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File 3516/1914 Pt 18 'German War: Persia; general situation - 1916' [44r] (96/368)
The record is made up of 1 volume (175 folios). It was created in 17 Nov 1915-18 Feb 1916. It was written in English and French. 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 K,., No. 163, dated the 29th (received 30th) December 1915.
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From—His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Delhi.
Your telegram No. 175-D.S.
Estimated total funds looted at Shiraz, Yazd, Hamadan, and Sultanabad is
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
397, 180 in silver, and
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
345,100 in notes.
In addition to this it is telegraphed branches at Kerman and Ispahan
■will he looted. They hold respectively
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
99,880 silver,
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
372,330
notes, and
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
50,210 in silver,
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
96,760 in notes.
277
Telegram No. 2932-C., dated (and received) the 29th December 1915.
From—The Secretary to the
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
, Political Department, Bombay,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Delhi.
Please state whether
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
should take necessary action
on letter from Deputy Political Ptesident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, No. C.-439, 13th
December, forwarded with his endorsement No. 0.-440, 14th December, to
you.
278
Telegram P., No. 194-D. S., dated the 30th December 1915.
From—The Secretary +o the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Delhi,
To—The Hon’ble the Agent to the Governor-General, Baluchistan, Quetta.
On the 20th instant His Britannic Majesty’s Consul, Sistan, reported as
follows :—No. 37-F. “ In laying in supplies * * * *
consequently must have bhusa.”
If you can bring pressure to bear on the headquarter firms of the con
tractor please communicate with Consul on the subject and repeat to Gov
ernment of India the action you take.
279
Telegram P., No. 195-D. S., dated the 30th December 1915.
From—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Delhi,
To—His Britannic Majesty’s Consul, Sistan and Kain.
Please refer to your telegram No. 37-E., 20th instant. You are
authorised to exercise locally such pressure as you may consider advisable on
recalcitrant contractors, more especially on Indians. The Agent to the Gov
ernor-General, Baluchistan, has been asked to bring pressure to bear on head
quarter firms and to communicate on the subject with you.
Kepeated Quetta and addressed Sistan.
280
Telegram No. 577-F., dated the 39th (received 31st) December 1915.
From—His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Delhi.
Edwall, Commanding Gendarmerie, has been dismissed. •
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The volume concerns the situation in Persia during the First World War. The main focus is the Persian protests against violation of their country's neutrality, British and Russian responses to Persian nationalism, and their attempts to influence the Shah and the Majlis deputies during the events that happened in November 1915.
The volume covers:
- Advance of Russian troops on Kashan and Tehran.
- Situation at Kermanshah between August and November 1915.
- Dismissal of Swedish Commandment of Gendarmerie.
- Persian Gendarmerie.
- Arrest of the British Consul at Shiraz by Le Comité National pour la protection de l'Indépendance Persane in November 1915.
- German and Turkish interests.
- United States Minister at Tehran's attitude.
- 'Report on the seizure of the Shiraz Colony' (ff 130-132).
- Terms proposed by Khans for release of British prisoners at Shiraz.
- Situation in Bushire.
- British Consulate at Bunder Abbas moved to Kerman.
- Kerman branch of Imperial Bank of Persia reported to have been looted.
- Russian operations on the Caucasian and Persian fronts.
- Report of Vice Consul on the evacuation of Hamadan.
- Prisoners at Bushire and Shiraz.
- Intercepted letter from Wilhelm Wassmuss to Helmuth Listemann, regarding British prisoners at Bushire.
- Events in the provinces.
- Capture of Turkish Ambassador at Tehran by the Russians.
The volume’s principal correspondents are: Charles Marling, British Minister at Tehran; Esme Howard, British Ambassador to Sweden; Bertie of Thame, British Ambassador to Italy; Mohtashem-es-Sultaneh, Persian Commissioner on the Turco-Persian Frontier; Alfred Hamilton Grant, Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; 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. ; British Consuls at Yazd, Kerman (C T Ducat), Sistan and Kain (Francis Beville Pridaux), Batoum (P Stevens), Hamadan (N Patrick Cowan), Shiraz (William Frederick Trevors O'Connor) ; American Minister at Tehran; 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. ; Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Shaikh Hussein of Chahkutah; Imperial Bank of Persia.
There is a document in French, an ultimatum addressed to the British Consul at Shiraz by Le Comité National pour la protection de l'Indépendance Persane. There are newspaper extracts, from Jam-e Jam', Tazineh, Tiflisky Listok, and Hayat.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (175 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 first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 175; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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- File 3516/1914 Pt 18 'German War: Persia; general situation - 1916'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:20v, 21v:57v, 59r:64v, 65ar:65av, 65r:71v, 85r:104v, 110r:128r, 130v:131v, 131ar:131av, 132r, 134r:140v, 142r:147v, 149r:152v, 153v:156v, 156ar:156av, 157r:159v, 161r:162v, 165r:176v, back-i
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