[CAUCASUS / RUSSIA / BRITAIN / THE MIDDLE EAST] Sarikamis 1 Haziran [13]39 senesi istihbârât hülâsalari. Mahrem ve hizmete mahsûs No. 5. [i.e., Intelligence extracts of the Sarikamis Front in 1339 (1923). Restricted No. 5)

Sark Cehbesi Kumandanligi Erkân-i Harbiye Istihbârât Subesi, Sark Cebhesi Matbaasi [i.e., Eastern Front Printing House], [Erzurum or Kars], AH 1339 [AD 1923]. Original wrappers. Foolscap 8vo. (18 x 10,5 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 64 p. Chippings on the spine, an official stamp on the front face. Overall, a very good copy. First and only edition of this restricted pamphlet for military use including the details of military, political, and social intelligence of the Eastern Front in WW1 in the post-war period in 1923, printed as the fifth booklet of the Restricted Series. The pamphlet contains valuable information about the October Revolution and the situation in Soviet Russia in 1923, British policy and Russian-English relations, Baku State, The Kars Republic, Azerbaijan’s policy, conditions of the foreign trade ships, the statue of the Turkish Straits, Baku Communist Cooperatives and the Republic of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, and communist activities