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File 3516/1914 Pt 11 'Persia: protection of Anglo-Persian Oil Co's fields etc' [149r] (302/550)
The record is made up of 1 volume (271 folios). It was created in 27 Jun 1915-8 May 1919. 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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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.
and Chief
Political Officer to H.E.
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.
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January 27th 1917.
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Your Excellency's letter of 10th Rabi I
4th Janua
1917
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_ reached me
January
in a fortunate hour, and I was very glad to learn of your
welfare and thank you for your greetings.
Your Excellency wrote to me regarding the despatch of
a detachment of British troops to the Oil Springs and said that
this action had astonished the 'Government of Persia and had
distjruhed peoples* minds. I am sorry to hear this but I trust
that the explanations which follow will completely set your
mind at rest.
Your Excellency must remember that a state of war exists
among the powers and that the enemies of Great Britain and
her allies have been able to invade and tfee use axa the soil
of Persia for the pursuit of hostilities simply because the
Government of Persia, both at iihwaz in 1915 and now in the
neighbourhood of N. Luristan, has shown herself unable to
maintain the inviolability of her frontiers or keep enemy
expeditions out. We fully agree with your observations as to
the entire absence of incidents and friction at Maidan Haptun
in the past and as to the satisfactory behaviour of the
Bakhtiari Guards and as a matter of fact the troops were only
sent to Maidan quite temporarily, while suitable arrangements
were being made for them at Tembeh, but as regards the location
of the detachment at the latter place, where they now are, it
is clear that in these exceptional times when enemy parties
are roaming about in Persia, exceptional precautions are
necessary and we feel sure that on reflection the Persian
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India foreign secret ary 5 3 Government
Letter. No. M
Dated
Received
16 FEB 1S17
13 MAR 1917
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The volume concerns the situation in Persia during the First World War. The main focus is the protection of Anglo-Persian Oil Company's (APOC) oilfields and pipelines in south-western Persia.
The volume covers:
- Defence of APOC property.
- Notes on oilfields in Arabistan [Khuzestan].
- Water supply of the oilfields.
- Creation of Inter-departmental Committee on the Defence of the Persian Oil Fields and its report (ff 230-235).
- Despatch of a small force to defend the oilfields in 1917.
- Acquiring British control over the oilfields.
- King's Regulation impeding to leave APOC without the consent of the Consul General for Fars, for the period of the war (f 110).
- Providing a guard for APOC's oilfields at Maidan-i-Neptun.
- Military training for European APOC employees.
The volume’s principal correspondents are: John Nixon, General Officer Commanding, India Expeditionary Force 'D', Basrah; Charles Hardinge, Viceroy of India; Thomas William Holderness and Arthur Hirtzel, 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. ; William Graham Greene, Oswyn Murray and Edmond John Warre Slade, Admiralty; Eyre Alexander Barby Wichart Crowe and Maurice de Bunsen, Foreign Office; Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of State for India; Anglo-Persian Oil Company; Charles Marling, British Minister at Tehran; 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. .
There are three maps within the file, 'Map A' (2 copies) on folios 264 and 271, and 'Part of River Karun' on folio 265.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (271 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 273; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-272; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- File 3516/1914 Pt 11 'Persia: protection of Anglo-Persian Oil Co's fields etc'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:31v, 34r:54v, 56r:104v, 106r:108v, 110r:129v, 131r:144v, 148r:198v, 203r:208v, 214r:263v, 266r:270r, 270ar, 272r:272v, back-i
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