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File 3516/1914 Pt 17 'German War: Persia; general' [‎83r] (170/370)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (181 folios). It was created in 26 Oct 1915-06 Jan 1916. 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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Repeated to Petrograd,No.2983>
p hls Document Is the Property of Hts Britannic Majesty's Governnumt
aa d should be retaraed to the For eign Office when done with
unless required for official use.]
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PE:-;BIA.
POLITICAL,
Cypher telegram to Mr. Marling (Tehran),
Foreign Office, December 15th 1915, 10 pmn
JN o, 448 *j

As the Shah appears to be determined to renounce
the throne, it is of great Importance to exmine with
out delay how he should be replaced. The return c£
the ex-Shah does not, for well known reasons, commend
itself as a satisfactory expedient, and I understand that
the Hus si an Minister for Foreign Affairs also seas the
grave objections to recalling him to Persia. It has oc
curred to me that a possible solution would be to
constitute a Council of Regency composed of the three
'personages who would be the most suitable for so oner
ous and responsible a duty. The Shah might temporarily
surrender the reins of Government into their hands
p e nd ing Lie return of hap pier and mo re tr an q u 11 t im e s
He could take up his residence at Tabriz or what
would appear to be more suitable and perhaps more
agreeable to himself personally he could leave ?ers:a
for a sojourn in Russia. > A suiLib 1 e penclou woulei of
id
a
and comfort. The
would be for the
n om i na be him self
submitted to him
I should be
change
to
would be
course be allocated to him. The Russian Government a
ourselves could endow each of the three Regents with
generous subsidy for their personal requirements so as
to enable than to maintain their position wita dignity
mho best procedure to effect this
Shah to be persuaded to agree
the three Regents whose names
by the two Legations,
glad if you would furnish me your
views on Lie subject after consultation with your R'ju
sian colleague and also submit three names to me. .
I am ask ing" Sir GIBuchanan to lay this proposal, mic
is sketched in mere outline, before the Russian Min
ister for Foreign Affairs.

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The volume concerns the situation in Persia during the First World War. The main focus is the British and Russian attempt to influence the Shah and the Majlis deputies during the events that happened in November 1915.

The volume covers:

  • German funding to Swedish Gendarmerie.
  • Terms of proposed alliance between Persia and Germany.
  • German occupation of Yazd.
  • Occupation of Hamadan [Hamadān, Iran].
  • Situation at Suj-Bulak and Maragha, newspaper article from Kavkazskoe Slovo.
  • German activity.
  • Proposed despatch of Bakhtiari Khans to Ispahan and Kerman.
  • Protection of British consuls.
  • Suggested cabinet of Farman Farma (Prince Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma).
  • Proposed Council of Regency.
  • Russian victories in the North.
  • Persian Government's protests against advance of Russian troops in Tehran.
  • Relations of Darya Begi with the Khans of the hinterland.
  • Attitude of Turkish Minister.

The volume’s principal correspondents are: Esme Howard, British Ambassador in Sweden; George Buchanan, British Ambassador in Russia; Charles Marling, British Minister at Tehran; Charles Hardinge, Viceroy of India; Alfred Hamilton Grant, Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; British Consuls at Sistan and Kain (Francis Beville Pridaux), Kerman (C T Ducat), Khorasan (Thomas Wolseley Haig), Batoum (P Stevens), Shiraz (William Frederick Travers O'Connor); John Nixon, General Officer Commanding, Force 'D'; Foreign Office; 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. ; Arthur Prescott Trevor, 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 Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

Extent and format
1 volume (181 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 183; 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.

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