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File 3360/1916 Pt 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)' [210r] (424/804)
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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67-S., dated Busliire ; the 27th January (received 5th February) 1917.
Endorsed by Second Assistant to tie
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.
.
iJor, rWa ! d ^ - t( i tlie x . Gov p rnme ^ of India in the Foreign and Political
pariment, tor information, xu continuation of this office endorsement No. 47-
dated the 22 nd January 1917 .
Extracts from the “ Nida-i-Haq ", No. 24 dated 23rd Uah; r root; n 7 * 1 . r
1917). Written by “ Eslah " (Muhammad Reza DerM,, B„raz 3 ? un ' ’ (
Extracts from the “ Nida-i-Haq ”, No. 34, dated 33rd Bali, I, 1335
January 1917). Written by “ Eslah ” (Muhammad Beza Derki), Boraz-
yun.
Situation in the South of Persia.
News indirectly received states that an An ? lo-Eussian force remains in
Ispahan, but it is still being attacked by the Bakhtiaris. The road L verv
unsafe and large quantities of supplies are being sent to Shiraz. Three thousand
kharwars were sent recently.
Shiraz.
Our correspondent has communicated the following to us
. f° rce i n Shiraz consists of 800 gendarmes armed with rifles; 400
Indians well armed ; 150 Governor-General’s sowars armed with the gendarmes’
rifles; four French 7 centimetre guns with 60 shells ; four old Austrian “ 7 ” guns
with 80 shells; one ‘ f 8 ” gun with 60 shells and two maxim guns with 70,000
rounds of ammunition. The British have two old Austrian “ 7 ” guns and two
maxims. The armoury of His Excellency Qawam-ul-Mulk is concealed
outside the town His Excellency himself left Shiraz on tbe 14th instant
with all the members of his family and dependents on the pretext of suppress
ing the Baharlu rising. He is staying at a distance of three stages from
Shiraz. °
The gendarmes are dissatisfied with the present state of affairs. The
Democrats have increased their activities and are posting inflammatory
placards every day. The Nasir-ul-Mulk has been released from prison and
the Prince Superintendent of the telegraph office has been sent to Tehran.
The Shiraz force has not made a move since its defeat at Dasht-Arjan. It is
reported that it is proposed to send down Fath-ul-Mulk with a number of men.
The volunteers at Kazerun eagerly await their arrival for they are tired of
inactivity.
Kazerun.
The town and suburbs are, praise be to God, quiet. The Zargham-i-Islam
(Nashw-Diwan) personally attends to all affairs and his right-handyman, Ao'ha
Mashedi Muhammad Ibrahim, the Nationalist volunteer, has rendered
remarkable services to his Chief and to the nation. He is in charge of all
affairs relating to the army, and in this capacity he has constructed strong forti
fications at the necessary points. He has despatched a sufficient force to Dasht-
Arjan to stop the advance of the enemy’s force whenever it may come and
finish it off there and tu.en. The good services of Meshedi Muhammad
Ibrahim are worthy of the highest praise, and we pray to God to grant us many
men like him. *
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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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- IOR/L/PS/10/612
- Title
- File 3360/1916 Pt 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)'
- Pages
- 209r:210v
- Author
- Islah
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- Public Domain