File 3516/1914 Pt 9 'German War: Persia' [‎291v] (587/618)

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Telegram, Code, No. 29, dated the 20 th June 1915.
From— His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General^ Ispahan,
To—His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran (No. 129, repeated Resident, Bushire).
My telegram of 17th June, No. 126.
Party mentioned in my report from Kashan, dated 17th June, arrived
to-day as follows
Begins. Two German officers, 12 German and Austrian soldiers, two
reported to be in disguise. Porty-three Turks and Caucasians. Escort of two
officers and 16 sowai°s from Naib Hussain. Above all mounted and armed with
one rifle and one revolver per man.
Eight transport mules with maxim gun, &c., 22 with arms and ammuni
tion, 28 with heavy baggage.
Twelve sowars for German Consul left for Kerman, 19th June.
Addressed Tehran, 129; repeated Bushire, 29. Grahame. Ends*
Note.—It is apparently not yet known where this party is going.
A. P. T.,—21-6-15.
Bepeated to India and Chief Political Officer, Basrah, by post from
Bushire, 22nd June 1915*
Telegram P., dated the 4<ih (received 5th) July 1915.
From— Ltetjtenant-Colonel C. T.. Ducat, His Britannic Majesty's Consul,
Kerman,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla (repeated Baluchistan, Bushire and Sistan).
Three German parties are moving about. The first party consists of
thirty Persian sowars, one Bengali and two German officers; no ammunition
train. This evening they reach Kerman* The second party, who left Kashan
for Kerman on the 29th June, comprises three Indians, a few personal sowars
and four Germans, together with seventeen mule loads of ammunition. Ten
religious fanatics, four Austrian soldiers and four officers comprise party No. 3.
On the 1st instant they left Ispahan for Yezd intending to go to (?) from
there and had with them three-camels loaded with rifles, four with a machine
gun, and five with ammunition. Their baggage including twenty-four
mussucks was loaded on twelve mules. Yezd should be the rendezvous for the
second and third parties.
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Telegram P., No. 59, dated the 4th (received 5th) July 1915,
From—His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran,
I’o-The Seoretar^to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depar
2ndinstantl< PIeaSe t0 y our tele S ral “ to Bushire, No. 622 S., dated tb
pondence ending with your teleo-i'ani Nn i"<V 3 « i i ( tease icier to corre:
and that it is considered^ti^you rf'paramoiinf^imn^t^ 6 ^ ‘‘ e 25th JuDe ks
and German emissaries from 4 f \ lm P“ 1,tarice , t0 prevent Turkis
purpose even prepared to send troops into ^ y ° U We f ° r th
to bring aLuttheTsult^w^desireTravoir 0 ’! 1 ^ 9 SUC H CeSsfu . 1 ’ is ealculate
be given to the German aodtatirm n i tremendou s impetus woul
in Persia and by the capture of the^ ^ ^ ^ ^PP earance of British troof
considerably strLsthen^rpos tiow tCT^ 7 them - and ^ would ah
n u one position ot the pro-German party in the Mejli;