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61. 'Report on Sistan and the Country Between It and Mashad'
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- Abstract: The volume is Report on Sistan and the Country Between it and Mashad[Mashhad], by Lieutenant H D Napier, Staff Lieutenant, Intelligence Branch, Quarter Master General's Department in India. It was printed at the Government Central Printing Office, Simla, 1894. It consists of two parts, political and military.The report is largely based on a journey from Mashad to Sistan and back undertaken between 1 November 1892 and 18 March 1893 by the author; his munshi and a native of Mashad, Haji Jawad [Haji Javād]; a sub-surveyor of the Queen's Own Corps of Guides, Sher Ali Khan [Shīr ʿAlī Khan]; a 'gholam' [young servant] from the Governor of Khorasan (unnamed); and a Turkoman [Turkmen] 'postal sowar' [mounted orderly or guard] (unnamed). It provides information and statistics (often tabulated) on the history, geography, economy, population, resources, roads, and meteorology of the region. The information in the military section reflects concerns with supplies, transport, and development possibilities.Throughout the volume there are numerous photographs, plans, and sketches. These are of fortifications, landscape features, sites of historical or cultural interest, and notable people. In a pocket at the rear of the volume is a map that illustrates the report.Near the beginning of the report there is a preface (folio 4) written by Lieutenant-Colonel George Hand More-Molyneux, Assistant Quarter Master General, Intelligence Branch, on 7 May 1894, and guidance for the 'Custody and Disposal of Secret Books, Reports, &c., Issued by the Intelligence Branch, Quarter Master General's Department in India' (folio 3).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 57; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: An additional printed pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 6-53.
62. ‘A Report on the Tribes of Fars’
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- Abstract: Confidential report on the tribes of the Fars region of Persia [Iran], produced by Captain A J Christian of the General Staff, Shiraz, 1918. The report was printed at the Government Monotype Press, Simla [Shimla], 1919.The report covers a number of tribal groupings: the Khamseh, Qashgai [Qashqai], Mamassani, Lashani, Mishmast, Boir Ahmadi, and Dushmanziari [Doshman Zīārī]. Aspects covered include: origins and history of tribes; organisation; assessments of their general character; habitat; strength and fighting strength (expressed as numbers of men); arms and ammunition; language; revenue; subtribes. The bulk of the report is given over the Qashgai tribe, with detailed descriptions of its subtribes, and seven appendices (labelled A to G) as follows:appendix A – a genealogical table of the Qashgai Ilkhanis;B – notes on some of the Qashgai Khans;C – weights, measures, coinage used by the Qashgai;D – archaeological remains associated with the Qashgai;E – mineralogical deposits in areas associated with the Qashgai;F – agriculture of the Qashgai;G – the Amaleh.The report finishes with a list of smaller tribes, giving details of their leader, number of families, and habitat. The volume contains a single map of the Fars district, with areas occupied by some of the tribes indicated (folio 90).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 91; 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.
63. 'Plan for operations in Turkish Mesopotamia'
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- Abstract: The file is a report, compiled by the Army Headquarters and printed in 1914 at the Government Monotype Press (Simla), regarding planning for operations in Turkish Mesopotamia (Iraq). The report has been compiled on the basis of the latest information available and with approval of His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief.The report is divided into two sections. The first section, entitled 'Information' (folios 2-3), gives topographical and geographical information concerning Iraq, as well as details concerning supplies, telegraphic communications, naval and military strength, the local Arabs of Mesopotamia, and important local chiefs. A further paragraph (number 11 on folio 3v) has been pasted into the report after printing. The second section, entitled 'Plan' (folio 4), sets out a plan of operations for the occupation of Basrah [Basra] and the Shatt-al-Arab [Shaṭṭ al-‘Arab], as part of Britain's general scheme of military action against Turkey. Details are given regarding the strength of Turkish forces, landing at Umm Qasr, local chiefs, clothing and tentage, special equipment, transport, and supplies.The file also includes a map, 'Lower Mesopotamia', on folio 5, which is referenced in the text of the report.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. The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
64. 'Duzdap to Meshed via Shusp, Birjand, Kain, Jumin and Turbat-i-Haidari'
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- Abstract: The file consists of a publication concerning the route between Duzdap [Zāhedān] and Meshed [Mashhad] via Shusp [Shūsef], Birjand, Kain, Jumin, and Turbat-i-Haidari [Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh]. Produced by the General Staff, India, and published in Simla by the Government Monotype Press, 1919. Marked for official use only.Divided into stages it describes both the camel road and motor road in terms of distance, terrain, and settlements. Comments are included on opportunities for water, fuel, fodder, grazing, camping grounds and supplies. The East Persian Force is noted as the authority for this information.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 13; 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.
65. 'Plan of operations for the support of Muhammareh'
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- Abstract: The file consists of two maps (folios 2-3) of Lower Mesopotamia and a printed report, compiled at Army Headquarters and published by the General Staff, India (Simla), concerning a plan of operations for the support of Muhammareh [Muḥammarah/Khorramshahr] in the context of the British conflict with the Ottoman Empire in Mesopotamia during the First World War. The printed report consists of two sections: the first entitled 'Section I.-Information' (folios 4-5) and the second 'Plan of Operations for the Support of Muhammareh' (folios 6-7). The second section is printed on thinner paper and appears to be a possible later addition to the report. The front cover includes the title of the report, a note on secrecy and 'Rules for the custody and disposal of secret documents' (folio 1).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.Pagination: Part of the file also has an original printed pagination sequence.
66. ‘Affairs of Aden’
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- Abstract: Enclosure nos. 2-14 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Government of Bombay [Mumbai], dated 24 January 1845. The enclosures are dated 22 November 1844-21 January 1845.The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in Aden, including: the provision of coal to a French ship, the Crocodile, that called at Aden, and information learnt about French movements and intentions in the region; and construction work to improve the defences at Aden.The primary correspondents are: the Political Agent, Aden; the Executive Engineer, Aden; and the Government of India.There is one item in French, a letter from Captain C Robin of the Crocodile(folio 215).Physical description: 1 item (28 folios)
67. 'Complaint regarding repetition of "Most Secret" Foreign Office telegram'
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- Abstract: The main focus of the file is a deciphered telegram (folio 5), sent from the Government of India External Affairs Department to the Secretary of State for India, which contains intelligence relating to a potential threat to British interests in Asia from Germany and Russia. The next letter, from Roland Tennyson Peel, Secretary for the Political Department in the India Office, complains that this telegram repeated information which his office had already received, and that this repetition could 'compromise the intelligence source'. The final letter in the file (folio 2), from Olaf Kirkpatrick Caroe in the Government of India External Affairs Department, apologises for the repetition and any trouble caused. The file was previously marked secret.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 6; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
68. 'Contemplated operations to the Westward of the Indus'
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- Abstract: Enclosures no. 2-113 to dispatch no. 23 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 24 September 1838. The enclosures are dated 3 July-24 September 1838.The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to preparations for the East India Company’s invasion of Afghanistan in order to depose Dost Mohamed [Dost Mohammad Khan] as Emir and replace him with former Emir Shah Shuja ul Mulk [Shah Shujah Durrani, also referred to as Shah Shooja ool Moolk and other variants]. Topics covered include:The arrival of Colonel Claude Martin Wade to serve as Political Agent, Loodianah [Ludhiana], and accounts of his meetings with Shah Shuja and members of his courtNegotiations for a treaty between Shah Shuja and Runjeet Singh [Ranjit Singh], Maharajah of the Sikh EmpireAttempts to recruit other adherents to Shah Shuja’s cause, including the Emir of Bokhara [Bukhara], the Chief of Koondooz [Kunduz] and the Khan of Kelat [Kalat]Shah Shuja's professed inability to pay for the raising of his own troops and request for further British aidReports of arrangements made by Dost Mohamed to prepare for the invasion, including a prohibition of communications between his subjects and Shah Shuja or the BritishAppointments of British officers to serve in Shah Shuja’s forcePractical arrangements relating to transport, equipment, stores and the suitability of roads and passes on the planned invasion routeArrangements for a meeting between the Maharajah and George Eden, Baron Auckland, Governor-General of IndiaA mission to Peshawur [Peshawar] by Lieutenant Frederick Mackeson and a mission to Cabool [Kabul, also written as Caubul] by Captain Alexander Burnes to gain adherents to Shah Shuja’s causeEfforts by Dost Mohamed to gain the support of the Khaibar [Khyber] chiefs and their subsequent actions to cut off or contaminate the water supply for Fort Fattehgurh [Fort Jamrud]Reports of two Russian agents visiting Bokhara, Caubul, Lahore and Calcutta [Kolkata] and examining mountain passes in the Hindoo Koosh [Hindu Kush]Enquiries into the loyalties of the emirs of Sinde [Sindh] and the preparations of a force at Bombay [Mumbai] in case of an uprising there.Folios 179-244 deal with the arrival of Lieutenant Mackeson to serve as Political Agent, Bhawalpur [Bahawalpur, also written as Bahawalpoor], accounts of his meetings with the Nawab Bhawul Khan Bahadur [Bahawal III] and members of his court, and negotiations for a treaty between the Nawab and the Company confirming the Nawab’s support of Shah Shuja.Folios 122-136 and 257-281 deal with various intelligence reports from Afghanistan detailing the activities of Persia [Iran] and the siege of Herat, as well as discussions into the veracity and accuracy of such reports.The primary correspondents are Colonel Wade, Captain Burnes, Lieutenant Mackeson, Shah Shuja, Lord Auckland and William Hay Macnaghten, Secretary to the Government of India.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 3, and terminates at f 379, as it 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
69. ‘Cyprus.’
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- Abstract: Report compiled by Captain Albany Robert Savile of the 18th Royal Irish Regiment, in the Intelligence Branch, Quarter Master General’s Department, Horse Guards. The report was published and printed in London under the superintendence of HM’s Stationery Office in 1878. The report contains fourteen chapters, labelled I to XIV, as follows:I: a history of Cyprus, from ancient times to the occuption of the island by Britain in 1878II: geography and topographyIII: towns, villages, and antiquitiesIV: communications (inland, maritime, and telegraphic)V: coast, harboursVI: climateVII: natural historyVIII: agricultural productionIX: geology and mineralogyX: population and inhabitants, including their character, language, religion and educationXI: internal administration (civil, ecclesiastical, military)XII: manufacture and industryXIII: trade and revenueXIV: currency, weights and measures, list of authorities on Cyprus, cartography of CyprusThe volume includes a sketch map of Cyprus at the rear (f 91).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 92; 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.
70. 'Handbook of the Persian Army'
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- Abstract: This volume is a handbook of the Persian Army, produced by the General Staff Branch, India, for the use of Government of India officials. It was published in Delhi by the Government of India Press. The handbook aims to provide an overview of the construction and operation of the Persian Army, and covers a number of topics which are outlined in the table of contents (folio 5), including: historical background, geography, material resources, artillery, technical troops, transportation and military education.There is an appendix containing a glossary of names of ranks and branches within the Persian Army (folio 58). Between folios 59-68 are illustrative plates featuring pictures of officers' badges of rank and of various members of the Persian military dressed in their full uniform according to their position in the Army. The volume contains an index (folios 69-70) and there is a map enclosed in a pocket in the back inside cover (IOR/L/MIL/17/15/37, f 72).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 73; 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.
71. 'Handbook of Hejaz. Prepared by the Arab Bureau, Cairo.'
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- Abstract: Second edition of the Handbook of Hejaz. The first edition was compiled by Lieutenant Commander David George Hogarth, Director of the Arab Bureau, in June 1916, however the development of events in Hejaz, along with improved knowledge of the area and a large number of errors in the first edition resulted in a second edition being produced so soon afterwards.The contents of the handbook include:AreaPhysical Character (Relief, Climate)Population (Oasis Life, Urban Life, Beduin Life)Districts and Towns (Northern, Central and Southern Districts)Tribal Notes (Huweitât, 'Atîyah, Moahib, Billi, Juheinah, Harb, 'Ateibah, Ashrâf, Hudheil, Faham, Juhâdlah, Mahdi; Sa'd, Thaqif, Mâlik, Nasri)Political (Government, Recent History and Politics)Personalities (Ruling Family, Others)PilgrimageTrade and Industries (Export and Imports, Currency, Weights and Measures)Communications (Northern Coastal Routes, Southern Coastal Routes, Inland Routes, Central Routes)Routes (Akaba-Mâ'an, Akaba-Mecca, Muweilah-Tebûk, Wejh-El-'Ala, Wejh-Medina, Jiddah-Mecca, Jiddah-Lîth, Medina-Mecca (Darb-es-Sultâni), Medina-Mecca (Darb esh-Sharqi), Tâ'if-Mecca, Mâ'an-Medina (Hejaz Railway), Mu'adhdham-Teima; Medina-Mustajiddah (Hâ'il), Medina-Rass (Qasîm), Mecca-Mustajiddah-Hâ'il, Mecca-Qasîm and Riyâdh)Folio 4 contains an outline map of Hejaz and Folio 38 of the handbook contains a genealogical table for the Ruling Sheifial Family of Mecca from 1827 onwards.Physical description: Foliation: The handbook has been foliated from the front to back covers using a pencil number enclosed in a circle located in the top right hand corner of the recto of each folio. The folio number for folio 4 has been written on the verso of the folio.
72. 'Handbook of Arabia. Vol. I. 1917'
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- Abstract: This volume is A Handbook of Arabia, Volume I, General(Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Department: May, 1916) and contains geographical and political information of a general character concerning the Arabian Peninsula. The volume was prepared on behalf of the Admiralty and War Office, from sources, including native information obtained for the purpose of compiling the volume, since the outbreak of the First World War. Separate chapters are devoted to each of the districts or provinces of the Arabian Peninsula and include information on the physical character, as well as social and political surveys.The volume includes a note on official use, title page, and a 'Note' on the compilation of the volume. There is a page of 'Contents' that includes the following sections:Chapter 1: Physical Survey;Chapter 2: Social Survey;Chapter 3: The Bedouin Tribes: A. Northern Tribes, B. Tribes of the Central West, C. Tribes of the Central South, D. Tribes of the Central East, Supplement: Non-Bedouin Nomads;Chapter 4: Hejaz;Chapter 5: Asir;Chapter 6: Yemen;Chapter 7: Aden and Hadhramaut: A. Aden and the Interior, B. Hadhramaut;Chapter 8: Oman: A. The sultanate of Oman, B. Independent Oman;Chapter 9: The Gulf Coast: A. The Sultanate of Koweit [Kuwait], B. Hasa, C. Bahrain, D. El-Qatar, E. Trucial Oman;Chapter 10: Nejd;Chapter 11: Jebel Shammar;Chapter 12: The Northern Nefūd and Dahanah Belts;Chapter 13: Settled Tribes of the North-West;Chapter 14: Settled Tribes of the West;Chapter 15: Settled Tribes of the South;Chapter 16: Settled Tribes of the Centre;Appendix: Note of Topographical and Common Terms;Index;Plates.The front of the volume includes a 'List of Maps' and a 'Note on the Spelling of Proper Names'. Maps contained in this volume are:Map 1: Arabia: Districts and Towns;Map 2: Orographical Features of Arabia;Map 3: Land Surface Features of Arabia;Map 4: Tribal Map of Arabia.The volume also contains fifteen plates of photographs and sketches by Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear, Douglas Carruthers, Captain Gerard Leachman, Dr Julius Euting, George Wyman Bury, and Samuel Barrett Miles.Physical description: Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the last of various maps which are inserted at the back of the volume, on number 371.