ملف ٥٢٥٧\١٩١٩ "بلاد فارس: اللجنة العسكرية" [ظ‎‎٩‎٧] (٥٣٤/٢٠١)

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General.
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(xii.) Organisation of the Transport Service.
Transport requires to be considered separately under the heading of-
(a) Animal transport.
(A) Mechanical transport.
(a.) Animal Transport.
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Principles^ transport requirements the following principles have
to be borne in mind: . . . ;
/• \ +h e amount of animal transport maintained on a permanent basis
( 0 should on account of the expense involved, be as small as possible and
the least that is compatible with absolutely essential requirements.
(iil That there should be sufficient trained transport to provide all units oi
( mobile troops with what is usually known as first-line transport, that is,
animals to carry articles such as ammunition, &c„ which are essential t«
(Hi) That’^rcffiarefiTis necessary to ensure that a small body of troops
1 should always be ready to move out immediately, without having to wait
for the collection of hired or impressed transport.
/ivi That the transport needed to move troops m excess of the number referred
to in (iii) must be obtained when needed by hiring or impressment of
Iran snort.
First-Line Transport.
212 The number of mules considered necessary as first-line transport for
different mobile units is given in Appendix XVII. For an ordinary area the total
amounts to 290.
Flying Column Transport.
213 The total transport needed for moving a company or squadron respectivelf
is given in Appendix XVIII. Assuming that the flying columns which it is
considered necessary to maintain in an area ready to move out immediately, aggregate
five squadrons and five companies, a mule corps of 500 animals in an area would meet
the needs of both (ii) and (iii) in para. 211 above.
Transport Tables.
214. Transport tables will need to be carefully worked out by the Transport
Section at Army Headquarters, and the establishment of mule corps will necessarily
vary in the different areas, but the Commission recommend that to begin witn -i
transport corps of 300 mules, capable of expansion be provided for each area. 1
suggested establishment for such a corps is given in Appendix XIX. It IS
recommended that fifty mule carts be allotted to each corps for station and sup!
work when the roads allow of it. The necessary number of mules would have tow
trained to both pack and draught work, and the necessary number of muleteers as
cart drivers.
Extra Transport.
215. The additional transport necessary for moving bodies of troops larger than
flying columns must be obtained by hiring" or impressment. It appears to be tk
custom for the Persian Government to impress civilian transport whenever needed,
though there does not appear to be any law in force authorising this.
Registration and Impressment.
216. In order that the Operations Staff may be in a position to prepare plans for
operations in various directions, it is essential to know the nature and amount o*
transport that is likely to be available in different areas in case of emergency. 1Jie
Commission recommend, therefore, that a law be passed authorising the registration
of all transport and regularising its impressment in time of emergency. Such ala*
may be said to exist in all European countries. The owners or drivers of such trans
port should, it is recommended, receive some compensatory advantage in return W
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