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RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THE ACTION TO BE TAKEN TO GIVE
? EFFECT TO THE SCHEME PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION.
290. In Chapter \ I the Commission have presented a complete scheme for a new
reorganised uniform Persian army. It consists of an army of about 70,000 men, and
would involve an annual outlay of about 25,000,000 tomans, exclusive of initial
expenditure in purchasing arms, &c., the cost of which, owing to abnormal prices and
rates of exchange, the Commission are unable to estimate with any degree of accuracy.
291. If Persia is to settle the interior of her territory, turn the tribes into
peaceable citizens, develop her resources and collect the revenue which she cduld
obtain were the country peaceful and law-abiding, the force proposed is none too large,
it is, in fact, hardly sufficient for the purpose, and even were the full force in being, it
would be necessary to undertake the tranquillisation of the country part at a time.
292. The cost of the proposed force is, however, more than can be met
immediately; it is therefore impossible to put the whole scheme into force at once,
and the organisation of the new army must be undertaken piecemeal.
There are two methods of starting the organisation piecemeal: —
( 1 .) To reorganise some areas completely according to the scheme, leaving the
remainder as they are at present; or
(2.) To start wmrk in all, or nearly ail, the areas, but with a smaller number of
troops than the scheme proposes, retaining for the time, if necessary, some
of the ill-organised bodies now in existence to do their present work.
29o. The first alternative has the advantage of showing complete results in some
places in a quicker time and in some areas, such as the north-west, where conditions cause
the Government some anxiety, there would be a possibility of reducing that anxiety in
a shorter time. This alternative involves, however, the waste of a certain amount of
money, as in areas which are not being reorganised the present scale of expenditure,
much of which is wasted, would have to continue. The administration would also be
complicated, as'part of the country for military purposes w r ould have to be administered
as hitherto, while part would be under a reorganised system.
294. The second alternative would produce a quota of reorganised troops over a
larger part of the country, facilitate the development of the scheme and be more
economical, as sources of waste would be found out and abolished or minimised. It
would also simplify administration from headquarters.
295. The Commission recommend the adoption of the second alternative. Ihe
present cost of the armed forces in Persia, excluding police, amounts to between
11,000,000 and 12,000,000 tomans. Assuming that, inclusive of loans, an annual
expenditure of 10 , 000,000 to 15,000,000 tomans can be incurred, it is considered that
the following measures could be undertaken :—
(1.) Reorganisation of the War Office.
( 2 .) Establishment of a cadet school, with the nucleus of a war school attachec
to it
(3.) Organisation of the following areas with a staff as proposed in the scheme but
reduced in numbers, and with the following troops :
A 7 . TV. Area.—I cavalry regiment, 4 infantry regiments, 1 battery
artillery; . .
N. Area.—2 cavalry regiments, 6 infantry regiments, 2 batteries
artillery *
d. Area.—l cavalry regiment, 4 infantry regiments, 1 battery
artillerv; . . • x -i u ++
S.h. Area.— l cavalry regiment, 3 infantry regiments, 1 battery
artillery ; • i u ++
E. Area.—l cavalry regiment, 5 infantry regiments, I battery
artillery ;
with in addition in each area, three field ambulance sections, a supply and
an ordnance depot, a veterinary unit and a smal mule corps ol 30U mules,
with at Tehran a stationary hospital and medical school.