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File 3360/1916 Pt 2 'Persian correspondence. (1917-18)' [258v] (521/678)
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 endorsement No. 2569, dated the 27th !
February 1918.)
Telegram P., No. 0139, dated the 22nd February 1918,
From —General Sykes, Kerman,
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To—The Chief of the General Staff, Delhi.
With reference to recent robberies near Bandar Abbas. Headman of
Bin for complicity has been seized, condemned by Court martial and shot.
Headman at Rizwan near Sarzeh also arrested. Kawam has asked me to deal
with three other men seized by South Persia Rifles at Fin by his request.
Fin is situated 50 miles north of Bandar Abbas.
14
Telegram P., No. 330, dated the 20th (received 27th) February 1918.
From — General Dunsterville, Hamadan,
To—London.
(Repeated Chief of the General Staff, Delhi, and Baghdad.)
A request for help out of difficulties has been made to me by a certain
number of Russian officers and men now serving in volunteer force here
under orders to return to Caucasus. At Enzeli the revolutionary committee
themselves intimated that they regarded all members of the volunteer force as
enemies to the Bolshevik party and I know it will mean sending them to their
death to send them through Enzeli. Something must be done for them.
The suggestion is to send them to Baghdad, and if their services cannot be used
there, they might be sent to Foreign Legion in France. As it is quite impos
sible for them to reach Russia with a view to joining any of the forces there
they deserve our protection as refugees.
15
Telegram P., No. 32-D., dated the 26th (received 27th) February 1918.
From— General Dunsterville, Hamadan,
To—London.
(Repeated General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” Chief of the General Staff, Delhi, and
• Tehran.)
February 25th arrived Hamadan, where orders are awaited.
Telegram P., No. X.-6176, dated the 28th January 1918.
From—The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D/' Baghdad,
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
Your 5196 of 20th January.
Despatch of grain to Kermanshah is being arranged.
18
Telegram P., No. 166-F,, dated (and received) the 1st March 1918.
From—His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Delhi.
(Addressed Foreign Office, London; repeated Cox.)
Offer of motor cars under British officers was not communicated to
Persian Government. Captain Gracey’s activities in IJrumia had already •
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- Content
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.
- Physical characteristics
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)'
- Pages
- 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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