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Telegram P., No. 229
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C , dated (and received) the 24th September 1915.
j? rom _His Britannic Majesty’s Consul for Sistan and Kain,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
Please refer to your telegram No. 977 S. of the 22nd instant. Prom
the time of Colonel Dale’s arrival I have been acting in Birjand as now directed
except that until recently my advice and information have been given not to
Colonel Wikeley but to Colonel Dale as originally latter was given by the former
a tolerably free hand in regard to operations in Kainat against small parties
of Germans and was allowed to correspond direct with Russian Colonel. I am
authorised by Colonel Dale to send you following statement which was written
by him :—“ Though I acknowledge the invaluable nature of the advice and
information given by His Britannic Majesty’s Consul on no occassion have I
acted otherwise than on my own judgment for which I am alone responsible. ”
No requisition has ever been made by me to the Commanding Officer to
send troops anywhere.
I quote the following telegram which was spontaneously sent by Colonel
TVikeley to me on the 14th instant to prove that he has been apparently been
in full accord with our views.
“ With a view to escaping across the Lut do you think that the German
party may try to use Duroh-Shusp road? If so, 1 would send 50 men to Neh.
Is Duroh being watched by any one ? ”
I sent the following reply to this—“ There is a news-writer of ours in
Duroh. This German (party ?) will I think go further south than Sar Chah—
nothing has been reported by my men at Ahwaz, Tabas and Gazik. ”
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Telegram R., No. 2163 B., dated (and received) the 24th September 1915.
From—The Hon’ble Lieutenant-Colonel Sir P. Z. Cox, K.C.I.E., C.S.L, Poli
tical Resident in the Persian Gulf, Basrah,
To The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
Following from Tehran No. 305:— Begins. Following from Grahame at
Chigakhor (Musa?) may interest you. September 17th. On arrival at
Shalamzar received letters from Muhtasham requesting our presence at
S) ig^khor where (?) C. and I came September 18th morning leaving caravan of
British subjects and escort in Shalamzar to join us September 19th at Naghun.
At Chigakhor found German Consul with Austrian soldiers and Persian
sowars installed since the previous evening.
Amir Jang was at pains to explain this party (which left Ispahan some
hours before us) had intended visiting Soulet but learning at Paradumba that
he had started south decided to pay surprise visit to Chigakhor. It is common
talk m camp that Germans prepared (to) pay Khans any sum to fall in with
ibem It is said that Germans intend to return to Ispahan. Length of their
stay here unknown. °
f , rlentlly c °nyemtion this morning, September ] 8th, with Amir
-p n T d al t e ™°°n with Muhtasham in presence of former and Sardar
following results^— ari ° US “ HiS ExoelleDc y’ s consideration with
person ^ t0 SeIUl Bakhtiari S" ard ™ d cr responsible
peison io cnei ompany ns to oil concession. A
f J 2 -* B ? end A , nilr Jan S to oil Concession to carry on (?) there latters term
of office having only one month to run unless Khans in Tehran a'ree to h“
remaining in office. Jang himself very keen to go. Cox and voS (arel both
keen on this. Perhaps possible to arrange it in Tehran ^ 1 “