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File 3360/1916 Pt 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)' [‎120r] (244/804)

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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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No. 257-S., dated Bushire, the 21st (received 80th) AjHSet9t2d 13 jy,
Endorsed by Second Assistant to 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. .
Forwarded to tbe Government of India in the Foreign and Political
* .Not received Department, for information, in con
tinuation of this office endorsement
No. 226-S.,* dated the 8th April 1917
1. Telegram from Consul, Kerman, to Trevor, Bushire, No. 43, dated the 10th April
1917.
2. Telegram from Consul, Kerman, to Trevor, Bushire, No. 53, dated the 18th April
1917.
3. Telegram from Consul, Kerman, to Minister, Tehran, No. 69—46, dated the 11th
April 1917.
4. Telegram from Consul, Kerman, to Trevor, Bushire, No. 52, dated the 17th April
1917. ^
5. Telegram from Consul, Kerman, to Minister, Tehran, No. 74—54, dated the 18th
April 1917.
6. Telegram from Consul, Kerman, to Minister, Tehran, No. 76—57, dated the 19th
April 1917.
Enclosure No. 1.
Telegram P., No. 43, dated the 10th (received 11th) April 1917.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Consul, Kerman,
To— Major A. P. Trevor, 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. ,
Bushire.
Following received from Minister, Tehran, No. 42, dated 8th April:—
Begins. With reference to your tele-
t gram of April 3rd, No. 40—197,t I am
informed by Administrator of Posts that there is no intention of establishing a
post office at Chah Divan. Ends. In reply I have pointed out that it was
not a post office but a telegraph office to which my report referred. .
Enclosure No. 2.
Telegram P., No. 53, dated the 18th (received 19th) April 1917.
From— Lorimer Kerman,
To— Major A. P. Trevor, 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. ,
Bushire.
Telegram No. 45 of 17th instant from Minister, Tehran -.—Begins. Your
telegram 684 Do you wish telegraph
Hantnnra hi TWrmrm No..** office to k e opened at Chah Divan or
not ? Ends.
And mv reply, No. 73, 18th instant:— Begins. No useful purpose would
be served, in my opinion, by establishing a telegraph office at place named.
Ends. , , c
The reference is to my telegram^
Enclosure No. 3.
Telegram P., No. 69—46, dated the 11th (received 12th) April 1917.
From— His Britannic Majesty's Consul, Kerman,
To His Majesty's Minister, Tehran (repeated Trevor, Bushire).
A short time a^o the Governor-General and Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Nusrat
respetuve l“made peaee and joined in a league to oust Kurffistam.
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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.

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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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