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File 3516/1914 Pt 13 'German War: Persia; Saulet and Kawain; quarterly adjustment with Foreign Office' [‎36r] (77/406)

The record is made up of 1 volume (198 folios). It was created in 18 Sep 1915-24 Feb 1921. 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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7
October 4*91 b
39254
lb.
'or v
y Lord,
1 have laid before the Lords Commissi oners of His
'ajest/'s treasury oir L- faliet's letter of tue 12tn instamt
(Ho.l6729B/w34) enclosing a statement Slowing payments
made by your Department during t e period endin , 21st august
last on account of expenditure in Persia sanctioned by Their
Lordships on the understanding tnat a moiety should be uorue
as a charge on Indian Hevenues and specifying he payraeuts
of which the 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. have been asked to repay a. moiety
In reply 1 to state for toe information of Mr.
secretary Balfour that in connexion with toe financing of the
Persian Cossack hi vision payments (to wnica toe » ^nditloa
attaches)"amounting in uU «> ^1.470.14.6. have been made
by Their Lor.isiiips up to the 30th ultimo, and to request
tu-.t the necessary appliestio may be made oy your Depart
ment to the 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. for the refund of a moiety of
this amount.
i am,
fy Lord,
Your obedient Servant,
f$d.) John Bp: loll
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Un<ier secretary of btatf ,
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The volume concerns the situation in south-western Persia during the First World War. The main focus is the alliance with the tribal chiefs Soulet [Soulet-ed-Douleh, Sawlat al-Dawlah] and Kawan [Kawam-ul-Mulk, Quavvam-ul-Mulk, Qavam al-Mulk].

The volume covers:

  • Negotiations to give Soulet protection and induce him to collaborate with Kawan.
  • Discussion with Kawan regarding financial assistance.
  • Proposed subvention to Kawan and Soulet for keeping order in Fars, maintaining a garrison at Shiraz, and restoring order on roads.
  • Accounts of monthly payments made to Kawan and Soulet from 1916 to 1918.
  • Funding for an expedition against the Baharlu tribe.
  • Claim for repayment of a moiety of the above mentioned expenditures, incurred by the Foreign Office.

The volume’s principal correspondents are: Charles Marling and Herman Norman, British Ministers at Tehran; Maurice de Bunsen, Ronald William Graham, Walter Langley and Lancelot Oliphant, Foreign Office; 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. ; Arthur Prescott Trevor, Deputy 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, John Evelyn Shuckburgh, Arthur Hirtzel, and Leonard Day Wakely, 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. ; Frederick Travers O'Connor, British Consul at Shiraz; Charles Hardinge, Viceroy of India; HM Treasury; Alfred Hamilton Grant, Foreign Secretary to the Government of India.

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1 volume (198 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 200; 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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