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File 3516/1914 Pt 9 'German War: Persia' [‎268r] (540/618)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (305 folios). It was created in 11 Aug 1915-17 Dec 1915. 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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are
uovc.: 10 f-General of Pars and the Persian Government
behind them and they have nothing to fear.
The result of the blustering attitude adopted by the
con^ederaoe Khcins and the false rumours spread everywhere
by their partisans was that a strong rumour was current
both at Bushire and Borasjun that Bushire would be attacked
On j.ie nignt oi the 9th instant. C^uite a panic among the
Persians on the Island resulted; hundreds of people living
outside went into the town, and many others both in and out
of the town buried their valuables etc**and enormous
numbers were put to great inconvenience and expense. It is
almost unnecessary to add that a great deal of trouble and
hard work has been given to the Regiment and a good deal
of expense to the Government of India.
The whole of this is fylX/ due to the intrigues of
Wassmuss assisted by the confederate Khans, and it is by no
means certain that more trouble will not be caused before
we have finished with them. It appears impossible to get
anything done to Wassmuss, but I venture to urge that Your
Excellency will be good enough to notify the Persian
Government about the attitude of the confederate Khans
and the nature of their ultimatum and press that immediate
orders should be sent to them to disband their forces and
! return to their homes. The Persian Government might also
be requested to remove each of the signatories of the
ultimatum from their Khanates, and possibly be warned, if
Your Excellency sees no objection, that if the Khans are
not removed we shall ourselves have to effect their removal
on a suitable occasion arising, as it is obvious there can
be no peace or security in these parts as long as such
truculent swashbucklers remain Khans* / The name of
Ghazanfar-us-Sultaneh might, I submit, be adued to those on
the ultimatum as he is as bed as, or worse than, any of
them

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Content

The volume concerns the situation in Persia during the First World War. The main focus is the British occupation of Bushire.

The volume covers:

  • Instructions regarding Bakhtiari.
  • Movements of Wassmuss and German agents in Persia.
  • Situation in Bushire, at Isfahan, at Urumia [Urmia, Iran], and at Tehran.
  • Attitude of Persian Prime Minister.
  • Arrival of Russian troops at Enzeli [Bandar-e Anzali, Iran].
  • Murder of British Vice-Consul at Shiraz.
  • Attacks on British Consuls at Isfahan and Kangavar, and on Consulate officials at Shiraz.
  • Situation at Anglo-Persian Oil Company oilfields.
  • Activities of German Vice-Consul at Sultanabad.
  • German activity at Kermanshah.
  • German sending gold to Persia, to outbid Anglo-Russian financial assistance.
  • Extract of Imperial Bank of Persia's report on German occupation of Kermanshah.

The volume’s principal correspondents are: Charles Marling, British Minister at Tehran; British Consuls at Meshed, Sistan and Kain, Kerman, Isfahan, Khorasan, Kermanshah; Arthur Prescott Trevor, Officer on Special Duty in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; 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. ; John Nixon, General Officer Commanding, India Expeditionary Force 'D', Basrah; Charles Hardinge, Viceroy of India; Alfred Hamilton Grant, Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of State for India; George Buchanan, British Ambassador in Russia; Imperial Bank of Persia; Shaikh Hussein of Chahkutah and Rais Ali of Dilwar [Rais Ali Delvari].

Extent and format
1 volume (305 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 (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 307; 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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