"كتيب الجيش الفارسي" [و‎‎٣‎٠] (١٥٠/٦٤)

CHAPTER VIII.
Administration, Commands and Staff.
1 . Administrative Districts. —For the purpose ol
military administration, Persia is divided into dis
tricts as shown in Chapter VII, para. 1 .
2 . System of administration. —Each Division and
the Independent Brigade has its own separate staff,
which deals direct with the General Staff at Tehran.
3. Military Councils. —Under the Minister of War
is a branch called the “ High Military Council ”, the
duty of which is to deal with all questions of policy
and with all plans.
4 . The Ministry of TFar.—For table showing the
branches of the Ministry of War see Chapter VII,
para. 3.
5 . Higher Command. —See Chapter VII, para. 3.
6 The General Staff. —For division of the General
Staff see Chapter VII, para. 3. The Chief of the
General Staff holds the rank of Sipahbod and the
Deputy Chief of Staff that of Sartip.
7. Administrative and technical staffs. —These exist
solely as a branch of the General Staff. See table,
Chapter VII, para. 3.
8 . Military Attaches. —Persia has two Military
Attaches accredited to Foreign powers, one at Angora
and one at Moscow. The present incumbent at Angora
is Sarhang Salar Nizam, an officer of strong pro-
Bolshevik tendencies who previously served in the
Gendarmerie. During the war he ^ was one of the
Gendarmerie officers who fought against the Russians
in Persia; he also served wdth the Turkish forces and
holds the Turkish Gallipoli Star. Sarhang Hisn-ed-
Douleh, at present at Moscow, is believed shortly to
be returning to Tehran.
9 . Divisional Staffs a're divided into separate
departments dealing with operations, recruiting,
supply, transport, finance, law and ordnance. The
officer in charge of the Amnieh (road guards) is also
attached to the divisional • staff.
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