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File 3516/1914 Pt 12 'German War: Persia; Bakhtiari and Bawi affairs' [97r] (200/330)
The record is made up of 1 volume (160 folios). It was created in 17 Jan 1915-14 Jan 1916. 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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£ Mr.Wassmus and his companion were on their way to
Shiraz via Ram Hormuz and Behbahan, and they applied to
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Jang for an escort. They sent him the gift of a
rifle but
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Jang would have no gifts and returned it.
He supplied three sov/ars - clever and good men, as described
in his letter to me - and the Germans left Shushtar on the
22nd inst. for Ram Hormuz via Regewa. In a private note
written by himself,
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Jang told me that he would clear
them out of Shushtar quickly and that he would not permit
them to go near any of our stations. His first wish failed
but in the second he succeeded. Mr. Bohnstorff was supplied
with an escort by Sheikh Farhan and he is reported to have
gone to Howizah to join the Turkish force there. I
understand also that Mr.Wassmus telegraphed Teheran and
Sheikh of Mohammerah requesting the ”immediate” release of
Holmich, formerly German Agent at Ahwaz, now reported to be
under arrest.
The foregoing gives you a full account of the German
”raid” on Shushtar . The town is near us and if a rising
were to take place there, and spread outside, we should be
the first to suffer as many Shushteris work and trade here,
and all are very fanatical. But I think that I may venture
an opinion from what I know of Shushtar. The place is
divided. Half the town may be disposed of at once as it is
for the Sheikh of Mohammerah. The other half is against him,
but it can do nothing without the consent of the Sakhtiari
Khans, and the latter's views are pretty well known to all
by now. For this reason unless something unforeseen occurs
I attach little importance to any rising of the above nature
in Shushtar. It is bound to be disorganized and it is bound
to fail even if it does take place.
Robberies.
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The volume concerns the situation in Persia during the First World War. The main focus is securing cordial relations with the Bakhtiari to ensure security for British trade.
The volume covers:
- Proposed grant of British honours to two Bakhtiari khans, Sirdar 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 and Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Jang.
- Proposed matrimonial alliance between Sheikh of Mohammerah and Bahktiaris.
- Proposal to subsidize Bakhtiari Khans.
- Proposal to guarantee local autonomy to Bakhtiaris in event of dissolution of Persia.
- Attitude of Bakhtiari Khans.
- Letters from Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) staff regarding German intrigues among Bakhtiari and other tribes of southern Persia.
- Payment of a subsidy to Bakhtiari Khans.
- Measures for protecting APOC's property in Arabistan [Khuzestan].
- Proposed subsidy to the Bawi tribe.
- Arab raids to APOC's parties.
The volume’s principal correspondents are: Walter Beaupre Townley and Charles Marling, British Ministers at Tehran; Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; George Buchanan, British Ambassador in Russia; Eyre Alexander Barby Wichart Crowe and Walter Langley, Foreign Office; J G L Ranking, British Consul at Ahwaz; Percy Cox, 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 Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Thomas William Holderness, Lionel Abrahams and Arthur Hirtzel, 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. ; Charles Hardinge, Viceroy of India; Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
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- 1 volume (160 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 162; 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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- IOR/L/PS/10/488
- Title
- File 3516/1914 Pt 12 'German War: Persia; Bakhtiari and Bawi affairs'
- Pages
- 88r:107v, 74r:74v
- Author
- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (xx Anglo-Persian)
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