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File 3443/1914 Pt 4 'Persia: East Persia affairs; German agents' [116r] (238/368)
The record is made up of 1 volume (179 folios). It was created in 9 Feb 1916-20 Dec 1916. It was written in English and German. 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.
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NOTE.
2640
9 iS
Mr. Modi, the Pars! Electrloa^&igiwur
at Kabul,
rassed down the Khyber on May 29th 1916 and was interviev/ed
by the Assistant
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
. He said that all the
Germans had been dismissed from Afghanistan by the Amir
with a very clear answer that he would not assist onem.
Before dismissing them he had sent for his brother and eldest
son am asked them if they meant really to ooey him., pointing
out that they were doing just the reverse and were under
mining the foundations of their own kingiorn, and give them
a warning. Then in their presence he announced to the
Germans their order of dismissal.■» It is said that some
of them have left in the direction of Maimana (Turkestan),
others towards Kaniahar. As regards the Austrian prisoners
who had escaped from the hands of the Russians, and also the
seven Afridi deserters who came with the party to Kabul
the Amir is detaining them, in Kabul.
This information is corroborated in its main details
from another source. The difference in treatment of the
German party on one side and the Austrians and Afridis on
the other is said to be because the former came to
Afghanistan as ambassadors, while the latter, being
deserters, had to be detained by the Amir in accordance
with his promises to the British Government. They are now
being
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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 May and November 1916. The correspondence is particularly concerned with finding and capturing German, Ottoman and Austrian agents active in Persia and Afghanistan.
The primary correspondents are: British Legation, Tehran; War Office Directorate of Military Intelligence; Chief Commissioner, North-West Frontier Region of British India bordering Afghanistan. Province; British Legation, Sistan and Kain; British Consulate General, Meshed; Government of India.
The volume contains a single item in German (ff 149-150), a list of German military personnel active in Persia in February 1916 written by the German Military Attache, Tehran.
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (179 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 3443 (German War/Persia) consists of six volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/472-477. The volumes are divided into six parts, with each part comprising one volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 181; 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.
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- English and German in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/PS/10/475
- Title
- File 3443/1914 Pt 4 'Persia: East Persia affairs; German agents'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:5v, 9r:11v, 15r:30v, 32ar, 32r:58v, 61r:73v, 74ar, 74r:148v, 151r:180v, back-i
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