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File 3360/1916 Pt 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)' [157v] (319/804)
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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(Received with Army Department Memorandum No. 2878, dated the 26th February 1917.)
Telegram P., No. 138-S. C., dated (and received) the 24th February 1917.
From—The General Officer Commanding, Sistan, Saindak,
To-The Chief of the General Staff, Delhi [repeated General Officer Command
ing, 4th (Quetta) Division, Quetta],
Consul, Sistan, has handed over Saiyid Mustapha to us and^
he leaves
Nasratabad for Quetta to-day under instructions r ® oe ^ ed
of India. This with reference to my telegram B. M.-13S of February 9th
and my letter P, B.-323 of February 13th.
No. 59-C., dated Sistan, the 18th February 1917.
From-LTEUTENANT-.COLONEL F. B. Prideaux, C.l.E., His Britannic Majesty's
Consul, Sistau and Kaiu,
To—The Chief of the General Staff, Army Head Quarters, Simla.
I have the honour to forward a folio containing papers, &o., found on a
suspected Turco-German emissary calling himself Saiyid Mustapha, son of Saiyid
Suleman, and to request that they may be carefully examined as it is possible
that they contain messages from the enemy ot a secret nature carefully
concealed in cypher.
The man was arrested by the Persian authorities on the 6th instant
on entering Mian Kangi (Sistan)' from Afghanistan, and was handed over to
me. His arrest was reported to the Secretary to the Government of India,
Foreign and Political Department, in my telegrams Nos. 55-i;. and ob-J*.,
dated the 8th February and 12th February 1917, respectively.
Copies of two statements* made by
the man in my office are attached^
Not reprinted. See Serial No. 232.
Telegram P., No. S88-S., dated the 26th March 1917.
p rom The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Delhi,
To—His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran (repeated to Sir P. Sykes and
Kerman). *
It was proposed to Officer Commanding, Kerman, in November 1916, to
withdraw the detachment 108th Infantry sent in July last to Sirjan on
temporary ’duty in connection with escorting prisoners. Owing to opinion of
Kerman that weakening of small force at Sirjan would result in our being
compelled to withdraw entirely and that immediate possession of district
would he takeu by ear-prisoners and their tribal supporters the proposal was
negatived.
In view of the improved condition of Kerman province, there seems no
longer anv justification for this detachment at Saidabad. The detachment has
just arrived at Bunder S^hbas and pending receipt of your views, which we
should be glad to receiWlelegraphically, we are 01 dering it to stand fast
there.
y> P ply regarding Indies will he sent shortly,
your telegram 2k of March 19th.
This is with reference to
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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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- 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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