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File 3516/1914 Pt 14 'German War: Persia; general situation' [135v] (275/532)
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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42
Telegram P., No. S. 1031, dated the 7th October 1915.
p rom The Secretary to the Government o£ India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Simla,
To—The
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, Landi Kotal.
Will you please translate and^raMmt^follouui^g message^ to Amirtam
Viceroy =—^^Lty^friendly letter, No. 215, dated 8 th September
19 L 5 "corresponding to the 27th Shawal 1333 Hijra, intimation has been reeeiv-
efb; me from London that His Majesty the King-Emperor has despatched to
Ton? Maie“ty an autograph letter which is now ou its way. I am commanded
Your Majesty an g P p ; translation to Your Majesty as soon
t i rreeeiyedandfprojmse to forward it by hand of a trusty officer, who
will make over the letter, at the frontier, to the officer whom Your Majes y
dprmtfi to receive it. If Your Majesty wiil accordingly depute a trusty
officer ior this purpose to proceed to the frontier, I shall be obliged : and in
onler that this letter may reach Your Majesty safely and in a befitting
manner will you kindly let me know the name of^ the officer whom you have
appointed and the date and time at which he will be ready at the frontier to
take over the King-Emperor’s letter. Signed Hardinge.—UsaoJ ending.
^Repeated to the Hon’ble the Chief Commissioner and Agent to the
Governor General in the
North-West Frontier
Region of British India bordering Afghanistan.
Province.
43
No. 21 P. O.—A, dated Simla, the 7th October 1915.
From — His Excellency the Viceroy and Governor-General of India,
To—His Majesty the Amir* of Afghanistan, G.C.B.,
G.C.M.G.
[Knight] Grand Cross of [the Order of] St Michael and St George (accolade).
(Persian translation of above message bearing the signature of His
Excellency Lord Hardinge.)
lU-'d
45
Telegram P., No, 386 F., dated the 7th (received 8th) October 1915.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
Please refer to your telegram No. 306. On proposed Bakhtiari agree
ment I venture to make following observations :—
1. With reference to requirements of His Majesty’s Government and
these of Khans. Attention is invited to Cox’s telegram 1082 B. It would not,
I think, be impossible in respect of those of a general character and referring to
protection of British interests to obtain from Khans here written assurances
without our having to give any special undertaking in return on our part, but
Kliaus would always find pretexts for evading fulfilment of their assurances if
they should deem it advantageous with or without such undertaking. As
regards a pledge from them to live on good terms with Sheikh of Mohammerah
same observations apply also. Question of Liravi is different; in that direction
Khans’ ambitions are well known and they sounded me only two days ago
relative to acquiring it by purchase. I question whether the inducements
which His Majesty’s Government are now prepared to hold out to them,
would suffice to induce them to abandon their ambition formally.
2. In regard to our commitments. In eyes ol Khans a guarantee of
internal autonomy would be valueless, as notion of any interference in tribal
administration is a contingency quite unthinkable to them. It might,
* Amir Habibulla Khan.
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- Content
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.
- Extent and format
- 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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- Title
- File 3516/1914 Pt 14 'German War: Persia; general situation'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:48v, 54r:89r, 95r:143v, 145r:263v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence