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File 3360/1916 Pt 1 'Persian correspondence (1916-17)' [378r] (760/804)
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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Telegram U., No. 477-F., dated (and received) the 28th July 1916.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran,
To The Secret^to ^Governooent of India ii the Foreign and Political Depart-
to leave 1 " not 1 lSr™ha^f August 10th? 1 * * ^ s P a ^ an Au S ust 5th or August 6tb and
arrive abTullattefda^ ^ ?) ^ ° f ^cers from Ahwaz expected to
314
Telegram P., NK 23-F., dated (and received) the 28th July 1916.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General, Meshed,
To-The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla (repeated to Sistan and Tehran). ^
n to Herat news-
writer
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there was a report current in thp m’fvr rv
the 21st July that the Northern German party had reached Karokh and ?
Chief of the General fetaff should please be informed.
315
Telegram R., No. 425-C., dated (and received) the 28th July 1916.
From— Brigadier-General Sir P. M. Sykes, K.C.I.E., C.M.G., Kerman
To-The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Simla. &
My telegram No 322 0 July 6th. Minister telegraphs that name
South Persia Army may be used. Kindly give your approval. Would surest
Spa as telegraphic address likely to save much money. If you approve, please
register with Telegraph Department. r r
318
(Received with Army Department memorandum No. 7389, dated the 28th July 1916.)
No. 4607—343-G. S., dated the 19th July 1916.
From—The General Officer Commanding, 4th (Quetta) Division,
To—The Chief of the General Staff, Simla.
In continuation of my No. 4607—263-G. S., dated 18th April 1916
(N. T. W. S.), forwarding a report from Captain Bennett to the General Officer
Commanding, Robat, of an engagement between his detachment and a lashkar
of Ismailzai raiders near Dehaneh Baghi on the 13th April 1916, I have the
honpur to state that during my recent tour in Sistan I learnt that this engage
ment in particular, and in a less degree that of Captains Wise and Jameson
the following day, 14th April 1916, with the same party of Ismailzai raiders,
had more important results than was at first supposed, and was the immediate
cause of the sudden collapse on the part of the Ismailzais and of their
readiness to come to terms with General Dyer.
2. There is no doubt that the parties under the above named officers
inflicted heavy loss on the Ismailzais. I was informed that their casualties
were about 150 killed and wounded and had a demoralising effect.
316
Telegram, No. 428-C., dated the 28th (received 29th) July 1916.
From— Brigadier-General Sir P. M. Sykes, K.CJ.E., C.M.G., Kerman
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Simla.
Column arrived Baghin 28th.
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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
- 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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