'File W/4 Hostilities in Persia: Tangistan Blockade; Confiscation of Tea for Tangistan' [‎24v] (46/411)

Enclosure No. 3,
Extract from the 0 Tazianeh No, 24, dated the 6th Ramzan 1333.
The pressure and intrigues of the English.
The silence of the Government against all their illegal transgressions has
filled the cup of the Persians* patience to the brim, and the volunteers of
XMshti, Dashtistan, Chahkutah and Tangistan, who have for some time past
nuited in obedience to the decrees of the High Ulema for the preservation of
the realms of Islam have attacked the British Consulate-General at Bushire.
Although they were being constantly fired at from the sea and land, they did
not fear death and attacked so enthusiastically in the cause of the preserv
ation of the Sacred Law that two officers and five Indian sowars were killed,
their arms were carried away ; other numbers of the killed and wounded in the
bangurs of the enemy are unknown. The volunteers had no casualties and
returned to their places according to the order of the Commander.
According to a telegram from Borasjun the artillery fire of the British,
continues on the place where the volunteers were. It is believed that, if the
Uovernment take action immediately to bring the Germans back and expel
the English, this matter will not take long and it will be in the interests of the
l^uglish*
Enclosure No. 4..
Telegram.
Extract from the Tazicmeh", So. 24, dated Shiraz, 6th Eamzan 1333
(Wth July lOloJ.
To
His Excellency the Governor-General of Ears.
Copies to the Kazeruni Mujtahid, Agha Sayyed Jafar, Agha Shaikh Jafar,,
Agha Shaikh Murteza, Agha Shaikh Muhsin, the Qawam-ul-Mulk, the
Supreme Court of Justice, the Gendarmerie Department, the " Jam-i-Jam
the Tazianehthe Socialist Moderates, and the holy committee of the
Democrats, Shiraz.
With a view to preserving the prestige of Islam and independence of the
dominions of Persia and to blocking the paths for the pretexts and intrigues
of the foreigners and to the delicate positioa of neutrality merely for the sake
of God,. w 7 e volunteered to make peace between the Khans of Dashtistan and
we made up our minds at Kazerun to remove by whatever means the
antagonism on both sides and to get them to conclude peace and unite
sincerely with each other, and to guard against the critical situation, and to
get them to assist in the execution of the Government's orders.
We divided ourselves in two parties, and some of us visited the Gh^zanfar-
us-Sultaneh, while the other one, the Chief one, visited Ismail Khan. We
made a truce of hostilities for the time being. We were first under the im
pression that the tiame of the trouble was perhaps actuated by a desire on the
part of both parties to acquire each other's territories. After obtaining full,
information regarding the geography of the territories of both sides, we put
iorward the terms of peace. Indeed Agha Khan and Ghazanlar-us-Sultaneii
and the other Khans allied with them accepted them, and showed themselves
ready to unite with each other and not to allow the intrigues of foreigners to
shake the neutrality of the Peisian Government.
Although Ismail Khan at first was ready to make peace, but unfortunate
ly Muhammad Khan of ilaiat Daud, who had come with his forces under
instructions from Haidar Khan to assist him, seduced the latter with the help
of Mr. Cox, and his own co-operation. He ignored our peaceful measures and
sincere efforts and relused to make peace. The poor fool has been won over
by the force of the rifles and ammunition of the British. We did not at all
lose any opportunity to elfect peace, but to our regret it had no eUcct and we
liave now arrived at Borasjun m despair.