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File 3443/1914 Pt 2 'German War: German emissaries to Afghanistan' [‎43ar] (93/490)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (238 folios). It was created in 1 Jun 1915-21 Nov 1915. It was written in English and French. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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Secret Department.
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From Viceroy, 29t/i July 1915.
(Repeated as Ao. 744 S.)
Foreign Secret. German agents in Persia. Reference to your telegram
of the 27tli July. Orders have been issued to Consul-Oenera , r > >
stop recruiting' there. In view of
that party of four Germans with piobabh ■ ,. . . Governor- that
reached Kain and been received as guests by ^^Xlr’ncting
German in command claims to be ( onsu , ia ’ , , tribal agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
raising of local force by our Consul and A e dWRifles
is not likely to be effective decided to espatoh a ^
and two machine guns from Robot to iNasratabad o b e ioiloueU s
reinforcement of 234 cavalry and '".’d 1 "' 1 ' '"i ve 7 lt establishment of
this force is sufficient to overawe ^ lst f Rl ,„ l , e ,7 f „ encP l ulve always
German intrigue m district where om in ^ l " \ ‘ e or i ess synchronise
been predominant. Moreover, this movement will niore^o, ms is
with action authorised at Bushin mi j s j lon l ( j | ie further
expected on 5th August and a ba « a! '"” ™; ‘ While aj.pre-
earnest of our serious intentions to 1 e,slR “. ^ S" , r te legram of the
elating risk of exciting hostile situation n consider risk
25th July) we now on * . l7hoS 'do not aniicipate serious
small and worth taking, and ‘ ^ , „ (liecke( l i„ Seistan would lead to
danger to force. Armed « ^ ; ^ ( ^X tm . llin e„t at Robat, and would
widespread intrigue that nu.^ T| p;l ,. t ies avoid Seistan and mean
certainly disturb whole b ^? r . all ] 1 we nor Russians can now [ V ]
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The volume contains correspondence regarding the Persian Campaign of the First World War and the movements and activities of the Central Powers in Persia [Iran] between June and November 1915. The correspondence is particularly concerned with German and Ottoman attempts to infiltrate Afghanistan from Persia, and of ensuring the continued neutrality of both Afghanistan and Persia.

The primary correspondents are the British Legation, Tehran; the British Embassy, Petrograd [Saint Petersburg]; the Government of India; and the Foreign Office.

The volume contains a single folio in French (f 184), a communication from the Russian Ambassador in London.

The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (238 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 238; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

A previous foliation sequence between ff 121-127, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers.

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English and French in Latin script
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