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File 3360/1916 Pt 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)' [122r] (248/804)
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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‘ The more ruthless thou art, the morel
twL Ld S tren^h Ca Pn , to y our cruel ty God will increase our
committed^ WhL F . or th ® rest > my dear Sxr, what unlawful deed have I
1 ' t Wh ]aave 1 usurped ? Whom have I robbed ? What'
wrong have I committed since the settlement of affairs ? • vv nat
A i ment d ) on revenue, it used to be paid in the months of Qaus and
A lab a .^ oj^r Persia, and up to this day there is no mention of others being
behind with their revenue Although Tangistan did not pay a single dinar bf
way of levenue without a force bemg sent against it (and even then it was
not paid) from the time of Nadir Shah to the reign of Mohammad Ali Shah •
how you are trying to make out the contrary. I am aware of the fact that you 9
cherish enmity and bloodthirsty designs in your heart. May God punish you.
^Enclosure No. 2.
Letter from Zair Khidar Baghaki Abram (in his own handwriting) to the Khadkhudas of
Baraki Ports, Tangistan, undated (enclosed in the Kadkhudas' letter of £3rd March
1917) received 24th March 19l7.
To all the Kadkhudas of Baraki !
Oh you, sons of burnt fathers, by what authority do you pay any attention
to that flatulent Darya Begi ?
At Bushire Darya Begi is not strong enough to appoint or dismiss even a
coolie’s son’; how can he fine you ? If he is able to destroy one of your boats,
1 am ready to bum 50 Bushire boats in a single night. If you desire to marry
another husband (serve another master) you had better quit my house
(district), and get into any grave you like (go anywhere you like). If you act
otherwise, I will send a number of the Shemsiris to shoot down your wives and
children, and burn your houses, and they will not spare even your old and
blind men.
Bast year I feared God and had mercy on you and did not take any steps
to molest you. Though Gkolam Ali (Kadkhuda of Bulkhair) cringed (to the
British) and presented (their ships with) sheep, and I became aware of this,
yet I overlooked the offence, with a view to leaving you in peace and safety.
Oh you bastards, you are mistaken. If I cannot capture the villages of
others I can at least by the grace of God defend my own. You had better
stop this devilry, and not talk about being fined or paying the revenue, and
thus expose yourselves to danger.
If you do not remit me the balance revenue I will burn your fathers.
Zair Khidhar Tangistani, Amir-i-Islam,
Slayer of the Infidels*
would not hoUaTw pS blmen
nyself, as long as I was alive.
You will make matters worse, so that neither you nor others will remain
leace. ,
If it is a question of lawlessness, wait and see what I will do.
... c tv upeyi’s* * * * s I will thrust my dagger
If you have any liking for Dana Be 0 i s >
► your bellies.
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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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- IOR/L/PS/10/612
- Title
- File 3360/1916 Pt 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)'
- Pages
- 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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