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File 3360/1916 Pt 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)' [190v] (385/804)
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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20
At sunset Hussain Khan seeing things becoming dangerous made a sudden dash
from the town with some 20 horsemen and got away in the dusk. Ihe defence
now collapsed, the defenders sneaking away by night or hiding themselves in
the town and burying their arms.
3 . ^ tvt ooo d .u. Our casualties, which have already
Commanding, KorTnan, No. S22 f da*t6(i 4th. , . ooo 4 . j
October 1916. Repeated JSo. 345 of nth October been reported m my IS o. 3o2, amounted
19 ib. to :—
Indians
Persians
Killed .
Wounded
W ounded
The enemies losses are estimated at from 10 to 16 killed and it is reported
that Hussain Khan was -wounded.
Kecommendations for rewards for gallantry have also been already for
warded to you under my No. 12, copy
Attached 12 . 0 f w hich is attached to this report.
Captain Wagstaff entered the town of Saiabad on the 29th and imposed a
general fine of Rs. 15,000 on the inhabitants of the towm for their part in
assisting Hussain Khan. On receiving the report of this engagement I again
asked permission to retain reinforcements at Sirjan and ordered Wagstaff
to retain them pending sanction. Sanc-
Officer Commanding, Kerman, No. 317 of 3rd tion for this w as received from Foreign
October 1916. No 6 of 15tll October.
A convoy of ammunition and shells was despatched to Sirjan from Kerman
on the 5th October under escort of 15
Officer Commanding, Kerman, No. 32c of 4th picked South Persia Rifles men and 15
October 1916. sowars from the Deputy Governor. This
convoy reached Wagstaff safely.
Present situation.
The situation has remained unchanged since the action on the 28th
up to the time of writing this report. Hussain Khan is said to be hiding in
the hills above Balvard and is reported to be wounded. The escaped prisoners
are variously stated to be with him, at Darab and in the neighbourhood of
Niriz.
The forces in this district are as follows *—
Kerman . South Persia Rifles, British officers . . 3
Rank and file . . 590 (untrained).
Consular Escort, Indian officer . . 1
Rank and file . . 25
Petails 42 mostly sick.
Sirjan
Baft •
Zarand
Artillery, 1 mountain gun (without ammunition).
One 9 cm. B.-L. gun and immobile (property Persian Government).
. South Persia Rifles, British Officers
2
Artillery
27 (£ trained)
1 mountain
15th Lancers, British officer .
1
Rank and file
. 31
124th Infantry, British officer
1
Rank and file .
. 80
108th Infantry, British officers
2
Rank and file
. 79
South Persia Rifles, Levies • .
. 372
South Persia Rifles, Levies
. 87
South Persia Rifles, Levies , .
. 62
and
orun.
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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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- 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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