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File 3360/1916 Pt 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)' [‎316r] (636/804)

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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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PERSIA SERIES.
1
Telegram P., No. 124, dated the 26th (received 28th) September 1916.
From—His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
Foreign Office sends following '.-^Begins. September 25th, No. 437. Your
telegrams 623 and 626.
Situation at Ispahan and Shiraz is so complicated and variable that it is
difficult to pass judgment on it here. Most important thing, however, is to
avoid anything like a disaster to Gough or Sykes.
It seems to me more prudent therefore for Gough and Earman Farma to
withdraw from Abadeh and join Sykes at Ispahan.
In all cases Sykes must take his instructions from you except (1) when
they are in direct conflict with his views, in which case you should refer to
me or (2) when local conditions necessitate immediate decision and action, and
there is no time to consult you.
You will, of course, make no change of plan without reference to Home
Office and will keep me and Government of India informed of Sykes’s views,
and on your own proposals and instructions to him.
It must be made clear to Fussians and to Sykes that as regards Sykes’s
present position, his force has a civil and not military character/that he is not
to be considered as under General Baratoff’s orders and that he does not form
part of Russian forces. I agree with Government of India’s telegram of
September 20th.
Above all Sykes must be careful not to be drawn into action against
Bakhtiari, except in full consultation with you.
2
Telegram R., No. 684 C., dated the 27th (received 28th) September 1916.
From— Brigadier-Genekal 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 (repeated Chief of the General Staff, Tehran and Gough).
Following prisoners brought to Ispahan by my Qumishah column:—
(1) Paschen, Lieutenant of German Army Reserve, ^handed over to His
Majesty’s Consul-General at Ispahan. ( ) MaSyor Fath Ali Khan, Shiraz
Gendarmerie. (3) Hussain Khan, Gendarmerie, said to be murderer of
British Vice-Consul, Shiraz. (4) Malik Zadeh, Ispahan!, notorious democrat
and enemy of British.
These hare been handed oyer to Persian authorities.
deceived on 13 NOV 191G with
INDIA FOREIGN SECRETARY’S
Letter. No. 78 m

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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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