File 3893/1912 'Persia: Bakhtiari Khans and the Lynch Road; Bakhtiari-Mohammerah relations' [‎105r] (214/308)

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No. 3375 » dated Bushire, the 15th (received 23rd) December 1912.
From—L ieutenant-Colonel Sir Percy Cox, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., Political Resi-
dent in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bashire,
To—The S |^tary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department,
In continuation of my letter No. 2
No. 283, dated 9th December from His Majesty’s
Tehran, to 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. .
. No. 286-1420, dated 10th December, from the Political
in thePerjuan Gul., to His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran
No. 287,/dated nth December from Hi s Majesty’s
Tehran, to 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. .
No. 288, dated^ 11th December from His Majesty’s
Tehran, to 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. .
Resident
702, dated 24th October, I have the
Minister, honour to forward for the infor
mation of the Government of
India, copies of the marginally
Minister, c it e d telegrams which have
Minister, since passed regarding the
situation in Arabistan.
Telegram P., No. 283, dated the gth December 1912.
From—His Majesty's Minister, Tehran.
To—Foreign Office.
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(Repeated Resident.)
R , been brou g ht .Co ray notice that it was believed locally that the
/sE ffri u nS , Were c raan.festmg co-operation with the Chief of the Beni Lam
ml h (ihazban) with a view 1° making a combined attack on the Shaikh of
Mohammerah, I have to-day made representations to the Khans in Tehran
expressing the sincere hope that the rumour above referred to was unfounded!
and requesting that should any such idea exist it should be at once abandoned.
1 am assured that instructions have been sent to the Khans that such an idea
must not be entertained by them, but it is admitted that the Arab tribes in
question had made a proposal to this effect, urging the Bakhtiari to join them
and make an end of the Shaikh once for all.
o • • 0 PP°y tunit y was taken by 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. Assad to express the hope that
British Consular authorities might give a hint to the Shaikh to refrain from
oppressing the Arabs, as much discontent was being caused by his conduct.
Teiegram P., No. 286-1420, dated the 10th December 1912.
From—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. ,
To—His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran.
(Repeated Foreign Office.)
Shaikh and Bakhtiari.
Your telegram 283 December 9th, which was addressed to Foreign Office.
A fortnight ago I saw the Shaikh myself, and Vice-Consul, Ahwaz, is with
me now, whilst a mail from Consul, Mohammerah, came in only yesterday.
Surely one of them would have had knowledge of matter, had any tangible local
rumours been rife. Is not your source of information possibly tainted ?
Tfi e suggestion that Shaikh Ghazban (who is a Turkish subject) would join
.ands in hostilities against the Shaikh with the Bakhtiaris is in itself prima facie
improbable. Both in 1910, when the relations between the Shaikh and the Turks
vere strained, and this year, when there was talk of hostilities between the
Shaikh and the Bakhtiaris, active support was offered to the Shaikh by Ghazban.
the allegations against the Shaikh of oppressing the Arabs need not, I
think, be taken very seriously.
As Your Excellency is aware, during the last few months British Officers
nave been travelling in the neighbourhood of the Turko Persian frontier, and the