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File 3516/1914 Pt 9 'German War: Persia' [‎289r] (582/618)

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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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Zil-es-Sultan’s appointment to^ Ears was suggested about five weeks
Repeated Basrah, Petrograd; addressed to Poreign Office, London.
Telegram P., dated the 25th {received 26th) June 1915.
From—His Majesty's Secretary of State for India, London,
To—His Excellency the Viceroy, Simla.
Peisia. ^ Mr. Mailing s telegram No. 214, dated 24th instant, regarding
German activity, has no doubt been repeated to you by Sir P. Cox^and I
presume that Consuls at Meshed, Birjand and Kerman are alive to the import
ance of preventing the entry into Afghanistan of the Germans and of
otherwise neutralising their efforts.
Aide Memoire from the Russian Government states that the Karguzar of
Sistan reports that one hundred thousand rifles had been distributed by the
Amir of Afghanistan and His Majesty was also at the instigation of Turkey,
equipping twelve thousand men to march on Meshed.
The Persian Government were asked by the Russian Minister at Tehran
if they had a force sufficiently large enough to prevent Pugin and the other
Germans from reaching Afghanistan. On receiving a reply in the negative,
Russian Minister said that Russia would be obliged to take steps herself.
It is, the Russian Minister thinks, of first importance that Pugin and his
companions should be prevented from reaching Meshed.
Enquiry should be made, and, if you see no objection, it would be as well
to endeavour to arrange with the Amir if they cross his frontier for immediate
arrest and deportation to India of these Germans.
Telegram R., No. 260 C., dated 25th (received 26th) June 1915.
From— Major A. P. Trevor, C.I.E., Officer on Special duty, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Resi
dency, Bushire,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
Eollowing from His Majesty’s Representative at Shiraz, 191:—
Begins. Disorderly state of Shiraz and neighbourhood is becoming daily
more serious. There are constant robberies in and around town. Armenians
are being threatened and assaulted. Situation in town was critical yesterday
and serious trouble was only averted by gendarmerie under orders from
Pousette.
It is becoming increasingly evident that only force to he relied on for
maintenance of order both here and on road is gendarmerie and I again venture
to urge that if His Majesty’s Government desire to have peace and order
maintained in Southern Persia it will be necessary to provide funds for
gendarmerie as already proposed. Men have been nearly three months without
pay and early decision is necessary.
To avoid delay, I suggest that His Majesty’s Government should authorise
Your Excellency to expend, say, £50,000 on upkeep of gendarmerie in Ears for
one vear, money to be disbursed from time to time as required on demand of
Officer Commanding (at) Shiraz addressed to British Consul. This would avoid
any formalities with Persian Government and would make gendarmerie practic
ally dependent on us. If proposal approved, I would submit further sugges
tions regarding accounts, &c.
Addressed Tehran; repeated Bushire.

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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].

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1 volume (305 folios)
Arrangement

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 (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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