File 3516/1914 Pt 12 'German War: Persia; Bakhtiari and Bawi affairs' [106r] (218/330)
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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places between ” r eis and Haddara, so we hear. It is after
2 am and I am tired, as my hands have been pretty full since
the Khans arrived, so I must close.
Good luck to you all,
Yours sincerely,
(Sd.) M.Y.Young.
I doubt if this letter ever reached Gillespie as the
messenger has not been heard of. M.Y.Y.
V
T3H3RAN,
25th March 1915.
My dear Greenway,
Thanks for your letter of the 19th ulto. I was amused
to observe that the original Joint telegram - itself a gem -
reached you greatly improved by faulty transmission and
ingenious decoding. My letters will have conveyed to you my
personal views, which the subsequent trend of events has
confirmed. The satisfactory course of the war, particularly
in the Turkish field, has minimised the anticipated trouble
in this region, but the position is bad enough . Here in
Teheran trouble neither is, nor has been, anticipated.
Any anxiety felt here was with regard to affairs and employes
in the provinces.
I am glad to have weekly letters from Dr.Young at the
oilfields. The Bakhtiari Chiefs have their own difficulties
in preventing the Jehad mania from sprouting in their own
territories. I quite agree with Dr. Young in thinking that
they are doing their best to fulfil their obligations to us.
It is clear that our great common interest with our
allies
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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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- 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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