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{Received with Army Department memorandum No. 12150, dated the 7th September 1918.)
Telegram P., No. M. D.-00354, dated the 30th (received 31st) Aughst 1918.
Prom— General Malleson, Meshed,
To—Simla (repeated Baghdad and Dunsterforce, Kasvin).
1. With continued occupation by the Bolsheviks of the corn-growing areas
of Merv and Tejend the food question in Trans-Caspia will soon become
serious.
I was compelled to retard* delivery of 16,004 maunds of grain at
* 2 chaiio . e Kaahka and Dushakh (mentioned in my
No. 00208 of August 11th, paragraph 1)
in consequence of the rapid advance of the Bolsheviks along the railway
considerable time will be taken to divert this by secure route to Askabad, and
there is no saying by that time Askabad itself will not be in the hands of the
enemy.
3. Trans-Caspians through the Russian Minister are trying to secure per
mission to export food supplies from Persia, but it seems doubtful whether
permission will be given, in view of the intense Persian fear of scarcity arising
thereform.
4. Will Dunsterville please say whether it is possible for supplies to be
obtained at any Persian ports between Astara and Krasnovodsk.
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(Received with Army Department memorandum No. 12150, dated the 7th September 1918.)
Telegram P., No. X.-1832, dated the 4th received 5th) September 1918.
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D ”, Baghdad,
To—The Chief of the General Staff, Simla (repeated Secretary, War Office, London).
With reference to Malleson’s M. D.-00354, August 3rd, Bunsterville sent
following wire to Malleson and repeated it to Tehran :— Begins. 1.-1579, Sept
ember 2nd. A large amount of supplies have of necessity been sent from South
Caspian ports to Baku. As this is causing great political difficulties in Tehran,
Dunsterville has been asked not to export further. In order to prevent the
political situation being made further acute, it is most inadvisable to send
supplies from these ports to Kranovodsk. Bnds.
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(Received with Army Department memorandum No. 12241, dated the 10th September 1918.)
Telegram P., No. 71489—M. O.-l., dated the 8th September 1918.
From—The Chief of the General Staff, Simla,
To—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D ”, Baghdad.
Please wire your views on the following:—
An Afghan Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. , by name Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Abdur Rahman Khan Effendi
related to the late Ayub Khan, is anxious to assist us during the war. He is
a pensioner of Government residing in India and his employment is considered
politically desirable.
He is considered trustworthy, and speaks English and Persian.
He might be useful for employment under you, perhaps in North-West
Persia, but his employment under Malleson is considered undesirable being
too near to Afghanistan.
He should be given an allowance to cover expenses though he would
probably not require pay.
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