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File 3516/1914 Pt 6 'German War: Persia; general situation May-July 1915' [‎46r] (96/484)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (237 folios). It was created in 1 Apr 1915-16 Jul 1915. 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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MSMORttTOM OP AN INTSRVI3W
with
iiis Highness Nacr-el-! ulk, late decent
Persia, on the 18th June,1915.
of
I was recently invited by the Persian Minister to
iXiBdu his Highness Nasr^ei^Kmik at dinner *to discuss the
present political situation in Persia%
I found that the principal object of the meeting was
to give His Highness an opportunity of representing his
views on the situation t and as to the steps which, in his
opinion! the British and Russian Governments should take
to deal with It* in the expectation time , ht be dis
posed to pass these on to His Majesty 4 s Government as an
expression of my own views (i )
' He begOT by explaining %iie serious dileoma in which
the Persian Government have been placed by the recent
German intrigues, and their total inability in the present
state of their finances to check tnese intrigues and other
wise fulfil their duties as a Neutral i ower*
The anti-British and ;Russian propaganda was, he said,
being carried on to such an alarming extent all over Persia,
that, unless speedily checked, it would be extremely
difficult, if not impossible, to overcome its effect upon
i ahomrnedan fooling. it was, he said, needless for him to
point out the great danger of this to British interests in
the diet generally, and more particularly in India,and
therefore he considered it essential that hue British Govern
rnent sliould take immediate and strong steps to deal with
the situation*
i asked him v/hat wore the stops he v/ould reconimenu*
Ho replied that the Persian Government should be called
upon

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The volume concerns events that happened in Persia and Balochistan, during the First World War. The main focus is measures to be taken in the event of Persia entering the War against Great Britain.

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The volume’s principal correspondents are: Charles Hardinge, Viceroy of India; Thomas William Holderness and Arthur Hirtzel, 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. ; Percy Cox, 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 Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Walter Gordon Neale, Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Walter Beaupre Townley and Charles Marling, British Ministers at Tehran; W MacDouall, British Consul for Kermanshah; G Grahame, British Consul-General at Isfahan, Eyre Alexander Barby Wichart Crowe, Foreign Office; Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; John Nixon, General Officer Commanding, Force 'D', Basrah; the Admiralty; Imperial Bank of Persia; Anglo-Persian Oil Company; Strick, Scott and Co.

There is a newspaper cutting, from The Times .

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1 volume (237 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 239; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-237; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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File 3516/1914 Pt 6 'German War: Persia; general situation May-July 1915' [‎46r] (96/484), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/483, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100044353271.0x000061> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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