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File 3360/1916 Pt 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)' [193v] (391/804)
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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Dated Sirjan, the 25th August 1916.
Projn Captain J. N. Merrill, Staff Officer to Officer Commauding, Kerman,
rp 0 The Officer Commanding’s British Columns, Baft or Daulatabad.
The escaped prisoners are at Balvard 8 farsaks east from here jn house of
one Hussain Khan Bochagchi tribe, where they will remain to gatner a force.
I believe my information is accurate. ^ ^ ^ ^
Military precautions on the way. Your arrival here will safeguard me door-
way of the great province of Bars, close the raid to raiders from that side, and
keep this district from revolt. If need be you can proceed from here to
Kerman. By coming to Sirjan you will not have a much longer journey to
make than if you went direct to Kerman.
Prompt action on your part is imperative. I am ready to share my part
of the responsibility for'your movements. . ,
Trust no native. Road from Daulatabad to here is as far as I know clear.
{Received Kerman, 30th August 1916.)
Dated Baft, the 27th August 1916.
From—Lieutenant A. D. Fraser, Officer Commanding, Convoy,
To— Major G. L. Farran, Commanding, Kerman.
I have the honour to forward a letter just received from Captain Merrill,
Sirjan. .
This evening I shall start for Negar so as to bring convoy as quickly
as possible to the Kerman District. Captain Merrill suggests my going to
Sirjan without delay from Negar. I could do so without being encumbered by
the clumsy convoy. Please send me instructions.
My strength is :—
15th Lancers . . • • Indian Officer .
Rank and File
12fth Infantry . . • * Indian Officer .
Rank and File.
Mountain Battery ...» • •
South Persia Mounted Police ... • •
Persian officer ..... • •
Convoy consists of about 600 camels and donkeys.
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29 with 2 guns.
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Dated Kerman, the 30th August 1916.
From— Major G. L. Farran, Commanding, South Persia Rifles, Kerman,
To— Captain L. C. Wagstaff.
Since writing to you on the 28th I have received a letter from Eraser,
dated Baft, 27th, saying that he had arrived with reinforcements and convoy
at Baft, and was leaving for Negar. He does not mention Smith with the
108th (40 men) who I presume is still at Daulatabad. If you find him there
I would suggest that vou both move up to Baft and from thence to Snqan
as was originally intended, as you will not now be hampered by the convoy.
But you must of course be guided by reports you receive and the situation
at the time. a . . i
1 he prisoners are reported to be still at Balvard. Merrill is at birjan ana
you should try and get into communication with him.
(9)
Dated Malikabad (near Sirjan), the 12th September 1917.
From—Captain L. C. Wagstaff,
To—The Officer Commanding, Kerman.
Your letter of 7th September reached me yesterday and that of the 6 th
September to day.
About this item
- 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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- 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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