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'File No. II/12 Foreign Dept Memoranda of Information re: affairs in Persia and Arabian shore of the Persian Gulf. Jan '09 --' [‎73v] (146/178)

The record is made up of 1 volume (87 folios). It was created in 1 Feb 1909-19 Jan 1914. 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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Sir G. Barclay reported on the 19th
July that he and Ins Russian colleague
had approached the Minister of the Interior
tvitli a view to recalling the Governor, and
Confirming the appointment of the Zil-es-
Sultan in his stead, to send through the
British Consul at Shiraz urgent orders to
the Lari Saiyid not to advance and to send
telegraphic instructions for the dismissal of
the tribal levies. The new Government
expressed their wish to retain the Governor
for the present and not to confirm the appoint
ment of the Zil-es-Sultan. They, however,
ordered the Lari Saiyid by telegram to keep
quiet and also requested the Ulemas to tele
graph to him in the same sense. This was
soon followed by the announcement that Ala-
ed-Dowleh was appointed Governor-General of
Bars.
On the 24th July, the Secretary of State
was informed by telegram that Major Cox had
reported some improvement in the situation,
and that therefore there was no immediate
necessity of sending reinforcements to Shiraz.
The Government of India fully realised that,
in view of the unpopularity excited by the
Russian action in Northern Persia, it was
politically desirable to defer moving troops so
long as possible, but owing to the anarchy
prevailing in Persia, an emergency might
arise at any time which would necessitate the
despatch of reinforcements. The military
authorities in India strongly deprecated the
movement of small isolated detachments, and
recommended that in case of emergency, a
force sufficient to guarantee success should be
employed, as otherwise there would be a risk of
regrettable incidents occurring which might
result in operations on a larger scale. They
thought that the loss of popularity consequent
on armed intervention would probably be much
the same whether the force sent was small or
large. The Government of India consequently
suggested to the Secretary of State that not less
than one regiment should be sent to Bushire,
should the necessity again arise of sending re
inforcements to Shiraz, and expressed their
inability to suggest any other possible action.
The British Consul at Shiraz reported on
the 25th July that the tribal levies in the
town had expelled the representative of the
new Governor from the Government house,
and that he had learnt from the Telegraph
Office at Abadah that Soulat-ed-Dowieh had
started for Shiraz with a force of 10,000 men.
He asked for the immediate despatch of re
inforcements from Bushire. On the night of the
25th July, 50 men with a maxim gun consist
ing of one naval Lieutenant, 5 Royal Marines,
36 sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. , 5 sowars, one native officer, one
British Lieutenant and one Assistant Surgeon
started from Bushire for Shiraz.
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The volume mainly comprises printed reports for each month from January to August 1909 entitled 'Memoranda of information received during the month of ... relating to affairs in Persia, and the Arabian shore of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. '. The memoranda are dated and despatched by the Officiating Deputy Secretary to the Government of India (L W Reynolds). Also included in the file are letters of instruction from Deputy Secretary to the Government of India to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait, emphasising the confidential nature of the reports and with instructions on the procedure of transfer and acknowledgement to be followed by successive Political Agents. Also included in the file are letters of receipt from the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait (William Henry Irving Shakespear; Stuart George Knox; William George Grey).

Each memorandum includes a table of contents. Topics covered in the memoranda include:

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1 volume (87 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 89; 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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