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109. 'Notes on the Persian Army'
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- Abstract: The memorandum outlines the size and composition of the Persian Army; this includes a list of the regiments currently in service. It also outlines the remuneration provided to both officers — of various ranks — and private soldiers. In addition, the armaments in use by both the infantry and the artillery are also detailed.It is briefly explained how the commanders of regiments are appointed and how those appointed are able to make money from the position. The memorandum also includes a British perspective on the quality of both Persian officers and the solders that serve under them. Other subjects touched on are leave arrangements and the provision of uniforms.The recent activities of Austrian and Russian officers within the Persian Army are also noted; this includes a list of pay and allowances for Austrian officers — of various ranks — in service with the Persian Army.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at f 95 and terminates at f 97, as the description is part of a larger physical volume; 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.
110. 'Field Notes on Sa'udi Arabia, 1935'
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- Abstract: The volume, marked confidential, is Field Notes on Sa'udi Arabia, 1935, prepared by Donald Banks of the Air Ministry, by command of the Air Council.The volume begins with a brief forward (folio 2) in which the geographical scope is outlined. The volume is then divided into nine chapters (I-IX) with appendices, as follows:I - HistoryII - System of GovernmentIII - PopulationIV - Political GeographyV - Physical GeographyVI - Climate and MeteorologyVII - CommunicationsVIII - ResourcesIX - Armed ForcesAppendices - Weights and Measures, Coinage, Calendar and Time, Note on the state of Wahhabism viewed from a military standpoint, Note on ZakatThe volume contains the following route reports:1. 'Uqair to Riyadh, via al Hasa2. Riyadh to Wadi Fatima (near Jedda)3. Jumaima to Medina4. Riyadh to Kuwait5. Kuwait to Transjordan FrontierThe volume contains nineteen maps and plans, as follows:Imperial Air and Sea Routes (folio 29)Tribal Areas (folio 23)Administrative Divisions (folio 33)Town Plans of Jedda, Mecca, Medina, Riyadh, and Taif (folios 40, 42, 43, 45, and 46, respectively)Diagrammatic Section of Middle Sa'udi Arabia (folio 50)Physical Geography (folio 54)Chart showing Magnetic Variation in Arabia (folio 59)Communications in Sa'udi Arabia (folio 64)Diagram of Principal Watering Points, Frontier Posts and Garrisons (folio 70)Tribes of Asir (folio 76)Panorama of the town of Marat (folio 98)Panorama of Muwaih (folio 101)Sketch Plan of Muwaih (folio 100)Sketch of route Rumaihiya-Jarya (Route Report No. 4) (folio 109)General Map (folio 121)Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 122; 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.
111. 'Field Notes on Lower Mesopotamia'
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- Abstract: This booklet, printed in 1914 by the Government of India, is organised into eight chapters that variously discuss the history, geography, population, natural resources, military, maritime, administrative, and communications infrastructure of Lower Mesopotamia. The information is intended for military and intelligence personnel and therefore focuses on these subjects with special attention to the potential for military mobilisation and preparedness.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 53; 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.
112. 'Field notes. Mesopotamia'
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- Abstract: The file consists of a publication of field notes concerning Mesopotamia. Produced by the General Staff, India, and published in Simla by the Government Monotype Press, 1915. Marked for official use only.It is divided into the following chapters:history – an expedition to Muhammareh [Khorramshahr] (1857), the political situation, and the British position in the Persian Gulf;geography – boundaries and geographical features;population – inhabitants, particularly Arab tribes;resources – including water, supplies, transport, and trade;military - distribution, strength, qualities, and camping grounds;maritime - distribution, strength, navigation, and landing facilities;administration - territory divisions and the system of organisation;communication - including lines of advance, railways, roads, telegraphs, telephones, and a list of principal routes used in Mesopotamia and Arabistan.Also included are four appendices: notes on Qatar Peninsula and Dohah [Doha]; details of important personages; a glossary of Arabic and Turkish terms; and information on weights, measures, currency, and chronology.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 113; 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.
113. 'Field notes: Mesopotamia. General Staff, India. February, 1917.'
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- Abstract: The file consists of a printed volume regarding the field notes on Mesopotamia. The volume was prepared on behalf of the General Staff, India and printed by the Superintendent Government Printing, India.The volume is divided into the following chapters:I. History.II. Geography.III. Population.IV. Resources.V. Notes on the Turkish Army.VI. Maritime.VII. Administration.VIII Communications; Routes in Mesopotamia.The volume also contains a number of appendices: A. Important personages; B. Table of Distances (in miles); C. Weights, Measures, Currency, Chronology; D. Some notes for officers proceeding to Mesopotamia; Glossary of Terms.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 169; 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.
114. 'Field notes: Aden Protectorate'
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- Abstract: Published in 1917 by the General Staff, India, this report is intended as a guide for officers serving in the field.Chapter headings are: history; geography; population; tribes; climate; Aden and Shaikh Othman; water supply; special notes for various branches; miscellaneous; personalities of note; gazetteer; communications.Two maps of Aden are contained in the cover (folios 2 and 3) as well as a 'Tabulated statement of wells' (folios 15-17).Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Please note that ff 2-4 are housed inside f 1 (i.e. the inside front cover). Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
115. 'Appendix to Routes in Persia. Section II'
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- Abstract: Government of India publication printed at the Government Central Printing Office, Simla, 1899. The volume contains information on 28 land routes into and within Persia undertaken by Captain E B Burton, 17th Bengal Cavalry, and Captain H B Vaughan, 7th Bengal Infantry.Each route description includes number of route, distances in miles (intermediate and total), stage numbers and names, precise details of the route, and remarks on road conditions, geography, settlements and peoples encountered, agriculture, access to water, and fuel and forage supply.The volume includes a preface by Lieutenant-Colonel James Wolfe Murray, Assistant Quarter Master General, Intelligence Branch, Simla, dated 1 March 1899.At the back of the volume is a map of south-west Persia showing the routes taken (folio 43).An ink stamp on the front cover records the confidential nature of the publication and that it was being transmitted for the information of His Excellency the Viceroy only.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 43; 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.
116. 'Summary of Principal Events in 1907.'
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- Abstract: The file consists of one volume containing a summary of principal events in 1907 by Wilfrid Malleson, Assistant Quartermaster-General, Intelligence Branch, Division of the Chief of Staff in Simla.It covers the following: Russia in Asia, North China, China, Assam, Bhutan, Burma, Indo-China, Japan, Korea, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands Indies, Philippines, Siam, Sikkim, Tibet, Persia, Turkey in Asia, Arabia, Somaliland, Abyssinia, Afghanistan, North-West Frontier, Baluchistan.Topics include: Political, Foreign and Internal Relations, Military, Communications, Commercial, Climate, Health, Resources, Harbours, Shipping, Telegraphs, Naval, and Geography.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 76; 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.
117. 'Summary of Principal Events. 1908'
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- Abstract: The file consists of one volume containing a summary of principal events in 1908 by Wilfrid Malleson, Assistant Quartermaster-General, Intelligence Branch, Division of the Chief of Staff, Simla.It covers the following: Russia in Asia, Northern China, Bhutan, Burma, China, Indo-China, Japan, Korea, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands Indies, Siam, Sikkim, Tibet, Eastern Bengal and Assam, Persia, Turkey in Asia, Arabia, Somaliland, Abyssinia, Afghanistan, North-West Frontier, Baluchistan, and unrest in India.Topics include: politics - foreign and internal relations, military, communications, commercial, climate and health, resources, harbours, shipping, telegraphs, naval matters, and geography.Also includes one map on folio 28: 'SKETCH MAP SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION IN CHINA IN 1908'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 76; 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.
118. 'File 8/5 Monthly Intelligence Summaries, Iraq'
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- Abstract: The volume contains monthly Royal Air Force (RAF) intelligence summaries from Air Headquarters, British Forces in Iraq, Hinaidi, Iraq, for the period between January and June 1935.Each report is divided into sections that relate to a particular country of the region, as follows: Iraq, Turkey, Persia (later, Iran), Kuwait, Saudi Arabia (referred to as Sa'udia), Syria, or Other Arab States (Bahrain, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi). Not all countries feature in every report.These country sections are then divided by subject, as follows: Internal or Home Politics, Political - Foreign, Industries and Resources, Air Forces, Internal Security, Military Forces, Air Forces, Naval Forces, Physical Geography and Communications, Oil, and Population and Tribes. Not all subjects feature in every report.Within each subject part there are sometimes further divisions under a more specific subject heading. For example 'Shi'a Situation' (regularly a part of the Home Politics sub-section of the Iraq section), or 'King Ibn Sa'ud's Increased Prestige' (folio 77, Political - Internal, Kuwait, April 1935 report).At the end of each report, as an appendix, there is a table of meteorological data with statistics on temperature, humidity, precipitation, and other phenomena. Note that where January's meteorological table should be (folio 20) there is that for the month of April. There is no table for January elsewhere.The March report contains a further appendix (52-54) entitled 'Pact of the People - demands of the Euphrates leaders submitted to Hijjat al Islam Shaikh Muhammed Hussain al Kashif al Ghata for Presentation to the Authorities concerned', being a list of demands drawn up by Shi'a leaders at the Najaf Conference, to be presented to the Sunni-majority Government.At the beginning of each report is a title page and a list indicating which country sections are included within that report. Note that, although listed, Transjordan and Palestine are not included in any report within the file.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
119. 'File 8/24 Middle East Intelligence Centre Diaries'
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- Abstract: The file contains cover letters and correspondence relating to the distribution and destruction of the daily intelligence summaries of the Middle East Intelligence Centre in Cairo. A copy of the summaries was sent from the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf at Bushire to the Political Agency at Kuwait for perusal, and then onwards to Bahrain and Muscat. Instructions were that it was then destroyed.The file contains no intelligence summaries. These were almost certainly destroyed at Muscat, as instructed.Folios 57-58 are internal office notes.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 60; 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 3-56; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
120. 'File 8/46 Staff Officer (Intelligence), Persian Gulf, Intelligence Reports'
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- Abstract: The file contains the periodic intelligence reports of the Staff Officer (Intelligence), based in Bahrain. The reports, marked secret, were issued roughly every quarter. The file contains the four reports released between October 1947 and October 1948.Each report consists of summarised intelligence on regional economic and political developments, but the emphasis is on shipping and nautical matters, air traffic, and other communication issues.On folio 12 is information on international radio channels and frequencies in use in the region.Folios 33-34 are notes on the Iranian Southern Naval Forces, including an organisational chart.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 35; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.