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File 3360/1916 Pt 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)' [‎134v] (273/804)

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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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Kurdistan!, whose instructions from Tr Ii7 c"
consulted His Majesty’s Consul, who ba8 o s r u S|^f tonerty s and whai
s^rst — »= ‘a :. r oX u. —
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rate camed in tlie firman A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’). .
Enclosure No. 6.
Paragraph 7? (week ending the Bth March 1917).
His Maiestv’s Consul called on the 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 and Kurdistani on 28th
rebmary wUh a view to ascertaining the facts regarding the taxation of the
Par man Parma’s property.
The 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 mentioned only the question of the demand assessed on
/. i • '■iomp time a°o Kurdistani received orders from the
Ve-shm Government to collect the value of all revenue in kind, commuting it
a t current market rates. He protested, but the orders were repeated three times
and he had eventually to notify all revenue-payers “^f n9 r
Forman Parma. The current market ^alue is not less than lb tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. per
k bar war while by the compromise agreed to as the result of agitation some
tears ago the rati now paid vary from 4 to 7 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. per kharwar, according
lo the remoteness or propinquity of the land in relation to a favourable
market His Majesty’s Consul is informed that the increase which won
f.r, — d._»d »d
it is obviously necessary to have one rule for all, rich or poor.
The Persian Government has notified and Parman Taima has been
informed, that a month’s delay has been granted in bis case. Ibis is doubtless
to allow of negotiations in Tehran.
Enclosure No. 7.
Paragraph 93 (week ending 12th March 1917).
The Jehawian-Mirza Buzurg Jteverme Case remains in an undetermined
ai d eiitual Hate. It is a question of whether the Revenue Department is
to make a reimbursement of revenue, as what has been already collecte
exceeds what car be demanded in accordance with the terms of^ the firman A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’).
As the Russian Consul-General at Ispahan recently telegraphed m favour ot
Mivza Buzurg direct to the Governor-General, Kerman, His Majesty s Consul
suggested to His Majesty’s Minister that the ease, which is a very important
one from many points of view, should be taken up and discussed by toe two
Legations in‘Tehran. His Majesty’s Minister has replied that the Russian
Charge d’Affaires has informed him that Russian interests m Kerman are m
’har^e of His Majesty’s Consul and are directed, not by the Consul-General
n ]spal aa, but by the Russian Legation. His Majesty’s Consul has been able
to see no reason why the property in question should be treated dmetentiy
from similar properties belli by non-Russian proteges; nor why, after paying
enl anced rates while in Jehanian’s hands for three years it should now only
be Charged at the rules laid down in the firman A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’). , when all similar firmans Have
been overridden. ^

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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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