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File 3360/1916 Pt 2 'Persian correspondence. (1917-18)' [176r] (356/678)
The record is made up of 1 volume (335 folios). It was created in 1917-1918. 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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{Received with Army Department Memorandum No. 18644, dated the
18th December 1917.)
Telegram P., No. B. dated the 12th (received 13th) December 1917.
From—The General Officer Commanding, Bushire,
To—The Chief of the General Staff, Delhi.
•Serial No. 96. Your 83719* of 10th. December.
w ith present arrangements it is d iiiicult altogether to avoid friction,
I think organization as now approved is advantageous. Arrangements for
withdrawal of detachment 3rd Brahmans less Consular guard first opportunity
after 1st January will be made.
It was my intention, on arrival of steam launch at Bandar Abbas to
transfer motor boat now there to Maskat and I trust permission to carry this
out will be given.
103
Telegram P., No. 457-F., dated (and received) the 20th December 1917.
From His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran,
To The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Delhi.
(Addressed to Foreign Office.)
Persian Government have presented a note regarding plunder of Khoi by
•Russian troops. It calls attention to lamentable results of presence
of foreign trocps and to consequent difficulties in Persia’s foreign rela
tions. .Note ends with request that Eis Majesty’s Government give an
assurance in writing that they agree to the withdrawal of their troops.
Attached to the note is a copy of a note from the German Foreign Minister
^°. 1 ^ e ^ ers i an Minister in Berlin, dated 15th October, promising that Germany
will fgive every ^ assistance to ensure neutrality of Persia provided Great
ntain and Russia withdraw their troops which threaten Turkish frontier.
German Government would agree to withdrawal of troops of their Allies and
would approach them on the subject.
104
Telegram E., No. 29, dated the 20th (received 21st) December 1917.
From—His Britannic Majesty’s Consul, Shiraz,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Delhi.
(Addressed Bushire as No. 224, repeated Tehran as No. 329.)
t Not received. My telegram No. 207f (306 to Minister).
Mahomet Reza Drisi Islah came in on safe-conduct to see me. He
frankly says reason of his change of attitude is that Wasmuss only gives him
omans 3o a month and promise of more later and he cannot live on this sum.
™nr.fh e k° pes 1 ° be , allowe(i / , to g° to India if we will give him
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
100 a
instalments G alS ° advance of tomails 500 to be cut from above payment in
contimTpTf 117 a§ f 6 ma i n is ad ; mittedl y able and dangerous if allowed to
to accent ?^ eserd e T ^ io y m . eat J consider that it would be well worth while
war/L^woZ-be^car ^ - I
bp „i™-T;', n ! 0r ? ed h ! m that case wciuld lje submitted for orders wbicb will
be submitted to bun at an early date and be has returned to Kazerun.
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, and memoranda, comprising miscellaneous correspondence on British involvement in Persia in the period 1917-18.
Topics discussed include:
- A statement (ff 96-97) of South Persia Rifles policy for Southern Persia by the Inspector General, South Persian Rifles (Brigadier-General Sir Percy Molesworth Sykes);
- A note (f 213) on political and tribal developments in Arabistan from July 1917 by the Officiating Civil Commissioner, Baghdad, (Arnold Talbot Wilson);
- A review (ff 265-269) of events in Fars 1916-17.
The file is mainly divided into sections on events by weekly date period. Correspondents include: the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department; HBM Minister, Tehran (Sir Charles Marling); HBM Consul, Bundar Abbas [Bandar Abbas]; HBM Consul, Shiraz; HM Consul-General, Meshed; HM Consul for Kerman and Persian Baluchistan, (David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer); HBM Vice-Consul, Ahwaz (Captain Edward Noel); HM Consul-General, Isfahan; General Officer Commanding, Sistan Field Force; The General Staff, South Persia Rifles, Shiraz; Chief of the General Staff, Simla; Chief of the Imperial General Staff, London; the 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 Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire; and 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. , Bushire.
Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (335 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
The subject 3360 (Persian Correspondence) consists of three volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/612-614. The volumes are divided into three parts, with each part comprising 1 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 337; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- File 3360/1916 Pt 2 'Persian correspondence. (1917-18)'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:55v, 57v:213v, 215r:252r, 253r:336v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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