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File 348/1913 Pt 2 'Persia: Kerman affairs' [102r] (208/284)
The record is made up of 1 volume (138 folios). It was created in 15 Nov 1913-1 Jan 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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CONFIDENTIAL
No. 462, dated Bushire, the 12th
(received 24th) February 1914.
1
From— Captain L. Birdwood, I.A., First Assistant Resident, (in charge current
duties),
To—The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and
Political Department, Delhi.
In continuation of this
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
letter No. 3226, dated 26th October 1913,
I have the honour to forward, for the information of the Government of India,
a copy of the communications, noted below, which have since passed, in re
gard to the functions of the gendarmerie in the Kerman Province.
In this connection I venture to call attention to this
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
letter,
No. 3142, dated i8th October 1913.
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LIST OF ENCLOSURES.
(1) Extracts from Consul, Kerman’s diaries for the weeksending 8th and 22nd
December 1913.
(2) Telegram R., No. 5, dated 2nd February 1914, from the His Majesty’s Consul,
Kerman, to His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran.
(3) Telegram R., No. 9, dated 7th February 1914, from His Britannic Majesty’s
Minister, Tehran, to His Majesty’s Consul, Kerman.
(4) Telegram R., No. 6, dated 8th February 1914, from His Majesty’s Consul,
Kerman, to His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran.
Enclosure No. 1.
Extracts from Consult Kerman's diary for the week ending 8th December igi3>
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642. Mr. Lecoffreani Captain de Mare called on His Majesty’s Consul
on the 2nd instant. Mr. Lecoffre had changed his attitude in regard to the
subsidising of the
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Nusrat. He now said that 10,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
a month
was paid for the maintenance of the regular troops and the roadguards in
the province. The bulk of this sum passed into the hands of the
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Nusrat, and his brother Adl-us-Sultan. For the Karasuran on the Yazd
the allowance exceeded 1,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
. These funds, if properly expended,
should amply suffice for maintaining all forces necessary for the preservation
of order. His Majesty’s Consul was inclined to agree, but expressed surprise
that these facts and this point of view had not been placed before him at the
beginning by the Chief Financial Authority.
643. Mr. Lecoffre then proceeded to introduce a proposal which he had
already communicated privately to Mr. Garnett when the latter was ere. is
was for the appointment of one, or if possible, more than one, European o cer,
in whose hands should be centred the financial and tactical contro 0 a e
armed forces in the province excepting the gendarmerie. This would save me
immense leakage of funds at present going on, and lead to the organisation 0
a more than visionary and tolerably reliable force. Afterwards these orces
would all be amalgamated with the Road gendarmerie.
644. His Majesty’s Consul replied that, while full European control appear
ed to offer the only hope of bringing the Persian Public Services into a state of
practical efficiency and of stopping the wastage of public funds, he did not
believe that any scheme for putting the whole armed force 0 e coun ry
European hands would ever be accepted by the Persian Coyemment, or that
His Majesty’s Legation would be inclined to press for its adoption. •
sion had been made to European immediate requirements by the creation of the
gendarmerie as a separate force under European command to pro ec c
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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 for Kerman, 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 affairs in Kerman.
The subjects are:
- the movements of Baluchi raiders in the Province;
- the operations of the Swedish gendarmerie against Baluchi;
- the departure of the new Governor General from Tehran;
- Misbah-i-Divan, created Governor of Baluchistan, on a mission to pacify Persian Baluchistan;
- finances.
There are copies of letters in French, from Major G Glimstedt, Commanding the IV Regiment of the Gendarmerie Gouvernementale at Kerman.
The volume comprises part 2 of two. Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (138 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. The subject 348 (Kerman affairs) consists of two volumes IOR/L/PS/10/334-335, with part 1 in the first and part 2 in the second volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 140; 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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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