File 18/1919 Pt 1 ‘Persia: Payment for maintenance of the Cossack Division’ [‎59r] (115/367)

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File 18/1919 Pt 1 ‘Persia: Payment for maintenance of the Cossack Division’

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The record is made up of 1 item (179 folios). It was created in 20 Dec 1917-12 Aug 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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This part contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, telegrams, orders and minutes. It mainly covers discussion between British officials regarding the Cossack Division [Persian Cossack Brigade] and the continuation of payments made by the British Government for the maintenance of the division in Persia [Iran].

The item covers the following: recommendations by Staroselsky [Vsevolod Dmitryevich Staroselsky], Commander of the Persian Cossack Brigade, regarding the payments; the relationship between the War Cabinet and the Division; financial commitments in Persia made by the British Government; mentions of military reports regarding the troops in Persia; correspondence regarding different aspects of the payments; observations of the North Persia Rifles; comments on conversations with Mushir-ed-Dowleh [Ḥasan Pīrniyā, Mushir al-Dawlah].

In addition, the item discusses the Interdepartmental Conference on Middle Eastern Affairs of 22 February 1919 and reports on payments and financial accounts from the Imperial Bank of Persia. The principal correspondents are the following: Secretary of the Government of India; Foreign Office; HM Treasury; Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Sir Percy Cox; the War Office.

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/10/780/1
Title: File 18/1919 Pt 1 ‘Persia: Payment for maintenance of the Cossack Division’
Pages: 3r:16v, 18r:182v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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