on the commissions, the organisation and recommendation of improvements on the commission.
The volume also covers the relationship between the Persian Government and the Anglo-Persian Military Commission and the possible service of British officers in the Persian Army. Also mentioned is the supplying of munition and equipment to the Persian Government, as agreed in the Anglo-Persian Agreement.
In addition, the volume includes:
- ‘Agreement between his Britannic Majesty’s Government and the Persian Government’, 9 August 1919 (ff 258-259)
- ‘Conditions of Service for British Officers Serving in the Persian Army’ (ff 134-143)
- Confidential supplement to the report of the Anglo-Persian Military Commission by the British Members of the Commission (ff 87-110)
- Report of the Anglo-Persian Military Commission, 4 April 1920, consisting of the following chapters: external and internal dangers; existing armed forces of Persia; military institutions and laws; existing communications and fertility of the country; financial position as affecting the army; confidential supplementary documents (ff 34-82)
- Minutes of the Inter-Departmental Conference on the report of the Anglo-Persian Military Commission regarding Persia’s need of armed forces (ff 28-32)
- Report of Joint Anglo-Persian Military Commission on the Reorganisation of the Persian Army (f 17)
- Examination of initial cost of carrying out the recommendations of the Anglo-Persian Military Commission
- The Military Commission and suggested modifications (ff 18-20).
The correspondence in the volume is mostly internal correspondence between British officials of different departments. The principal correspondents are: Acting Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs; Director of Military Intelligence; War Office; and British Legation, Tehran.
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (258 folios)
- Arrangement
The file's contents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 262; 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. Multiple intermittent additional foliation sequences are also present.
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- File 5257/1919 'Persia: the Military Commission'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:83v, 84ar:84av, 84r:127v, 128ar:128av, 128r:211v, 212ar:212av, 212r:261v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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