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File 3360/1916 Pt 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)' [‎274v] (553/804)

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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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Daliki, Ralidar and Kazeroon and political energy of Farman Farma I should
anticipate little difficulty however. According to latest information Chahkuta
and Tangistan could not put up more than 600 men between them and Boras-
jun 800 at the outside. If slight reinforcements which military opinion
considers requisite can be provided from any quarter I would strongly recom
mend present occasion be taken to settle hinterland question and open road
simultaneously. It will have most salutary effect on general situation in
whole of Fars. The condition of affairs will remain eminently unsatisfactory
until it is done.
If, however, project not considered expedient at the moment that Governor-
General with Sykes’ assistance should retain prisoners until action can be
taken on above lines, or until they can be deported safely by another route.
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No. 13187, dated Simla, the 13th November 1916 (Confidential).
From —Major A. W. Chitty, Assistant Secretary to the Government of India,
Army Department,
To—The Quartermaster-General in India.
I am directed to say that the Government of India sanction the supply,
free of cost, of 200 pairs of ankle boots to Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Nusrat, Kerman, for the use
of Persian Sarbaz.
2. The expenditure should be adjusted as part of the cost of the operations
in Persia.
No. 13188.
Copy of the above forwarded to :—
The Foreign and Political Department.
The Financial Adviser, Military Finance.
The Military Accountant-General.
The Central War Controller.
The Controller of Military Accounts, 4th (Quetta) Division.
The Controller of Military Accounts, 6th (Poona) Division.
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Telegram R., No. 983-C., dated the 16th (received 17th) November 1916.
From—S ir P. Sykes, Shiraz,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department.
(Addressed Wilson; repeated Chief of the General Staff, Tehran and Bushire.)
^ Your telegram hPSI, November 14th. In view of Bakhtiari road being
liable to be blocked by snow if party waits until decision regarding action on
Bushire-Shiraz road be arrived at, please concentrate at Ahwaz and despatch
party earliest moment via Ispahan. Party should escort arms and ammunition
and money.
Telegram R., No. 991, dated (and received) the 17th November 1916.
From —Sir P. Sykes, Shiraz,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department.
Farman Farma explains that he is in difficult position from lack of
aennite orders from Persian Government instructing him to hand over
gendarmerie to me. Meanwhile he is helping me with officers. Perhaps you
can help io make his and my position less difficult.

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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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