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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 --' [‎84r] (167/178)

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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Memorandum of information received during
the month of August 1909, relating to
affairs in Persia, and on the Arabian
shore of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
[Note. —This memorandum ia based upon reports, the accuracy of
which it ia not always possible to guarantee.]
PERSIA.
1. (Vide paragraph 1 of Memorandum
Situation in Persia. f On
the deposition of the
Shah, Muhammad Ali, the control of affairs in
Persia was entrusted to a directory of twenty
persons including the Sipahdar, Minister of
War, 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, Minister of the
Interior, Nasr-ul-Mulk, Minister for Foreign
Affairs, Mustaufi-ul-Mamalik, Minister of
Finance, and Pirman Eirma, Minister of
Justice. On the 26th July Sir E. Grey requested
His Majesty’s Ambassador at Paris to convey
to Nasr-ul-Mulk, who was still in Europe,
though he had announced his acceptance of
office, the earnest hope of His Majesty’s Gov
ernment that he would enter on his duties with
out delay. On the 30th July it was authorita
tively announced that Colonel Liakhoff, Com
manding the Cossack brigade, was relinquishing
his post. On the 21st July Sir G. Barclay tele
graphed that so far as he could judge by the
reports he had received, a very good impression
had been produced by the change of Rulers.
Elections for the Assembly at Tehran, to be
held under the new electoral law, were fixed
for the 6th, 7th and 8th August. The new
Persian Government issued a circular enjoining
upon provincial assemblies the necessity for
doing their utmost to calm down anti-Russian
agitation. At the same time the Persian
Minister at St. Petersburgh was directed to
enquire whether Russia saw her way to
withdrawing Russian troops located in Persian
territory. He was informed in reply that this
could not be done until it was clear that
order had definitely been re-established. On
the 6th August it was reported that a special
tribunal, which had been constituted to deal
with political offenders, had been dissolved,
after ordering four executions. Excellent
order was being maintained in Tehran.
Meanwhile, the attention of the Persian
Government was occupied with the question
of the disposal of the ex-Shah. His Majesty’s
continued presence in Persia was recognised by
them and by the two Powers to be undesirable,
as he formed a centre for intrigue and appeared
to be encouraged by his adherents to believe
that Russia would replace him on the throne, an
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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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