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File 52/1912 Pt 1 'Persia Diaries' [140r] (284/900)
The record is made up of 1 volume (448 folios). It was created in 11 Dec 1911-27 Dec 1913. It was written in English and Farsi. 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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Meshed Diary, No. 18, for the week ending the 3rd May (received the 4th June)
1913.
Boycotting of Revenue Sowars. The Revenue sowars who were sent to Biriand 27 th April,
were boycotted and have returned to Turbat in a worn out condition.
Inventing Plague.—The Russian interpreter at Karez, Mehdi Khan by name 28th April,
was chiefly responsible last year tor spreading rumours as to an outbreak of plague
in Afghanistan which never occurred. He is now busy in the same direction fnd
has stated that 40,000 rats have been seen dead near Herat. I have warned my
colleague who was most sensible on this subject last year.
The Whitewashing of Abdul Hamid. —Reference entry of 26th March. Abdul 29th Apri1,
Hamid has returned to Meshed from Tehran. Thanks to M. Lutkine who acted the
part of honest
broker
Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation.
, he has been whitewashed at the cost of two thousand roubles
and two emeralds. As he has made ten times this sum, the “ fees ” were not high.
The Salar-u-Dola.—lt is reported that the Amir Azam has gone to Astrabad 30th April
to check the Salar-u - Dola who is collecting men with a view to returning to
Khorasan.
An Afghan Fanatic. —The Karez Agent reports that he has heard that an lst May,
Afghan, who was employed in the Arsenal at Merv, killed two soldiers and
wounded two more. He then escaped with a rifle to Sarakhs where he killed
another soldier and fled to the Turkoman. He was pursued by an officer and six
Cossacks : but shot two of them and finally escaped across the frontier.
Arrival of the Relief Escort .— The relief escort consisting of 14 non-commis-2nd May.
sioned officers and men of the Corps of Guides reached Meshed safely. Among
them is the able surveyor who was at Meshed three years ago.
POLITICAL SUMMARY.
State of Province. —The event of the week has been the capture of Saiyid Hasan
and his gang by the relief escort. The question will be reported separately. Here
it suffices to state that initiative and courage were shown by the escort which has
impressed Meshed and raised British prestige.
State of roads. —Juju has been joined by some Kuchan sowars and intends
to create trouble at Darragaz. The Governor-General has dismissed the Governor
of Kuchan for a consideration and he is at the bottom of the intrigue. My colleague
states that he is thinking of sending 100 Cossacks to Darragaz.
P. M. SYKES, Major,
His Majesty’s Consul-General.
Late News. —The Russian infantry is to be withdrawn from Khorasan. This
will leave only the Semirechia Cossack regiment. The machine gun detachment
will also remain, I imagine. J 5
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This volume contains copies of the weekly diary of the British Military Attaché in Meshed [Mashhad]; the weekly consular diary of Britain's Consul in Khorasan; and the weekly consular diary of the Consul for Sistan and Kain.
The reports of the Military Attaché in Meshed are divided into the following sections: Communications, Telegraphs, Navigation, Ethnography, Administration, Geography, History, Military and Resources. The Consular diaries are less formulaic and more varied in content, but all contain a political summary.
On folio 344, the volume contains a copy of an illustration that depicts the bombardment of the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad by Russian forces that took place in 1912. A translation of the Farsi poem that appears around the illustration is contained on folio 343.
The volume includes a divider which gives the year that the subject file was opened and the subject heading. This divider is placed at the front of the volume.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (448 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. The subject 52 (Persia Diaries) consists of 3 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/209-211.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 448; 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, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- File 52/1912 Pt 1 'Persia Diaries'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:342v, 345r:447v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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