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File 3360/1916 Pt 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)' [300r] (604/804)
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., No. 5267, dated (and received) the 14th October 1916.
From—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.
,
To —The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
ConBul-Gener^l, Ispahan, sends following :— Bpgins. Telegram* No. 5*221
• Serial No 73 . from Cox 1 fully endorse Cox’s opinion
as regards situation in Ispahan and to far
as I am in a position to judge that in Bakhtiari.
I am repeating his telegram to Noel for observations.
Sent to Tehran; repeated to Cox, sent to-day by messenger to Noel.
End®. . ^ ^ 5
Please
79
Telegram P., No. 5268, dated (and received) the 14th October 1916.
From—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.
,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
see my telegram! immediately preceding. Minister wires as
t Serial No. 78 . follows: No. 673,J dated the 13th instant,
j Serial No. 77 . My telegram § No. 668. Idea of quitting
Tehran has been abandoned by Khans.
5 Serial No. 72.
80
Telegram R., No. 133, dated the 14th (received 15th) October 1916.
From—His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
Your telegram|| No. 775-C. I do not see your difficulty. Gendarmerie
serial No 75 k as been placed under Parman Parma's
orders and idea is that on arrival he and
His Majesty's Consul will arrange for payment of force and settlement of
question finally, force being kept in existence till your arrival. On your
arrival force would be disbanded and you would take over such part as you
see fit, remainder being sent home. You will not command Pars’ gendarmerie
but the South Persian Rifles.
So long as this Cabinet is in office there will be no interference from
Tehran, but Cabinets do not last for ever and it will be as well, in order that
any new and possibly less friendly Ministry may be confronted with a fait
accompli, that you should get to work at Shiraz without delay.
I do not think that we need trouble about the legal aspect. There was
* rr-j * • , little legality attached to sentences you
f V%de Serial No. 142 in Part IX. ° J
pronounced^
Kerman.
on enemy agents in
When will you be able to start ?
Addressed Sykes as No. 116; repeated to Cox and Gough.
81
Telegram R., No. 784-C., dated the 14th (received 15th) October 1916.
From— Bkigadier-Genoal 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.
My telegram** No. 751-C. of October 10th. Supplies purchased.
Column will be ready to start on October
18th or October 19th.
Addressed Tehran; repeated Chief of the General Staff, Cox and Gough.
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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