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Telegram P., No. 206-F , dated the 14th (received 15th) June 1917.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
Persian Government is already refusing to recognise increase of Cossack
Brigade under the agreement of August last. I have had a private conversa
tion tith Minister of War, who is a very moderate man, and he gave me to
understand that the Government would approach us with proposals to
substitute neutrals for British officers in Southern Persia Bffies.
This is with reference to my telegram No. 197.
Addressed London Foreign Office; repeated Petrograd.
Telegram P., No. 207-F., dated the 14th (received 15th) June 1917.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran,
To-The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
—tU —
ment, Simla.
In local Democrat circles there is 11 %% boasting of fresh Turkish
attempt n Persia. It is possible that they have received promises of some
kindTom Turkey as communications through Russian lines are now quite
easy. Prom all I hear of the condition of Russian troops attempt would
encounter little resistance from them.
Have you any indications of such a design ?
Addressed to London Foreign Office, Petrograd and Baghdad.
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No. 1093, dated Bushire, the 23th May (received 5th June) 1917.
From— Major A. P. Teevor, C.I.E., 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
To-The Hon'ble Me. A. H. Grant, C S.L, C.I.E., Foreign Secretary to toe
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Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department, Simla.
I have the honour to forward herewith, for the information of the Govern-
ment of India, a copy of a despatch which
No. 25— 1092 , dated the 28th May 1917. j- addressed tO His Majesty S
Minister, Tehran, regarding the number of rifles possessed by the tribesmen
in Tangistan, Chakkutahr&c.
A copy of the despatch No. 25-207-C., referred to therein, was forwarded
to the Government of India with my letter No. 208-C., dated 19th June 19 .
Enclosure in Serial No. 33.
No. 25—1092, dated Bushire, the 28th May 1917.
From—M ajor A. P. Trevor, C.I.E., Acting Consul-General, Bushire,
To— Sir Charles Marling, K.C.M.G., C.B, His Britannic Majesty's Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Tehran.
Since the reopening of the land-route from Bushire to Borasjun and
Firuzabad in August 1916, His Excellency Darya Begi has maintained
Persian inspection officials, with a staff at three posts in the line which protects
the Bushire peninsula from attack. Arrivals and departures from and to tae
interior, whether of caravans or tribesmen coming in to market or tor other
purposes, are only permitted by those three harriers, between sunrise and
sunset, and all armed men are obliged to deposit their arms and ammunition,
before crossing the harriers, with the Persian Inspector, who gives t em
tickets, in exchange after the manner of a cloakroom. This practice as
ensured the whole peninsula being free of all armed men save British Indian
soldiers, and the Governor’s own forces, an important matter, considering t a
as many as 240 rifles have sometimes been so deposited in a single day.