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File 3360/1916 Pt 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)' [60v] (125/804)
The record is made up of 1 volume (398 folios). It was created in 1916-1917. 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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vnu reauest No important operations have taken place in Mesopotamia,
activity being confined to punitire measures against Arab raiders; these have
been successful throughout. The force is firmly established m the area
Baghdad, Baqubah, Samarra, Teluja.
102
Telegram R., No. 385-S., dated the 28th (received 29th) July 1917.
From— Sut P. Sykes, K.C.I.E., C.M.G., Shiraz,
rp 0 The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
My telegram, No. 367-S., dated July 24th. Please add to written
report accompanying Colonel Gough following telegraphic report from Masters
regarding Deh Cliah affray.
No women or children killed during or after.affray and none wounded m
or around village. Masters heard other reports that one woman was accident
ally wounded hv stray bullet but no more. Five heaps of bhusa burnt, no
other damage except attempted destruction of two towers. Letter icceived
from Governor of Sirjan expresses gratitude for punishment inflicted on
robbers at Deb Chah and for recovery of stolen property there.
Addressed Tehran; repeated Chief of the General Staff.
103
(Received with Army Department memorandum No. 11196, dated the 28th July 1917.)
Telegram, No. 50354, dated the 25th July 1917.
^ f The Commander-in-Chief in India, Simla,
From Chief of the General Staff, Simla,
f His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran.
lo—^His Britannic Majesty's Consul, Sistan.
I propose in future sending you periodical telegrams concerning situation
in Mesopotamia.
Since 1st May no important operations have occurred. Maude’s force is
firmly established in area Samarra, Baquba, Baghdad, Feluja. Certain
punitive operations against Arab raiders been successfully carried out.
On 11th July small British force moving up Euphrates from Eeluja
engaged Turkish'force covering Eamadieh with indecisive results. We are
now established at Sinmn al Zibban, 1 2 miles upstream of Eeluja.
Sykes, Bedl and Consul, Sistan, will also receive this periodical information.
105
Telegram P., No. 270-F., dated the 29th July (received* 1st August) 1917.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Departr
ment, Simla.
Cabinet can scarcely survive long. It is losing all credit and is openly
flouted by press owing to its failure to take any action to suppress political
assassination and to its general muddling and weakness. A Cabinet of npich
the same complexion as the last may possibly come into office, for there are
strong dissensions amongst the democrats. If His Majesty’s Government
should decide to adopt change of attitude in Persian affairs, suggested in my
telegrams Nos. 212 and 236, efforts of our friends would be encouraged by a
Hint to this effect. If any decision has been taken, I should be glad to be
informed as soon as possible.
Addressed Foreign Office, London.
T) I
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- Content
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, and memoranda, comprising miscellaneous correspondence on British involvement in Persia in the period 1916-17.
Topics discussed include:
- the activities of the German Vice-Consul, Bushire, Wilhelm Wassmuss, including reports of an attack on him (folio 312)
- an account of the escape of German and Austrian prisoners (folio 281)
- translations of letters from German prisoners transferred from Shiraz to Russia (ff 43-48) including a translation of Dr Zugmeyer's diary
- discussion of German and Russian activities in Persia
- tables, statistics and reports on troop numbers and weaponry, deployments, military engagements and casualties
- British relations with local chiefs and their dealings with the Germans and Russians
- transcripts of local newspaper articles on various topics including the Russian Revolution (folio 136v)
- discussion of money required to pay to tribes
- miscellaneous Army Department memoranda
- general reports on the political and military situation in Persia including the 'Bakhtiari country' (ff 320-321)
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; the Inspector-General, South Persia Rifles (Brigadier-General Sir Percy Molesworth Sykes); 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 (398 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 400; 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 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:76r, 78r:106r, 114r:121r, 122r, 123v:124r, 126r:129v, 131r:146v, 148v:178r, 179v:208v, 211r:214r, 216r:244r, 246v:300v, 306v:309v, 313v:321r, 324r:326v, 328r:339v, 341r:399v, back-i
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