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File 3360/1916 Pt 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)' [299r] (602/804)
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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pistnbution of force. In Kerman 70 Regulars, SO South Persian Rifles. In
Saidabad 100 Regulars, 400 local levies.
(c) Mekran border. Major Kejs* political mission with escort of 230
regulars is at Sib pending development of relations with Bahram Khan of
Bampur.
(d) Sistan force under Colonel Tanner of 1,500 regular troops, 6 machine
^ O n ®’j\ mou . ntain £ urL8 an( * 870 levies form a cordon from Gusht (latitude
2 l 1 ? n S ltude 61 ; 0 . 58 ') in south Khwash, Robat, Dehani Baghi, Nasrat-
abad and Neh to Birjand. From neighbourhood of latter place Russian force
or about 1,650 extends cordon to Russo-Persian frontier. Situation is quiet
Signs of desire to submit are being shown by Damanis in Sarhad against whom
Sistan force has recently been operating.
75
Telegram R., No. 775-C., dated the 13th (received 14th) October 1916.
From— Brigadiek-General Sir P. M. Sykes, K.C.I.E , C.M.G., Ispahan,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla. °
Your telegram,* No. 214 of October 12th to the effect that Persian Gov-
• Not received, but see Serial No. 67. ernment have not yet officially agreed to
Pars’ gendarmerie being handed over to
me. ^ My position with 2 Staff and 2 or 3 other officers to take over 1,600
mutinous gendarmes over whom I have no legal authority and who can appeal
to^ Tehran against my orders, is an almost impossible one, subversive of
military discipline and likely to cause serious trouble in Pars unless you can
quickly rectify it and in the meantime prevent all interference from Tehran.
Russians are sending one General, 4 Colonels and 26 officers besides
numerous drill instructors to increase Persian Cossacks Brigade which has
been in existence for a generation.
Addressed Tehran ; sent to Chief of the General Staff.
76
Telegram P., dated the 13th (received 14th) October 1916.
From— Brigadier-General Sir P. M. Sykes, K.C.I.E., C.M.G.,
To The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla. r
By my orders (?) Commander of Gendarmerie, Abadeh, has arrested
Sultan Mahomet, late Commander of Gendarmerie, Kerman, who was chiefly
responsible for trouble there. Please inform Farman Parma.
Addressed Gough; repeated (?) Tehran, and Kerman informed.
77
Telegram P., No. 673-F., dated the 13th (received 14th) October 1916.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Denart
meat, Simla. F
My telegram f 668. Idea of quitting Tehran has been abandoned by
t Serial No. 72. KhanS. J
Addressed London Foreign Office; repeated Consular Officers concerned
and Sykes. ncu
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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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