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File 348/1913 Pt 1 'Persia: Kerman affairs; proposal to finance the governor; Proposal to appoint British officers' [22r] (48/288)
The record is made up of 1 volume (140 folios). It was created in 11 Dec 1909-16 Dec 1913. 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. 3142, dated Bushire, the 18th (received 27th) October 1913.
F rom Captain R. L. BirdwoOD, I. A., First Assistant Resident, (in the absence
of the Resident),
X 0 The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department,
Simla.
In continuation of my letter No. 3117, dated 12th October 1913, I have the
honour to forward, for the information of the Government of India, copies of the
telegrams, marginally cited, which have
since passed in regard to the functions and
subordination of the detachment of Gendar
merie ordered to Kerman and to the
attitude towards them which is to be
adopted by His Majesty’s Consul at that town.
No. 133, dated 13th October I9J3, from Hi*
Majesty’s Consul, Kerman, to His Majesty’s
Minister, Tehran.
No. 85, dated 15th October 1913, from Hi*
Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, td His Majesty’s
Consul, Kerman.
Telegram R. No. 133, dated 13th (received 14th) October 1913.
From—His Majesty’s Consul, Kerman,
To—His Majesty’s Minister Tehran, (repeated Resident, Bushire, No. 188).
I shall be much obliged if you will send me copy of any regulations
governing the functions and subordination of gendarmerie. Also some indication
what my official relation to them should be ; what control or authority if any I
should seek to acquire • and what w : ork British Government expects them to do.
Lecoffre is looking forward to having them completely under his control for such
purposes as he judges good and Governor-General yesterday asked me whether
they were to be under his orders or Lecoffre’s.
Only information I have about functions, etc., of gendarmerie is what has
appeared in public press; there is nothing in my office records.
telegram R. No. 85, dated (and received) 15th October 1913.
From—His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran,
To—His Majesty’s Consul, Kerman, (repeated Resident, Bushire, No. 361).
Your telegram No. 133.
there are no regulations governing the functions and subordination of
gendarmerie. Theoretically as they are under immediate jurisdiction of Minister
of the Interior here, so in provinces they are under orders of Governor-GeneraL
Practically it is most desirable that all action should be taken in consultation with
Governor-General who should, as far as may be possible, be made to believe his
views are being acted on, though one cannot but recognize that Officer Com
manding must frequently rely on his own judgment.
Glimsted is perhaps somewhat over-prone to do this.
You should seek to acquire full (as possible ?) control over gendarmerie in
a friendly manner. I am sure that they will always turn to you for assistance
and advice as the Colonel does to me here, and you should serve as a channel
for smoothing difficulties that may arise between them and Governor-General.
Their first duty is to secure order on trade routes as soon as they feel them
selves strong enough to do so.
Glimsted will doubtless render Lecoffre such assistance as he can, but force
is not a treasury force as Shuster’s was and is in no sense under his orders or
control.
Garnett will explain fully.
C91FD 44 3WOM3—GCBP Simla
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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 for 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:
- a proposal to finance the Governor General of Kerman for purpose of restoring order;
- Kerman finances;
- the state of the Bunder Abbas-Kerman roads;
- a proposal to appoint a British officer to organise the provincial forces, opposed by the Government of India because 'it may open the door for a similar Russian demand for Russian officers in the Russian zone';
- the despatch of 200 Swedish gendarmes to the Province;
- the appointment of a new Governor-General.
The volume comprises part 1 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 (140 folios)
- Arrangement
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: part 1 in the first and part 2 in the second volume.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 142; 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 fold out on f 128 is a bookmark and so is marked with an 'A'.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:141v, back-i
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