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thdrabnL f0 tn U ^p 0 t g ' Ve «! 1 ® m + a - 1 u mS V Nevertbeles s we tare confidence in
their ability to restrain their tribe from crossing Karun and loining our
enemies at very moment when tide of war is running strongly in our favour
Hopes of money you can hold out but Khans should just be reminded of
CfiTd7h ° h 7 a !?- epared J t ° make 0f £10 > 000 t0 eaoh branch « they
iiiiiilled their undertakings under agreement.
, , Noel sends following, firstly, No. 392, dated July 30th Begins. Your
elegramS. I am leaving for Chigahor in accordance with your orders as
soon as escorts can be arranged. ^
1 wiil do my best of course to carry out your instructions, but it is my
Wo. 688 my P e f °? a ! 0 P ini0U th at there is little chance of the Khans
being ab e to carry out their undertakings as long as the Turks are at
° r ° f gettln o tllem to make ^ effort to do so without moral
ei jc 0 uragement which full adoption of my proposals would, I think,
supply. The Khans and the tribesmen much less fail to understand the
significance of events outside Persia. To them the visible sign of the progress
of the war is Kermanshah, v $
It is not much of a bait to promise a collective reward, as action will have
to be taken by Illkham and Illbegi and their share of £10,000 will scarcely
cover cost of their military measures against the other Khans.
Last week Salar Masoud with 400 sowars, chiefly Bakhtiaris, put up a
light against the Russians at Tirun within a day’s march of Ispahan as you
have doubtless heard. r j ^
I have received message from Zafar to-day urging me to return immediate
ly and restrain younger Khans who are bent on playing the fool. Addressed to
Tehran and repeated to Ispahan, Basrah. Ends.
Secondly. No. 393, dated July 30th:— Begins. Graham’s 222. I
deprecate action suggested.
Everybody who can seems at present bent on having a kick at the
.Bakhtiaris and it would take very little more to make Illkhani and Illbe°i
throw up the sponge. At present their chief standby is phrase used upon 23rd
March that Ispahan was lost to them for a while. On this they are always
harping, and it is with some misgiving that I look forward to the time when
it is realised that Zil-es-Sultan is a fixture here. Addressed to Tehran repeated
to Ispahan, Basrah. Ends.
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Telegram R., No. 3796, dated the 31st July (received 1st August) 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,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Simla.
Your loST. Your proposals seem to me reasonable.
As regards tea, you had better add that he can take delivery of it in usual
way.
Addressed Bushire.
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Telegram R., No. 1593, dated the 1st (received 2nd) August 1916.
From—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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
My telegram No. 1584. Sheikh Hussein relented about Christmas and
I sent out riding (horses?) and stretcher for him on the afternoon of July 30th.
I received letter from O’Connor last night saying he is too ill to travel without
medical attendance so am sending out Sub-Assistant Surgeon with medicines,
&c., to-day.
In same letter O’Connor wrote that Mr. Ferguson, Bank Manager, had
been very ill with something like slight heat-stroke. He was a little better at
time of writing, Mr. Liyingstone also seems to have had some sort of attack 3
but is better.