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File 3360/1916 Pt 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)' [‎165r] (334/804)

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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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248
{Received with Army Department memorandum No. 3539 3 dated the 9th
March 1917.)
Telegram P., No. 30512-Cipher, dated the 5th (received 6th) March 1917.
From—The Director, Military Intelligence, London,
To The General Officer Commanding, Force “ D,” Basrah.
(Repeated to the Commander in-Chief in India, Delhi.)
Kowlandson wires as follows :—March 4th.
, nn At Za ^ h ^ h ^ mil . es n °rth-west of Hamadan Eussian
troops attacked Turkish rearguard. Turkish troops were driven from Zagheh
y nightfall, and retired towards Asadabad pass, Eussian mountain artillery and
cavalry pursuing by moonlight. Asadabad pass being attacked by Eussians
on morning of March 4th. j a>u a
Eussians occupied village of Shariak, 22 miles north-east of Sinneh, on
March 1st and the retirement of the Turks on Sinneh continues day and
night. Eussian pursuit hampered by deep snow.
From Sultanabad column no news.
249
(Received with Army Department memorandun No. 3545, dated the 9th
March 1917.)
Telegram P., No. 94, dated the 4th (received othj March 1917.
From— M^jor Withers, Bunder Abbas,
To—The Chief of the General Staff.
(Repeated Sykes, copies to Vanrenan, Orton and Consul.)
On February 25th, Najaf Khan arrived at Lingah from Lar and says that
Rais Ali Naki imprisoned him at Hormuz and that all his notes made during
his travels and his books were taken. Also that the 450 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. which Qi'gave
him as a present on leaving Lar were stolen from him. As he suspected him
of collecting information for the British, Najaf Khan is convinced that Q. is
at the bottom of this. He says Muntasir ? ? Mulk, the head of Q.’s
troops is disavowedly (?) anti-British and likely to cause trouble, and that, as
expectation of the situation becoming serious again, Q. himself is merely
sitting on the fence. Munitions of War have been distributed by Q. a«
follows J
(1) 100 loads of Lee-Metford rifles at Fasa in charge of Khaitan Khan.
(2) At Kut-va-South, 180 boxes of rifles ammunition and 15-pr. shell,
a 15-pr. gun is to be stationed here.
(3) 1 9-pr. and 1 machine gun have been given to Soulet.
As Q. would not release the sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. whom it had been arranged should be
sent to Lingah from Lar, they are still with him.
Unless he is brought into line Q.’s attitude may possibly sooner or later
cause serious delay to the Column which is now on its way to Shiraz.
250
(Received with Army Department memorandum No. 3545, dated the 9th
March 1917.)
Telegram P., No. 42-B. C., dated the 4th (received 5th) March 1917.
From—The Base Commandant, Bunder Abbas,
To—The Chief of the General Staff
(Repeated to Shiraz and Kerman.)
At 8 a.m. on 3rd instant, 2nd Echelon left Bunder Abbas and arrived
at Chahchakur at 4 p.m. on same day. Strength as follows :—
Burma Mounted Infantry. —British officers 2, Indian officers 4, Indian
ranks 125, 2nd clerk 1, veterinary assistant 1, followers, public, 8, private 6,
officers’ chargers 4, men’s ponies 129.

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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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