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us.” I propose to write to O’Connor informing him that matter has been
reported to Government and that I am requesting that whoever considers
himself in charge of prisoners should be told to communicate with me and
make it clear’feat by what right he claims to speak for the “ National Com
mittee.”
Eepeated to Foreign, Sir P. Cox ; addressed to Tehran.
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Telegram P., No. 712-C., dated the 21st (received 22nd) November 1915.
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, Delhi. ^
Please see my telegram No. 70S-C. Darya Begi says telegrams to Kawam
Soulet and Khans would carry more weight if they were signed by Ain-ud-Daula
instead of or in addition to Pirman Pirma. Possibly Shah himself mio>ht be
induced to send some telegrams. °
The “ National Committee ” referred to in my telegram No. 710-C
appears to be composed of Persian officers of gendarmerie assisted by German
Consul. J
. I venture to suggest for consideration, since the whole business was
engineered by gendarmerie, whether it would not be advisable that His Imperial
Majesty the Shah should issue Kescripts ordering return to Shiraz of prisoners
and their reinstatement with all honour in their original places or their surren-
der to us here, failing which Pars regiment of gendarmerie would be disbanded"
forthwith. ^ This would not, I imagine, induce gendarmerie to hand over prison
ers, or affect their own prospect much as anyhow they will not o> e t much
pay. But I think it might make an impression on the people° who are
inclined to be friendly or really neutral as it would deprive gendarmerie of
eir official status and show clearly that by Persian Government their
actions are disavowed and generally discredit them.
In any case I think such orders would not do any harm speakin^ from
local point of view as the Pars regiment has evidently thrown in its lot with
the rebels, and if disbanded would lose strength as even if the Committee
Adrift™ resiments of Native Cava1 ^ would i> ro -
Bepeated to Foreign, Sir P. Cox; addressed to Minister, Tehran.
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Telegram R., No. 373-F., dated the 21st (received 22nd) November 1915.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran,
T ° _T Department. t0 Government of ^ in Foreign and Polity
Your telegram No. 708-0.
at SMrnf frn G01,ernm ! n h Wh0 S<)t autheiltic new s of events of November lOt
at Shiraz from me yesterday were genuinely horrified.
Telegrams were at once drawn up as suggested by you and handed ove
L t™™ 0 * v wire. Kawam-ul-Mulk Cll taken to
t“ cct feTolbe 0 “^t mT? f Tehran aDd fOT allowing such V"
and that Persia is still a * 6 0 ‘p^at reports as to war are purely fabricatio
L most friend! v “f t” - “A relatl0IlS with Great aud Eussi
are most fnend.y. Soulet is enjoined to use every effort to remedy damag
for further ^ ^ to Persian Government preparing ther
ment reCeiP 0t mstructioils f rom His Majesty’s Govern
Addressed to Pushire ; repeated to India, Cos.