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File 3280/1913 'Persia: Bushire-Shiraz road; Swedish gendarmerie; conditions on the Bushire-Shiraz road; tours of Shiraz consul' [74r] (152/332)
The record is made up of 1 volume (162 folios). It was created in 8 Aug 1913-23 Feb 1915. It was written in English. 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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Enclosure No. 1.
Telegram R., No. 394, dated the 24th November 1913.
From—His Majesty’s Consul, Shiraz,
To—His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran (repeated Resident, No. 291).
I attribute occurrencef at Kazerun, &c., to two principal causes—firstly,
t Sw Enclosure. 7 and 8 to Serial No. 149 , t0 , fCape of All Muhammad With his
wbole band which, from military point
of view, was inexcusable blunder and regarding which I am submitting
detailed report; and secondly, exasperation produced by ill-treatment of
villagers and others by gtndarmes at and near Kazerun.
My recent journey down road has shown me that much ill-feeling exists
against gendarmerie owing to their highhanded methods, and to abuses
perpetrated by individual Persian officers in charge of posts.
I have been aware for some time past that such abuses were being prac
ticed and there made repeated strong representations to Major Uggla on the
subject. Uggla has issued orders that all such malpractices should disconti
nue, but his instructions appear to have been systematically ignored. I am
inclined to believe that in this matter he was not very loyally supported by
officers here who are resenting intrusion of their men, especially when
emanating from British sources. They have in fact allowed themselves to be
hoodwinked by their Persian subordinates with inevitable result that many
of the latter abuse authority. I had already written long ago detailed report
to Uggla to this effect before recent occurrences at Kazerun impressing on
him necessity for more strict and constant supervision on the part of Swedish
officers and recounting abuses which at present exist.
Enclosure No. 2.
Telegram, No. 395, dated (and received) the 24th November 1913.
From—His Majesty’s Consul, Shiraz,
To—His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran (repeated Resident and Uggla, Bushire,
No. 292).
Gendarmerie force under Major Lundberg arrived at village of Chirum,
half-way between Konar Takhteh and Kamarij, last night. Telegraph Depart
ment Ghulam at Konar Takhteh telephones now that, instead of continuing
advance up road towards Kazerun as was expected, they are retiring to Daliki
and have already passed Konar Takhteh.
Enclosure No. 3.
Telegram, No. 259, dated the 24th November 1913.
From—His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran,
To—His Majesty’s Consul, Shiraz (repeated Busbire, No. 398).
• Enclosure No. 11 to Serial No. 149. Your telegram 3U2.
I think that arrangement under which a representative of Governor-
General will co-operate with gendarmerie an excellent one, and one, moreover,
that may lead to establishment of closer relations between His _ Excellency and
gendarmerie provided, of course, that local co-operation is genuinely loyal.
You should inform His Excellency that I much appreciate readiness with
which he has come to assistance of gendarmerie on this occasion, although I do
not apprehend that incident will prove more than one of those inevitable small
set-backs that must be expected. It is a further proof that such gentry as Ali
Muhammad must be dealt with in a summary manner.
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The volume comprises correspondence between: the 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. , the Foreign Office, the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, the British Consul at Shiraz (Major Frederick O'Connor), the British Minister at Tehran, and the 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , regarding the Bushire-Shiraz road.
The subjects are:
- the proposed tours of the British Consul and other officials to Shiraz and Tehran;
- the operations of the Persian Gendarmerie (led by Swedish officers) on the Bushire-Shiraz road;
- the headquarters and schools of the Gendarmerie.
The volume includes a divider which gives the year that the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in it arranged by year. This divider is placed at the front of the volume.
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- 1 volume (162 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. The subject 3280 ('Persia: Bushire-Shiraz road) consists of one volume only, IOR/L/PS/10/404.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 164; 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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- File 3280/1913 'Persia: Bushire-Shiraz road; Swedish gendarmerie; conditions on the Bushire-Shiraz road; tours of Shiraz consul'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:163v, back-i
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