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File 3516/1914 Pt 14 'German War: Persia; general situation' [‎127r] (258/532)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (261 folios). It was created in 8 Aug 1915-30 Nov 1915. 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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■This Doc ument is the Property oi His Britannic Majesty's G overnment,
"" an d should be retnrned to the Foreign Office wh en done with
unless require d f or official use.]
PERSIA ,
PORTUGAL .
Decypher. Mr. Marling 9th. 1915.
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No r 441•
Urgent* (K).
November 9thr 1915
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My telegram No*. 439*
No mention of troops was made in Russian Ministers
audience.-
Minister for Foreign Affairs called hy appointment
on us at 5 and stayed till 8. .. He Legged us to cause
troops to he removed and hinted that, if they were not,
Cabinet might resign or take its departure. He re
presented that their appearance so near the capital
would rouse great excitement against the two Powers
which would make it impossible for the Government to
pursue the policy of (?benevolent) neutrality they were
now hoping to be able to adopt.
We said it lay with Russian Government not with
us to arrest the movement of troops. ■ The Government
had our assurance that the troops came only for the
protection of the Legations and Colonies and that it
was the duty of the cabinet to explain this to the
people and make it clear that the movement of troops
towards the capital had no hostile inteution* His
Excellency pressed us to say what we desireu. the ^ov-
e™nt to do to obtain the return of .the troops to
Kasvin and we replied that the.essential thing was to
remove the large number of Austrians, Germans
Turks and seize arms, etc*.in the possession of tne
German Legation* He promised thao Ausbrians etc*
should be removed to a safe distance from, ieheian an
kept under guard and that the Government would _^o
obtain possession of arms-.. He added _^hau tne u-overn-
ment would absolutely guarantee our safety* • ,
Russian Minister promised go report to ietrograd
what the Minister for Foreign Affairs had said, *
Addressed to FrO* sent to India and Pecrogiad*

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The volume concerns the situation in south-western Persia during the First World War. The main focus is the British occupation of Bushire.

The volume covers:

  • Attack on British Consulate at Ispahan, which resulted in the wounding of the Consul and the death of one of the Sowars employed as escorts at the Consulate.
  • German activity in Persia; movements of German agents.
  • Turkish officers in Persia.
  • Possible Russian occupation of north-western Persia.
  • Attitude of Persian Government and situation at Tehran and in the rest of Persia.
  • Information suggesting that maps of Persia, Afghanistan and Mesopotamia were made available by the Germans to the Turks.
  • Rumoured arrest of British Consul at Shiraz.
  • Appointment of Darya Begi as Governor of Gulf Ports.
  • Alarm caused by advance of Russian troops.
  • Evacuation of British Consul from Kermanshah.
  • Arrest of British subjects from Shiraz.
  • Demands of Khans in return for the release of Shiraz prisoners.

The volume’s principal correspondents are: Charles Marling, British Minister at Tehran; British Consuls at Kerman (C T Ducat), Sistan and Kain (Francis Beville Pridaux), Isfahan (G Grahame), Khorasan, Yazd, Lingeh [Bandar Lengeh] (W R Howson); 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. ; Arthur Prescott Trevor, 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 Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Foreign Secretary to the Government 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. ; War Office; Charles Hardinge, Viceroy of India; Walter Langley and Maurice de Bunsen, Foreign Office; War Office; George Buchanan, British Ambassador in Russia; Darya Begi; the American Embassy in London; the Adjutant General in India.

There is a letter in French, from the French Embassy in London; there is a translation of a newspaper article, from Jam-i-Jam.

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1 volume (261 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the 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 263; 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.

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