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File 348/1913 Pt 1 'Persia: Kerman affairs; proposal to finance the governor; Proposal to appoint British officers' [80r] (164/288)
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.
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Sir TT. Townley to Sir Edward Grey .— (Received June 24, 10 i\m.)
(No. 246.)
Tehran, June 24, 1913.
(June 24, 10 p.m.)
YOUR telegram No. 283 of 23rd June.
Opposition wliicli I anticipated from the Persian Government to the Kerman
scheme may be classed, perhaps, as sentimental, but it will, I am convinced, be
determined. The sovereign rights of Persia are held to be sacred, and it would, be
considered an unacceptable infringement of those rights to impose employment of
British officers on Persian Government at a moment when great efforts are being made
to develop gendarmerie scheme under Swedish officers, which Persia has accepted as
Hardly a day passes that some member of the Cabinet or other person does not
express his deep gratitude to His Majesty’s Government for their forbearance in not
taking action in the south and for assistance given to Persia to enable her to send
Persian gendarmerie force to Shiraz, that has had such happy resrdts, not so much in
what force has done as in moral effect produced by fact that the Government have
been able thereby to prove themselves capable of asserting their authority. To this is
attributed recent energetic action of Kawam, which has met with so much success,
whilst his rival Soulet is co-operating loyally with the Governor-General.
It will be argued that a knowledge that His Majesty’s Government have lost
patience will have hud effect, and the Government, who rely almost entirely upon
British support, will feel that their prop has been kicked from under them.
Personally I am of opinion that, if necessary funds were available, a gendarmerie
force under Swedish officers could be organised more quickly and more efficiently.
Swedes would receive full support of local authorities and of Central Government,
■ and they have established a certain reputation for themselves, whereas British officers
would meet with open or hidden opposition on all sides, and force suggested is, I think,
inadequate for the purpose. . t i r r. j; ^
' I trust that the last sentence of your telegram does not imply that I have forfeited
your confidence by my frank statement of a question which I consider to be ol vital
importance if His Majestv’s Government intend to continue with their policy ot
bolstering up an order of things which cannot continue to exist without their support.!
her own.
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25 JUN1913
COPY TO INDIA
1790 4911
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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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- File 348/1913 Pt 1 'Persia: Kerman affairs; proposal to finance the governor; Proposal to appoint British officers'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:141v, 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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