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File 3360/1916 Pt 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)' [310r] (624/804)
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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No. 404-C., dated Bushire, the 6th (received 16th) October 1916.
Endorsed by Second Assistant to 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.
.
Forwarded to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, for information, in continuation of this office endorsement No.
•semi No. 83. 384-C.,* dated the 1st October 1916.
1. Letter from Actinfj Consul-General, Bushire, to His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, No.
45— 403-C., dated the 6th October 1916, with enclosure.
2. Letter from Acting- Consul-General, Bushire, to His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, No. •
46— 405-C., dated the 6th October 1916, with enclosure.
3. Letter from His Excellency Darya Begi to 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.
, Persian 'Gulf,
No. 385, dated the 2nd October 1916.
4. Letter from 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, to His Excellency Darya Begi,
Bushire, No. 481, dated the 5th October 1916.
Enclosure No. 1.
PRECIS.
Letter from Mirza Muhammad Yezdi, describing situation at Shiraz during the middle
of September.
No. 45—403-C., dated llushire, the 6th October 1916 (Confidential).
From-— Major A. P. Trevor, C.I.E., Acting Consul-General, Bushire,
To — Sir Charles M. Marling, K.C.M.G., C.B., His Britannic Majesty’s Envoy-
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Tehran.
In continuation of my despatch No. 43—383-C.,t dated 1st October 1916,
I have the honour to forward herewith
t Enclosure to Serial No. 83. ^ another report received by-
Mr. Zeytoon from Mirza Mahmud Yezdi giving an account of events at Shiraz
during the middle of September.
The letter appears to give a fairly reliable and accurate history of whafc
happened, and is rather interesting, so I have sent it on in ease you have not
received details of Shiraz events from the same or some other source.
Sub-Enclosure.
Copy of a letter from Mirza Mahmud Yezdi, Shiraz, to Mr. Zeytoon, Bushire, dated the 20th
Zikadah 1334 (=19th September 1916).
The Consul and the Bank Manager left Abadeh for Shiraz in company
with Farman Farma. His Excellency the
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.
Ashair, who went to
welcome the Governor-General, was not permitted by the latter to sit and was
blamed for certain matters. The
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.
returned a polite verbal answer and
undertook to restore order, and was allowed to return. He reached Baiza in
two days- time and sent for Kawam-ul-Mulk. The latter left at once; they
staved one nmht at Jushak and made an agreement. Kawam-ul-Mulk then
returned to Shiraz and they joined hands with Path-ul-Mulk. On Wednesday
moraine-, the 6th, they detained the Ueputy Goyernor-General at his own
house and placed 30 Gendarmes, Kashkais and Arabs as his guards. They
.taHnrmd men at the Ar- and in such places as they thought necessary : and
W closed the Pefsia n n and British telegraph offices and established a
censorship. On Thursday, the 7th, they forcibly had the bazar closed so that
fhe neople may raise an outcry (against the Governor-General). The people
who^were looking forward for the arrival of the Governor-General, that the
rountry may be put in order, put oS doing so. The shops were reopened on
Krffia^at any rate and on Saturday, they (the authorities) paid the sum of
money which they had got ready, to the Ulema, to sign a telegram (to the
Capital) stating that the people (“ Millat ”) did not wish Barman Farma to
come as Governor-General. . . ,
The Governor-General’s promises of kindness on the telegraph and
telephone did not avail and he had to return with all those with him from
Dehbid to Abadek.
(3 /CP
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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
- 310r:312v
- Author
- Mirza Mahmud Yezdi
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