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File 3360/1916 Pt 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)' [‎360v] (725/804)

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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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I was rather anxious lest the Khans should receive news of what was
happening in the north and make fresh difficulties. I did not receive
any answer to this letter for some days. On the 19th I received a telegram
from the Master of the “ Devanha ” saying he would arrive here at 6 A. m.
on the 20th, and I thereupon wrote again to the Khans asking them to ex
change Colonel O'Connor in the afternoon of the 20th.
No answer came to this and as Zair Hussain is still lame from his wound
it did not seem worth while to send him out to the Mashileh on the off chance
of Colonel O’Connor arriving. However, at about 7 P. M. I was called to
the Field Telephone and found that Colonel O'Connor had rung me up from
No. 10 Post, and I asked him to come up to the Kesidency at once and sent
carriage to meet him. On arrival he told me that my first letter had been
delayed by the absence of Zair Khidar who had gone off from Shamshiri,
where Colonel O’Connor was, saying, he would be back on the 17th, whereas
he didn’t come back till the 19th. When he arrived Colonel O’Connor insisted
on being released on the strength of my first letter, and the Khans wrote
saying they would send him over on the 21st. (This letter reached me after
Colonel O’Connor had arrived.) On the way my second letter was received
and Colonel O’Connor succeeded in persuading the Khans to let him come
straight on. He thus arrived on the evening of the 20th instead of the
morning of the 21st.
One Rais Ali who had been Colonel O’Connor’s jailor and several other
hangers-on of Zair Khidar came over, and Zair Hussain was banded over to
them. They are taking him home this afternoon. As he is lame, I have
provided a khajawah for him and provided certain ai^S^s such as a hat,
umbrella and various other things he required.
It has been arranged that the H. T. “ Elephanta ” shall call for Colonel
O’Connor, and such of the other released prisoners as wish to go to India, on
Wednesday next. I understand Colonel O’Connor intends to avail himself of
the permission to take leave, but will first proceed to Simla, where he will
doubtless have the honour of discussing his adventures w ith you and submitting
a full report to the Government of India.
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Telegram R., No, 88-F., dated the 2nd (received 3rd) September 1916.
From— Lieutenant-Colonel H. Gough, Abadeh,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
Reached Abadeh all well September 1st, march again September 4th.
I took over Paschen, German prisoner, here. He claims treatment as
military officer. B e has good deal of property here including horses, mules,
rifles, ammunition and bombs. Horses, mules and munitions of war (?) I pro
pose to hand over to Farman Farma for his army. Kindly tell me how much
pay should be given to Paschen per day.
All his private effects I will have sent to (?) I have taken his first
disposition which is uninteresting, but an examination of his papers may show
something more exciting.
Farman Farma is taking Major Path Ali Khan of the gendarmes and two
or three others as prisoners from here. Fath will probably be hanged when we
reach Shiraz. Everything is quite quiet, but the sooner Sykes can come the
better to look after the gendarmerie w r ho so long as they have arrears of pay
due to them and find a difficulty in getting food, are the only source of
probable trouble.
Addressed Tehran; repeated Cox, Sykes and Bushire.

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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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