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File 3443/1914 Pt 2 'German War: German emissaries to Afghanistan' [81v] (171/490)
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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also only telegraphed his reports to Meshed to his senior military officer. Thi
no doubt accounts for proposal of Russian Vice-Consul to make a trip to Kaj 8
and his request that either I or British Vice-Consul should accompany him on
his journey.
Afterwards when my Russian colleague refused to make the journey on the
ground that a Russian Consular officer was coming from Meshed’, I felt that I
apart from the fact that the Persians had been told that Mr. New was goin» ^
with Russian Vice-Consul to Kain, I had a good reason for sending Mr. °New
there to collect information.
Enclosure to Serial No. 81.
No. H. 6852, dated Simla, the 7th August 1915.
From— Major A. H. O. Spence, Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in
the Army Department,
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
I am directed to convey the sanction of the Government of India to the
temporary issue of 120 *303 rifles with 100 rounds of ammunition per rifle and
120 sets of accoutrements to the Agent to the Governor-General and Chief
Commissioner in Baluchistan for the use of the Chagai Levy Corps.
86
Telegram P., No. 9 F., dated the 16th (received 17th) August 1915.
From— Major F. B. Prideaci, C.I.E., His Britannic Majesty's Consul for Sistan
and Kain,
To—The Secretary to the G overnment of India in the Foreign and Political Depart*
ment, Simla.
I have been informed by His M ajesty’s Minister at Tehran that Russiai*
Government have no objection to our sending armed Hazaras to Birjand from
Meshed.
I believe there are in the neighbourhood of Tabas 300 or 400 Persian
sowars with two or th?ee dozen Germans and Austrians and several machine
guns. On account of presence of Russian troops these will probably not come
near Birjand but only alternative open to them would appear to be to return
to Ispahan or proceed in a southern direction to Sistan (and) Sarhad
via Naib^nd.
Since August 3rd Consul-General, Ispahan, has mentioned that seven
parties comprising 12 Germans and 61 Austrians have set out down road (to)
Shiraz since July !|.9th. These are mostly believed to have turned off intq
an easterly direction.
If these Europeans succeed in getting into Sarhad, I think they will be
able to do a great deal of harm; the addition to our force in Sistan of a
hundred Hazaras may be most valuable in the forthcoming winter.
Colonel Haig is prepared to allow Captain Thorburn to bring down the
Hazaras to Birjand and as soon as it becomes evident that Germans have
abandoned their intention of coming here I can take them on to Sistan.
It is thirteen stages between Meshed and Birjand and now the road is quite
open to traffic.
At the present time I have 28 camel riders from Sistan and eighteen
from Birjand are here in temporary service. In a few days I hope to be able
to discharge these men but am awaiting news of some engagement between
eimans and Russians. If I cannot have the Hazaras, whom I would much
pre er, I propose to keep these levies on if the Germans continue to threaten
4>Ujand and the road is strongly intrenched by them.
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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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:41v, 42ar, 42r:42v, 43ar, 43r:48v, 50r:96v, 100r:122v, 123ar, 123r:145v, 148r:183v, 185r:212v, 213ar, 213r:219v, 220ar, 220r:222v, 223ar, 223r:238v, back-i
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