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File 3360/1916 Pt 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)' [330r] (664/804)
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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56
(Received witli Army Department memorandum No. 11131, dated the 7th October 1916.)
Telegram P., No. 23486-Cipher, dated the 4th (received 5th) October 1916.
From—The Director, Military Intelligence, London,
To—The Commander-in-Chief in India, Simla.
My 23301.
Communication between Mecklenberg and Persian Front is carried by
telegraph via Baghdad. There is no wireless with force, and it is unknown
whether Baghdad wireless can transmit.
2. Frontier battalions and 4th Battalion, 1st Regiment, went towards
Sulaimanieh {via Sinneh P). Intiqam Firqase is irregular Persian Division
organised by Kaimmakam Shevket Bey and Captain Von Doen with assistance
of Nizam-es-Sultaneh, Salar-ed-Douleh nnd Samsan-el-Memalek under Turkish
officers. Fifteen Indians with British rifles escort to a n d returned Baghdad with
Colonel (group undecipherable) P. P. Germans paid tribal irregulars with £5
per^month. Did not hear of any Bakhtiari Lursor Ka s hgai with Turkish who
find present tribal adherents reliable. The majority of the cavalry personnel
are frontier battalions and 4th Battalion, 6th Regiment, Arabs remainder are
Regular Turkish. There are no Swedish Gendarmerie with Turks; Major
Poussette was seen at Shahruban returning to Sweden. Kenan Bey, Chief
of the Staff, 13th Corps. Absorption of 35th Division is confirmed.
This telegram repeated to India and Marsh, who will repeat to Tehran, is
addressed General Officer Commanding, Force “ D’- .
57
(Received with Army Department memorandum No. 11182, dated the 9th October 1916.)
Telegram P., No. B. M.-118, dated (and received) the 5th October 1916.
From— Colonel Tanner, Saindab,
To—The Chief of the General Staff, Simla.
Following is addressed Chief of the General Staff and repeated General
Officer Commanding, Quetta.
General Dyer left for India this morning. I took over command from
him to-day.
59
Telegram R., No. 750-C., dated the 10th (received 11th) October 1916.
p rom —Brigadier-General Sir P. M. Sykes, K.C.X.E., C.M.G.,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla (repeated Cox and Chief of the General Staff).
My telegram No. 732-C. of October 5th. Would it he impracticable to
despatch drafts via Ahwaz to bring units of column up to field service strength
as follows :—
15t J i Jjawcers. —British Officer 1, Daffadars 3, Lance Daffadars 3, Acting
Lance Daffadars 3, Trumpeter 1, Farriers 2, Salutri 1, Sowars 30, all with
horses.
23rd Mountain Battery .—Gunner 1, Drivers 3, Cook 1, Ironsmith I,
.Carpenter 1.
124th Baluchis .—British Officers 2,
Havildars
Custodian; police sergeant; jail or prison guard.
2, Naiks (temporary, if
necessary),
Sepoys
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
54, class should be Khattaks, Sweeper 1 and followers as
mecessary for them.
108th Indian Field Ambulance .—British Officer 3, Ward Orderly 1, horses
2, with saddlery. .
Above to replace drafts detained at Kerman Province and make good
attrition. As our base accompanies us, baggage guard is proportionately large
and steps urgently required to fill up strength of units.
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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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- 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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