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No. 4478-W., dated Bombay Castle, th® 14th June 1918 (Confidential).
Irom—J. K. C. Jukes, Esq., Deputy Secretary to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. ,
Political Department,
To —The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Simla.
In rontiriuation of my letter No. 4308-W., dated the 8th June 1913,
I am directed to forward a copy of a letter No. 46-S., dated the 27th ^
from the 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 the Periian Gulf, regarding
Muhammad Reza Dirisi.
Enclosure.
No. 46-S., dated Bushire, the 27th ^ 1918.
From—The 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
To The Secretary to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. , Political Department, Bombay.
I have the honour to invite reference to my telegram No. 696 of 27th
Mny 1918 and to the attached copy of telegram No. 367-S., from the Foreign
and Political Department regarding Muhammad Reza Dirisi.
It will be recalled that some years ago the seditious tone of this man’s
paper “ Islah ** caused its suppression and his deportation from India. Until
recently he has been employed by the German Agent Wassmuss as an active
anti-British pamphleteer. On February 25th last His Majesty’s Consul,
Shiraz, gave a written undertaking to pay him Ts. 50 per month from that
date for the period of the war in return for his departiwe from Kazerun and
Dashtistan and public notifications of his withdrawal from politics. His
Majesty’s Consul further agreed to advance him at once Ts. 500, recoverable
after i2 months by monthfy instalments of Ts. 25, repayment of any balance
of this advance outstanding on the declaration of peace to be waived. He has
received the advance in full. The first instalment of repayment should be
deducted from his pay for April 1919. He has received pay in full up to and
for April 1918. He has been warned that payment will cease and steps he
taken against him if he resumes his old activities, but since his journalistic
abilities are probably at the service of the highest bidder, I recommend that
he he kept under strict observation.
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Telegram P., No. 565, dated the 19th (received 20th) June 1918.
From— His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran,
To—His Excellency the Viceroy (Foreign and Political Department), Simla.
Efforts of Vossuq’s supporters to bring him into office seem likely to
•ucct ed. But we have a good gauge of the strength of enemy influence with
the Shah in the obstinate resistance he has been induced to offer to the
appointment in suite of the clearest evidence of public opinion, which
indicates that Vossuq’s position will he unstable unless we strengthen
our position here. As reported m my telegram No. 539 the main argument
urged on the Shah is prudence until the issue of the German thrust at Paris is
known. The thrust has apparently been stopped for the present, but the
stronger military position of the Germans in the west will probably be a