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File 3360/1916 Pt 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)' [347r] (698/804)
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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337
Telegram R., No. 92, dated the 18th (received 19th) September 1916.
From— Lieutenant-Colonel H. Gough, Abadeh,
To—^The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
Farman Parma urged me this morning to express to you his conviction
that exchange of Governors, Kerman and Pars, is the best solution. Of course
he may change his views, but I agree with his present attitude expressed
above.
Telegrams are pouring in on me from Shiraz from all sorts of sources
assuring me (as they have from the beginning) that opposition is to Parman
Parma and his deputy only and not against us in any way.
The sources are so varied it is impossible to think that they do not represent
general opinion. They all urge that we should trust Kawam and go on with
him personally to Shiraz and I really believe that we might perfectly safely
do so if exchange of Governors is effected.
We would in any case have to wait here eight days or so while money is
being sent from Ispahan.
I can only get insignificant sum here and Grahame can arrange to send
it to Kumisha up to which place Sykes, I hope, will provide escort while I will
send men from here to meet it. Road between this and Kumisha reported
perfectly safe.
Addressed to Tehran; repeated to Basrah, Bushire and Sykes.
838
Telegram P., No. 4760, dated the 19th (received 20th) September 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.
, Basrah,
rp 0 The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla (repeated to Tehran).
Your telegram of September 17th, No. 666 S.
T Authorised Gough before he left to spend money on Secret Service with-
iLlt in excess o” budget allotment, and I gather that he is doing so. On
his arrival at Shiraz I will submit proposals regarding his permanent finances:
he ^ sending all his accounts here for the present I have already supplied
him with £5/)00 and am sending up for him £2,000 in gold with Kermanshah
escort.
339
No. 12096—XV-I, dated Simla, the 11th September 1916.
From— The Chief of the General Staff,
To The General Officer Commanding, 4th (Quettal Division.
In continuation ot this Branch telegram No. 78065 of the Ilth September
1916 I am directed to enclose a copy of the instructions issued to Lieutenant-
Colonel Tanner who is proceeding to relieve Brigadier-General Dyer in com-
mand of -the Sistan Field Force.
INSTRUCTIONS.
From—The Chief of the General Staff, Army Headquarters, Simla,
To— Lieutenant-Colonel C. O. O. Tannee, 127th Infantry. ^
1. You have been selected for the command of the British Force m
Kacha-Robat-Sistan. . ,,
2 You will proceed to Kacha as soon as possible and on arrival there you
will take over command of the force from Brigadier-General R. E. H. Dyer.
3. The troops at your disposal are
28th Light Cavalry.
1 Section, 25th Mountain Battery.
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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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