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File 3360/1916 Pt 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)' [87v] (179/804)
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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15
Telegram P., No. 197-P., dated (and received) the 7th June 1917,
From—His Britannic Majesty's Minister at Tehran,
rj* 0 rjhg Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Simla.
It is already being urged in Press that Russian Government should be
invited to abrogate 1907 Convention and the Agreement of August last and
Persian Government will probably make some move m that direction.
This is with reference to your telegram No. 780 to Petrograd, April 23rd.
Addressed London Foreign Office, sent to Petrograd.
16
Telegram P., No. 1960 (196?), dated (and received) the 7th 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.
Cabinet has been formed by Ala-es-Sultaneh. Of the other members
'Mustaufi, Musbir-ed-Dowlab and Motamin-ul-Mulk are moderate m their
views and generally well disposed, bat they bold only mmor posts and are men
of weak character. The other five and in particular _ Motasham-es-Sultaneh,
Minister of Finance, and Musteshar-ed-Dowlah, Minister of Interior, gave
great support, material (and moral ?; to Germans in 1915 and represent party
which has brought about Vosug-ed-Dowlah’s resignation. They are un
scrupulous and active and will overrule their weaker colleagues.
For this unfortunate combination the general instructions sent to my
Russian Colleague to show sympathy with “ democracy ” in Persia are in
large measure responsible.
I propose to inform Government who are very embarrassed for money
that until I have received very definite pledges that policy of benevolent
neutrality is not going to be abandoned I do not feel justified without your
authority in authorising Bank to pay over May instalments for which late
Cabinet did not apply.
This is with reference to my telegram 194.
Addressed Foreign Office, London: repeated Petrograd.
17
Telegram R., No. 164-F., dated the 8th (received 9th) June 1917.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Consul, Shiraz,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
Mrs. Roever.
If it is impracticable to send lady away, I will make best arrangement
possible to prevent her corresponding and from intriguing.
Addressed Minister: repeated Busbire.
18
(Received with Army Department memorandum No. 8087, dated the 2nd June 1917.)
Telegram R., No. 54-S., dated the 29th May 1917.
From—The General Officer Commanding, South Persia Rifles, Shiraz,
To—The Consul-General, Ispahan (repeated Chief of the General Staff, Simla).
Reported good authority that three Germans with Hussein Khan
Buchaqchi were with (Lashani? at Herat Ikburreb), trial on 17th instant.
That one of these Germans is now proceeding Yazd to obtain money from
friendly Jewish agent, name not known. Suggest latter possibly bheik
Mehdi.
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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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