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File 3360/1916 Pt 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)' [226r] (456/804)
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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Telegram P v No. 84-S., dated the loth January 1917.
From—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Delhi,
To—His Britannic Majesty’s Consul, Kerman.
Your telegram 369, December 27th. Neither the translation of letter
to Amir nor the list of Princes and covering addresses Nos. 2 and 6 of Sykes’
letter 100-P., of July 27th are among papers received. Matter should please
be cleared up urgently in consultation with Sykes.
To—His Britannic Majesty’s Consul, Bunder Abbas,
(Repeated Consul, Shiraz)
Please telegraph your views on Consul, Shiraz’s telegram 2 of 8th
January repeated to you about despatch of flour.
Telegram P., No. 28-F., dated the 15th (received 16th) January 1917.
From—His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Delhi.
Secretary of State for India’s telegram of January 9th, repeated to me. In
m y opinion Sykes’ position as Oflicer Commanding, South Persia Hifles, would,
in the event of military officer being appointed to supersede him in command
of operations in South Persia, be so seriously prejudiced in eyes of Persians
as to make it impossible for him to remain. Should it be decided to replace
him I strongly urge advisability of an officer with previous gendarmerie or at
least native levy experience being selected.
(Received with Army Department memorandum No. 508, dated the 12th
January 1917.)
Cipher telegram R., No. 1130, dated the 6th January 1917.
From—The Chief of the General Staff,
To—S ir Percy Sykes, Shiraz.
Ramadan Line. —Hussians on January Ith captured Daulatabad.
Reports from Baratoff and Basrah state that an Afghan Prince Abdul
Majid reached Kermanshah on December 5th and was in Baghdad on Decem
ber 24th. His object was stated to be to conclude a treaty with Turkey. Only
Afghan
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
of this name known to us is a distant relative of the Amir who,
in October 1916, left Afghanistan for Russia after misappropriating Govern
ment funds.
55
Telegram R., No. 87-S., dated the 16th January 1917.
From —The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department,
56
(Addressed London Foreign Office ; repeated Basrah.)
57
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Let
Dated
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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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- 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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