File 3516/1914 Pt 12 'German War: Persia; Bakhtiari and Bawi affairs' [136r] (278/330)
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No. Cf. •iH, dated Eushire, the 29th December 1911 (received 11th January 19151
(Confidential).
From—LmrTBNANT.Coi.ovFT, S. G. Knox, C.I.E., On Special Duty in the
nh^Pn/’O t.P W OQI A ora
To—The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department.
I have the honour to forward, for the information of the Government of
No. 22 —484, dated tie 14 th December 1914 . India, a copy of the marginally-cited
Minister, Tehran, hy Captain J. G. L. Kanking, His Majesty’s Vice-Consul,
Ahwaz, on the subject of iiakhtiaii internal affairs.
From Captain J. G. L. Ranking, His Britannic Majesty’s Vice-Consul and
Assistant Resident, Ahwaz,
To—His Excellency Sir Walter Townley, K.C.M.G., His Majesty’s Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of His Imperial
Majesty the Shah of Persia, Tehran.
I have the honour to address Your Excellency on the subject of certain
questions, which were confidentially referred to me by the
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.
-i-Bahadur
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.
-i-Jang, when I saw them while on tour this autumn. I will deal
■with the points raised by the
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.
-i-Bahadur first.
V hat he told me was exceedingly interesting, both as an exposition of
the state of Bakhtiari internal politics and also as being authoritative proof of
lacts and deductions, which I reported to Your Excellency iu my despatch
Ko. 10—67, dated Camp Ispahan, 14th July 1914.
The
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.
-i-Bahadur came to me on the 30th September 1914, after
having arranged that the meeting should be a secret one, and that whatever he
told me should only be divulged to Your Excellency.
The
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.
first of all reviewed Bakhtiari internal politics in detail cover
ing the period from the time 1 relinquished to the time I resumed charge of
this post. As this has no'doubt been reported in detail by my predecessor in
various despatches, I will not trouble Your Excellency. After this review of
internal politics, the
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.
went on to say that all the Khans of the
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
Branch of the Bakhtiaris had seen what they imagined to be a pre-disposition,
both on the part of His Majesty’s Minister and of my predecessor, in favour of
the Haji
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
Branch in general, 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.
-i-Jang in particular, and that
they feared that they and their services to His Majesty’s Government
would soon be forgotten, and they themselves left out in the cold; they feared
in fact that the Haji likhani Branch, with
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.
-i-Jang at their head, would
engross the friendship of His Majesty’s Government to the entire exclusion of
the
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
Branch.
This I assured the
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.
was not the case, and told him that if he stopped
to consider a moment he would see how groundless were the fears of his family
(and, quoted instances to him in proof of my contention), besides reminding
him of Your Excellency’s message of encouragement, which I had already
delivered to him. I went on to say that, so long as the various members of the
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
Branch behaved themselves and remained loyal to their engagements
they could be certain of my, and I was sure also of Your Excellency’s 0 friend
ship and support, and that such loyalty to British interests would not pass
unforgotten; but, at the same time, that black sheep,—I had Yusuf Khan
Amir-i-Mujahid, in my mind—,could not complain if they got the just reward
of their actions. His Excellency said that he was relieved at what I told him
and that, as far as he personally was concerned, Your Excellency might rest
assured of his unswerving loyalty to British interests; and, I think, he meant
what he said.
No. 22—484, dated the 14th December 1914,
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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)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
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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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