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File 52/1912 Pt 3 'Persia Diaries' [242v] (495/1128)
The record is made up of 1 volume (562 folios). It was created in 20 Jan 1917-10 May 1919. 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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4
ti e following day Abbas Ali is said to have delivered two letters to the Afghan
officials from "Wagner. It appears from this that Wagner's destination was, after
all, Tehran, as I suspected.
33. Our Agent still remarks upon the attentions of the Naib Solar towards him,
and thinks that Kazim Beg is intriguing (paragraph 29 last week).
34. Our Agent heard on the 8th that a
firman
A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’).
had been received by the Naib-
id-Hukumah from the Amir regarding Saiyid 8hah (paragraph 27 above) instructing
him to take proceedings against the man’s brothers (which had already been done).
The
firman
A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’).
stated that the absconding revenue official had had intimate relations
with the British authorities in Sistan, and that the latter are now keeping him
there having received him with great honour notwithstanding his conduct!
Meshed * * Gl. GItEA , Lieut.-Colonclj
The 16th February 1918. ) His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General and
Agent of the Government of India in Khorassan.
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- Content
This volume contains copies of the weekly Meshed [Mashhad] Intelligence Summary; the weekly consular diary of Britain's Consul in Khorasan; and the weekly consular diary of the Consul for Sistan and Kain.
These reports contain details related to regional political and military developments including the movement of Russian forces, news of the First World War, events in Afghanistan and 'Russian Turkistan' as well as the Russian Revolution of 1917.
The reports also discuss local outbreaks of violence, crime, and internal political developments in Persia including the appointment of government officials and their movements/activities as well as news regarding an influenza epidemic in Persia.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (562 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear 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 first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 556; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/211
- Title
- File 52/1912 Pt 3 'Persia Diaries'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:556v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence