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File 5257/1919 'Persia: the Military Commission' [139r] (286/534)
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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| Married officers will receive sums in lieu of free
passage and free return passage for their wives under the same
circumstances as they themselves receive them.
They will receive extra transport in Persia for their
wives on the same scale as for themselves.
N 0 guarantee can be given that married officers will be
able to take their wives to all stations to which they may be
posted.
VIII.
Officers will receive pay from the Persian Government from
the time they vacate their last appointment until they are again
taken on the strength of their British or Indian Amy Units. In
the case of non Regular officers the Persian Government will be
responsible for their pay from the date of their leaving Port of
Embarkation at beginning of period of service until'its completion
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Periods of service will date from:-
(a) Regular officers:- Date of relinquishment last appointment.
(b) Non Regular Officers:- Date of embarkation for Persia.
Officers will receive half pay of their Grade in Persian
Army during voyage out on beginning of first period of service
until arrival in Persia.
X.
Leave will date from day of arrival at Port of Destination
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inclusive to day of departure from port of destination exclusive.
Maximum periods allowed for journeys will be laid down by Persian
'' War Office from time to time.
Any period spent on journeys over such maximum allowance
llJ> win be deducted from leave due to officer.
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Officers who on return journey to Persia exceed the time
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day or portion of a day which exceeds the allowance laid down
unless the delay occurs through circumstances obviously beyond
their control.. In no case however will any officer receive pay
for the period of delay without the approval of the Senior British
Officer/
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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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- Title
- File 5257/1919 'Persia: the Military Commission'
- Pages
- 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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