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Oh you ' Darya Begi, Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. , who have gone to Bushire, fifty days have now
passed s nee you have stopped us from our work of resistance and you have done
no work which may produce a result. Perhaps you are under compulsion like
the Ministers at Tehran, and cannot make things plain to the British. M e are
not under compulsion, and say with a loud voice that if Bushire is a tributary
of Persia and Persian soil, the flags of Germany, Turkey, Russia. Lngland
and Prance should be hoisted side by side, and our guests who were arres-
ted in a neutral land should be restored. B.ather compensation ]s due,
which should be paid. If Bushire is theirs, and business is done, according
to their orders and instructions, these are all mocking words and the English
wil] laufrh at you in secret. However, we are not under compulsion, and say
that either Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. should be their tufangchi, or else resign this ridiculous
appointment; otherwise we should hoist the flag of the several nations, and the
English pay for their treachery. No one should think that we are sitting
quiet and say, c ‘ What is the matter.” Inshallah, we have no need of Isfahanis,
Tehranis, Qashqais, Dashti, Tangistan and Chahkutah "vve ha've in all eight
thousand tufangchis; Eorasjun also has got three thousand men. In the
past fights from first to last, we did not go into battle with more than three
hundred men. It was by reason of the scarcity of ammunition. But now
thanks he to God, ammunition and supplies have been collected. All the
tufangchis have been gathered. We will join battle with 100,000 English
troops.
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No. Cf.-387, dated Buskire, the 15th (received 22nd) November 1915.
From— Major A. P. Trevor, C.I.E., Deputy Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
To—The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department.
With reference to my telegram No. 702-C., dated 13th November 1915, I
^ ™ OQC ,. .,,,, XT , 1Q1 , have the honour to forward herewith a
copy oi a despatch, which 1 have addressed
to His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, enclosing copies of certain letters addressed
to the Darya Begi by Ghazanfar-us-Sultaneh, Khan of Borasjun, Shaikh Ja’far
and others, suggesting that His Excellency should leave Bushire forthwith.
PRECIS.
Bushire Situation. Forwards copies of letters from Shaikh Jafar to the Darya Begi warning
him to leave Bushire.
Enelo. to Serial No. 204.
No. Cf.-386, dated Bushire, the 15th November 1915 (Confidential).
From— Major A. P. Trevor, C.I.E., Acting Consul-General,
To—C. M. Marling, Esq., C.B., C.M.G., His Britannic Majesty’s Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Tehran.
1. Shaikh J’afar, dated the 6th November 1915.
2. Ditto ditto.
3. Mirza Muhammad, Khan of Borasjun, dated
the 10th November 1915.
4. Mulla Hassan aU, dated the 12th November.
5- Shaikh Ja'far, dated the 10th November.
In continuation and amplification of my telegrams No 699-C., dated 10th
instant, and No. 702-0., dated 13th ins
tant, I have the honour to forward, for
your information copies of letters from
Shaikh Ja’far to His Excellency the Darya
Begi, together with other correspondence
as noted in the margin.
In the first letter Shaikh Ja’far informs Darya Begi that certain things
must be done otherwise the hostile Khans will attack Bushire, and promises to
give His Excellency timely warning to enable him to quit.
In his letter dated 10 th November, Shaikh Ja’far urgently recommends the
Darya Begi to leave Bushire on the ground that the Persian Government has
given orders that the British community should be arrested at all places in
Persia, and Bushire will consequently be no place for His Excellency. Pro-