Abstract: The file consists of a copy of
Persia Intelligence Report Part Vproduced by Naval Intelligence Division, Admiralty, May 1946.It is divided into three sections covering:the Persian Coast – providing figures of coastal distances, and a coast report consisting of a general description of the Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea, with more detailed descriptions broken down by section of the southern coast of Persia from Iraq to Baluchistan;the Persian Ports – information on individual Persian Gulf, Caspian Sea, and Lake Urmia ports. These include the following: Ābādān; Ahwāz [Ahvāz]; Asalū; Bandar Abbās; Bandar Shāpūr; Bushire; Chāhbār, Henjam [Henjān], Jāsk, Khorramshahr, Lingeh [Bandar-e-Lengeh], Astara, Babolsar, Bandar Shah, Mahmudabad, Naushah, Pahlevi, Shahsawar, Gurmeh Khaneh, Haiderabad [Hyderābād], and Sharif Khaneh;base facilities and maintenance of fleets in the Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea: summary – consisting of naval dockyards and bases, principal commercial dockyards and repair bases, oil storage and coal depots, and arsenals and war material factories.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 40; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 1 and 15 January 1919. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, memoranda, tables, and letters, containing instructions and reports.An index to the contents of this volume can be found at folios 3-21. The volume mostly relates to:Personnel strengths across multiple departments and unitsMatters relating to demobilisation, including: release of officers; repatriation of troops; administrative procedures; abolition of units and bureaucratic procedures; arrangements for interim personnel; comments on demobilisation orders; potential relaxation of censorship; and the sale of surplus animals, vehicles and materialsArrangements for the civil administration of Mesopotamia, including transfer of departments and personnel from military to civil controlMatters relating to oil fieldsProcedure for recommending British officers of the Indian Army for the Staff CollegeProposals to increase the Agricultural DirectorateDetails regarding road and railways construction in Mesopotamia and Persia [Iran]Details of traffic and tonnage [amounts of cargo] transported on railways and shipsStatus of rations and suppliesMatters relating to Persia, especially financial issues and leviesReports from Baku and Krasnovodsk [Turkmenbasy], especially regarding updates on the Georgians, Armenians and AzerbaijanMinor discussions about events and policy in the Caspian and Caucasus regions, as well as southern KurdistanArrangements for the post-war garrison in Mesopotamia, particularly the ratios of British and Indian troopsLists of sick and wounded soldiersIntelligence regarding German commanders and political officersMatters relating to staff, including: creation of posts; leave; and numbers requiredRepatriation of non-Turkish [non-Ottoman] prisoners of war and of Assyrians and ArmeniansMatters relating to the exchange and transport of personnel and supplies between Mesopotamia, India, Egypt, and PersiaMinor details of a Court of Enquiry held at Kasvin [Qazvin] into the mismanagement of government fundsIntelligence regarding Turkish demobilisationPort Directorate requirements.The volume also contains:Detailed statements of ration strength of Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force on 9 November 1918 (ff 52-59) and 23 November 1918 (ff 77-84)Statement of Animal Transport [types of animals and the vehicles they convey] for Force D for October 1918 (ff 60-65)Appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations summarising the situation in Mesopotamia, Persia, and Turkestan [historic region in Central Asia] on 6 January (ff 90-91) and on 13 January (ff 184-185)Statements showing strength of the different contingents serving with Force D as of 2 November 1918 (ff 96-108) and 23 November 1918 (ff 131-133)Distribution of Force D on 7 December 1918 (ff 109-120), including corrections for the distribution as of 7 December and 14 December 1918Statement showing strength of British and Indian Personnel in Force D on 7 December 1918 (f 197)Field return for Force D showing number of personnel, animals, weapons, and transport vehicles on 2 November 1918 (ff 206-228).Whilst the volume contains copies of earlier material dating from September 1918 onwards, the bulk of the material dates from January 1919.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 230; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 3-228; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
immenso labore et maximis sumptibus facta, atque ex autographo in lucem edita per Reinerum Ottens geographum Amstelaedam ; Iacob Keyser sculp.Covers portions of Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Russia and Azerbaijan.Relief shown pictorially. Depth shown by soundings.Oriented with North to the left.Colored in outline.Includes ill.Appears in: Atlas maior cum generales omnium totius orbis regnorum rerumpubl. atque insularum tum particulares praecipuarum in iis provinciarum ducatuum comitatuum ceterarum que minorum regionum ac divisionum tabulas geographicas continens ex optimis ac novissimis quibusque variorum autorum tabulis collectus et eleganti ordine dispositusReiner Ottens. 1641-1729. Vol. 7, map No. 23.In Latin with a publication note in Dutch and place names in Greek, Russian, Persian, Arabic, and Turkish in Latin script.
Abstract: Translations of two letters from an informant of Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], dated 3 and 8 May 1802.The letters concern Russian activity in the Caucasus and Caspian Sea, reporting: movements of Russian troops and ships; embassies from Shaku [Shaki] and Shirvan [Sirvan] to Tehran seeking assistance against Russia; and the planned flight of Armenian merchants from Baku, Enzelee [Bandar-e Anzali], Ghilan [Gilan], and Tehran in anticipation of conflict.These letters were enclosed in Jones’s letter to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, dated 20 June 1802 (IOR/L/PS/9/76/245).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: This item contains copies of four letters:1. Translations of two anonymous letters to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], with dates in cypher. The letters concern Russian activity in the Caucasus, including an attack on Erivan [Yerevan] by Prince Daoud [David] of Georgia with Russian support to demand tribute, the movements of Russian troops and ships, and supposed Russian designs on Erivan and the Caspian ports.2. A letter from Samuel Manesty. Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Harford Jones, sent from Bussora and dated 8 January 1802. The letter concerns a consignment of military supplies sent from India for the Basha [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad].3. A letter from Robert Rickards, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Harford Jones, sent from Bombay Castle [Mumbai] and dated 1 November 1801. The letter states that, in the interest of appearances, Jones is free to decide on the clothing worn by employees of the Bagdad Residency subject to economy.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: An extract of a letter from the Armenian Archbishop at Saint Petersburg [Iosif Argutinsky-Dolgoruky, Archbishop of All Armenians in Russia] to his nephew Simon Madator in Bagdad [Baghdad], dated October 1798.The letter reports on the policy of the Emperor [Tsar Paul I] in the Caucasus, including:Gifts from the Emperor to Prince Gorrgun [King Giorgi XII] of GeorgiaThe planned deployment of Russian troops to take control of ports on the Caspian seaOrders for the establishment in Georgia of a colony for Armenians who have fled Carabaug [Karabakh].The extract was translated and copied by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad.Physical description: 1 item (1 folio)
Abstract: A letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bagdad and dated 20 June 1802. The letter forwards intercepted letters from a French traveller in Caboul [Kabul], attached. Jones pledges to continue to monitor this correspondence and pass on intelligence. The letter also forwards reports from an informant ‘employed to the Northward’.A duplicate of this letter is catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/245.Attached are:1. Two intercepted letters from a French author in Caboul to correspondents in Paris and Spanish Biscay, dated March 1802. The author recounts his journey across India via Cachemire [Kashmir] to Caboul in a period of civil war, and his hopes to travel to Candahar [Kandahar] and Persia [Iran] and return home.Duplicates of these letters are catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/238 and 247. English translations are catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/235-2372. Translations of two letters from an informant of Harford Jones dated 3 and 8 May 1802.The letters concern Russian activity in the Caucasus and Caspian Sea, reporting: movements of Russian troops and ships; embassies from Shaku [Shaki] and Shirvan [Sirvan] to Tehran seeking assistance against Russia; and the planned flight of Armenian merchants from Baku, Enzelee [Bandar-e Anzali], Ghilan [Gilan], and Tehran in anticipation of conflict.Duplicates of these letter are catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/243.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: Printed volume (in French) of statistics and texts illustrating trade between Iran and foreign countries, for the period 1 Tir 1312 to 31 Khordad 1313 in the Iranian calendar (equivalent to 22 June 1933 to 21 June 1934 in the Gregorian calendar). The volume was published by the Iranian Customs Administration in Tehran, 1935. Key chapters in the volume cover:Comparative tables and graphs, showing imports and exports between Persia and its principal trading partners, covering the Iranian calendar years 1302-1312 (ff 11-20).Commodity import and export totals, arranged alphabetically by commodity (ff 32-97). An alphabetical index of commodities precedes the chapter (ff 25-31).Summary tables of major imports and exports by major importing and exporting countries (ff 103-120).Trade at key customs offices, expressed in quantity (weight) and value (ff 121-137).Shipping activity at ports in the Caspian Sea (ff 138-139) and the Persian Gulf (ff 140-142).Port activities on the Caspian Sea (ff 143-144) and in the Persian Gulf (ff 145-147).Details of routes used for cargo and passenger transport (ff 148-157).Air services (f 158).Movements of foreigner travellers into and out of the country (ff 161-168).Miscellaneous information: telegraphs, post, telephones, railways, roads (ff 169-176).Texts of laws passed by the Iranian Government, relating to trade and monopolies (ff 176-179).A list of customs offices, shown with their various branches and locations (ff 180-185).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 186; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: Printed volume (in French) of statistics and texts illustrating trade between Iran and foreign countries, for the period 1 Tir 1313 to 31 Khordad 1314 in the Iranian calendar (equivalent to 22 June 1934 to 22 June 1935 in the Gregorian calendar). The volume was published by the Iranian Customs Administration (part of the Iranian Government’s Ministry of Finance) in Tehran, 1936. Key chapters in the volume cover:Comparative tables and graphs, showing imports and exports between Iran and its principal trading partners, covering the Iranian calendar years 1304-1314 (ff 10-20).Imports and exports, with an indication of origin (imports) or destination (exports), quantity and value (ff 34-95). An index preceding the chapter (ff 27-33) lists commodities alphabetically, and references the chapter’s own pagination system.Statistics for duty-free imports (ff 100-108).Summary tables of major imports and exports by major importing and exporting countries (ff 113-140).Trade at key customs offices, expressed in quantity (weight) and value (ff 141-166).Shipping activity at ports in the Caspian Sea (ff 171-172), the Persian Gulf (ff 173-174), and the Karoun river [Rūd-e Kārūn] (f 175).Details of routes used for cargo and passenger transport (ff 176-182).Air services (f 183).Movements of foreigner travellers into and out of the country (ff 184-191).Miscellaneous information: telegraphs, post, telephones, railways, roads (ff 192-199).Road taxes (ff 200-206).A list of customs offices, shown with their various branches and locations (ff 212-218).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 219; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Printed volume (in French) of statistics and texts illustrating trade between Persia [Iran] and foreign countries, for the Iran calendar year 1308 (equivalent to 1929/30 in the Gregorian calendar). The volume was published by the Persian Customs Administration in Tehran, 1930. Key chapters in the volume cover:Comparative tables and graphs, showing imports and exports between Persia and its principal trading partners, covering the Iranian calendar years 1299-1308 (ff 8-22).Commodity import and export totals, arranged alphabetically by commodity (ff 28-76).Imports and exports, expressed by quantity and value, and arranged by origin (imports) and destination (exports) (ff 78-88).Shipping activity at ports in the Caspian Sea (ff 91-92), the Persian Gulf (ff 93-94) and on the Karoun river [Rūd-e Kārūn] (f 95).Details of maritime services operating in the Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf (ff 96-100).Details of maritime routes used for cargo and passenger transport (ff 101-110).Domestic and international postal services (ff 112-123).Movements of foreigner travellers into and out of the country (ff 124-131).Miscellaneous information: telegraphs, post, telephones, railways, roads (ff 132-135).Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 150; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Printed volume (in French) of statistics and texts illustrating trade between Persia [Iran] and foreign countries, for the Iran calendar year 1309 (equivalent to 1930/31 in the Gregorian calendar). The volume was published by the Persian Customs Administration in Tehran, 1931. Key chapters in the volume cover:Comparative tables and graphs, showing imports and exports between Persia and its principal trading partners, covering the Iranian calendar years 1300-1309 (ff 8-22).Commodity import and export totals, arranged alphabetically by commodity (ff 27-75).Imports and exports, expressed by quantity and value, and arranged by origin (imports) and destination (exports) (ff 76-86).Shipping activity at ports in the Caspian Sea (ff 89-90), the Persian Gulf (ff 91-92) and on the Karoun river [Rūd-e Kārūn] (f 93).Details of maritime services operating in the Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf (ff 94-98).Details of maritime routes used for cargo and passenger transport (ff 99-108).Domestic and international postal services (ff 110-112).Movements of foreigner travellers into and out of the country (ff 113-119).Miscellaneous information: telegraphs, post, telephones, railways, roads (ff 120-122).The text of a law relating to the inspection and control of the purchase and sale of foreign currency (ff 127-129).The text of the commercial monopoly law (ff 130-137).The text of a law relating to the designation of the legal monetary unit for Persia (ff 137-139).The text of a law relating to trademarks and patents (ff 140-144).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 150; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Printed volume (in French) of statistics illustrating trade between Persia [Iran] and foreign countries, for the first trimester of the Iran calendar year 1310 (equivalent to 22 March 1931 to 22 June 1931 in the Gregorian calendar). The volume was published by the Persian Customs Administration in Tehran, 1932. The volume contains two chapters:An introductory note (f 4).Commodity import and export totals, arranged alphabetically by commodity (ff 5-36).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 37; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.