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position here impossible. Should it be decided by His Excellency now not to
give us veiy moderate satisfaction circumstances required that we should draw
C ° X ' Cl “ fl T , his attitude > that Pers.au Government contend
1 la tea the possibility of relations ,bein; broken off between Persia and her two
neighbours without serious misgiving. Without consulting his Colleague His
-bxceileney said he could not give a reply. °
addre^TL^ffik 1 ^^ SWraZ ’ Bushire > Petro S rad a “d
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Telegram P., No. 906 S., dated the 4th September 1915.
Fr0m ^a“; 7 Simla. he Go,et “ ment ° £ India “ ‘ h e Foreign and Political
To Majorca. P. Teevor, C.I.E., Officer on Special Duty in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
Please refer to your telegram dated the 1st instant, No. 515 C. Reports
on the situation at Dushire and hinterland should continue to be submitted bv
you to His .Britannic Majesty’s Minister. Officer Commanding should see
bhiraz reports and be kept fully informed. Please arrange as soon as possible
to send the Rarguzar to India, see my telegram No. S. of 31st ultimo
Repeated to Sir P. Cox, Basrah.
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No. 48o P.-W., dated Bombay Castle, the 1st September 1915 (Confidential).
Prom—L. Robertson, Esq., Secretary to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. , Political
Department,
To—The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department.
In reply to your telegram No. 881 S., dated the 27th August 1915, I am
directed to inform you that the Governor of the Persian Gull Forts arrived in
Bombay by the S. S. Chakla on the 24th ultimo. He was accompanied by his
wile, tnree daughters and one son, an ayah and four men-servants. Rvery
assistance was airorded him by the City Police and he was brought ashore in
the Police launch. He was met on the steamer by Mirza Muhammad Husein
Behdasty, merchant of Bombay, Aga Muhammad Shustari, merchant of
-Bomba;, Haji Abdul Rehmau Shirazi, merchant of Bombay and Mirza
Muhammad Siiirazi, merchant of Bombay. He is living in a bungalow in
Bongarsi Road, Malabar Hill.
2 . On the evening of his arrival a dinner was given in his honour by
the abovementioned Dehdasty. The Persian Consul, Ali Akbar Khan, his
brother Ah Muhammad Knan, Bar-at-Baw, Aga Muhammad Shustari and
some other gentlemen of Bombay attended. The Russian subject, Haji Mirza
Muhammad Rahim, concerning whom a reference may be made to the
Director of Criminal Intelligence, visited him at 6 p. m. the same day and was
with him for about one hour. *
. f 2 * ■ Llle Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. have not yet at their disposal sufficient
information to enable them to judge of the general disposition of the ex-
Governor, but the impression whicu he gave the Commissioner of Police was
tnat of a man of some enlightenment, who is more or less anglicised. He
appears to know no Hindustani, but he speaks English well. It is reported
tiiat he contemplates asking permission to reside in Poona, and the Govern
ment of Bombay would have no objection if the Government of India so order.
4. Eor the present he is being informed that he should not leave Bombay
without the permission of the Focal Government, and an unobtrusive waten
is being kept on him by the local Police.