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File 3360/1916 Pt 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)' [‎92v] (189/804)

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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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Ala-es-Sultaneh is supposed to be forming a Cabinet at present. He is,
however, almost senile and the real work is not in his hands. The chances of
his forming a Cabinet are doubtful, as there are quarrels as to distribution of
offices between those who have put him.
This is with reference to your telegram No. 151.
Addressed Foreign Office, London; repeated Petrograd.
Telegram P., No. 109—1043, dated the 2nd (received 3rd) June 1917.
From—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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire,
To The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Polit'cal Depart
ment, Simla.
I agree with Lorimer that Mrs. Roever will practice pro-German intrigue
anywhere in Persia. For my views, please see my telegram No. 2307, dated
October 30th last (repeated in Basrah telegram No. 6624, December 5th). I
recommend sending her and her family to India to be interned.
Ahmednagar climate is, I believe, very good during rainy season and cold
weather (middle of June to middle of March) and not bad during other three
months.
This is with reference to Shiraz telegram No. 158-F.
Addressed to Tehran; repeated Shiraz and Kerman.
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Telegram R., No. 47, dated the 3rd (received 4th) 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.
My immediately preceding telegram of May 31st.
Consul, Shiraz, states that Mrs. Roever’s presence there is very undesirable.
Have you any objection to her being sent to India ?
Telegram P,, No. 40-C., dated (and received) the 2nd June 1917.
From.—His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General and Agent to the Government of
India in Ivkorasan,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
It js reported that Bayerl again contemplating leaving Persia vm
Chakansur.
Addressed Sistan ; repeated Birjand.
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Telegram R., No. 61-S., dated the 4th (received 5th) June 1917.
From—The General Staff, South Persia Rifles, Shiraz,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
Night of May 29th—May 30th Kaminabad post near Shiraz garrison of 50
Rajputs attacked by 40 Kashgais. Persian troops assisted Rajputs return file.
No casualties sustained, but enemy known to have had horses and men hit.
June 1st, Major William's squadron of Burma Mounted Infantry on the way to
Dehbid attacked near Meshed-i-Murghab by Arabs result satisfactory, but no
details as column off telegraph line.
Addressed Chief of the General Staff, Simla.
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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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