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File 364/1913 'Persia: situation in Fars (attack on 39th Central India Horse)' [33r] (70/522)
The record is made up of 1 volume (259 folios). It was created in 1912-1913. 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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reduced. If a considerable advance is to be made, more money could of course
be earmarked. There is some talk of this, but owing to a prolonged cabinet
crisis all is at a standstill. At Aauruz, there will, I suppose, be some revenue
recoverable, and I understand that taxes had been collected by the Qawam.
Treasurer-General will show me the text, so it will be sufficient if you will send
me your appreciations of the Budget.
Telegram P, No. 1, dated and received the 2-nd January 1913.
From—Consul, Shiraz,
To—Resident. (Repetition of telegram No. 3 to Tehran.)
In reply to your telegram No. 185, I have the honour to state that the
Governor-General hopes that he may be able to include in his budget estimates
for the expenditure of the £15,000 the cost of the proposed punitive meaures
without interfering seriously with other administrative measures of his.
I have talked over the matter at length with the Governor-General and
the Inspector, and hope shortly to have the former’s financial proposals.
I shall address you again later regarding the Qawam when the varying
reports have been thoroughly sifted by me. The Mukhbir-es-Saltaneh denies
that he has received any money up to the present from him and is not himself
aware whether or not any revenue was recovered during the recent tour by the
Qawam.
l _J
Telegram P., No. 2, dated and received the 2nd January 1913.
From —O'Connor, Shiraz,
To—Resident. (Repetition of telegram No. 4 to His Majesty's Minister, Tehran.)
My telegrams No. 210 and 216.
Darya BegV s expedition.
I had a long conversation yesterday with the Governor-General on this
subject. His first aim is to arrange for the safe conduct of arms and ammuni
tion up the road from Bushire. He is proceeding to Borasjun with this object,
arranging as he goes for riflemen (?) and it is hoped by the Governor-General
that these arrangements will safeguard the arms.
( 2 ) It is hoped by the Mukhbir-es-Sultaneh that he will be strong enough
after the arrival of the arms to attack Muhammad Ali Khan Kashkuli with the
aid of such gendarmes as are available here, and possibly, nith the assistance of
Saulet-ed-Dowleh, whose attitude in this respect is unknown as yet, and support
ed by two maxim guns now at Bushire.
Siefvert who has hitherto not been consulted by the Governor-General, has
grave doubts as to the immediate success of either of these undertakings. He
proposes at present to let Major Noren Braudel stay at Bushire till the latter has
collected his recruits and drilled them sufficiently to make them of some use
after which it may be possible for the party to undertake the return journey
without undue risk.
It is to be regretted that the Governor-General does not care to consult
Siefvert who is an excellent fellow, but who is quite unsuited to have personal
dealings with Persian authorities. His opinion is of course valuable in matters
of this kind.
During the next few days I shall try to bring the two together and to make a
more definite arrangement. As things now stand, progress cannot be made, and
no good result can be produced by the Darya Begi’s expedition.
Telegram P., No. 3—9, dated the 3rd Jar,uary 1913.
From—Resident, Bushire,
To—His Majesty’s Minister, repeated Shiraz.
On arrival at Bushire the two Swedish officers made it clear to my First
Assistant, and later to me on return, that they were fiankly and pronouncedly
prejudiced against the Governor of the Gulf Ports. They expressed their
firm conviction that it was to the machinations of the Qawam-ul-Mulk that
they owed all their difficulties, and that Muwaqar-ud-Dowleh was in
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, and reports relating to an attack by Bakhtiari tribesmen on a party of the 39th Central India Horse regiment and the killing of a British officer. The discussion in the volume relates to the implications for the British relationship with the Persian Government and options for restoring British prestige including use of military force.
Included in the volume (folios 12-16) is a copy of the 'Report of an attack on a party of the 39th Central India Horse on the 11th December 1912. Resulting in the death of Captain A. B. Eckford' (Delhi, Superintendent Government Printing, Delhi, 1913).
Principal correspondents include: 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. , Percy Zachariah Cox; the Viceroy; Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Sir Edward Grey; the Under Secretary of State, Foreign Office; HM Minister to Tehran, Sir George Head Barclay, Commanding Officer, 39th King George's Own Central India Horse.
The volume 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 (259 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 259; 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.
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