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File 3516/1914 Pt 18 'German War: Persia; general situation - 1916' [130r] (270/368)
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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PersTan^ation^^ ^° Uj irl 0r(ler to restore ancl maintain the honour of the
(1) Hie return of the German and Persian prisoners removed from
i ersian soil, whether before or after the fight at Eushire.
(2) The return of the money belonging to Aqai Ghazanfar-us*Sultaneh
whmfi had been desposited in the Bank, the money belonging to
fehaikh Muhammad Khan taken from Haji Eaisut-Tuiiar and
1,000 Tuman? taken from Haji Abdullah Dashti and the be-
ongings and kits of Aqai AVassmuss, the Imperial German
Consul, and other articles removed from the German firm and
Consulate and all the belongings of the Persian subjects.
(3) The evacuation of the Persian Ports by British troops generally
onl y 16 mcn to remain for guarding the Consulate.
We wait to receive an early answer.
. 1l ^ n . l cas ? r1 0 ^ acceptance of the above-mentioned terms, on the guarantee
all the Ulema of Pars we will cease the fight, maintain friendly terms as
ie ore and guarantee the safety of British merchandise and subjects until
further violation of Persian neutrality by the British Government,
Neither of the parties in future should have any dispute in regard to
wounded and killed on both sides.
Sub-Enclo. No. 3 to Serial No. 183.
Undated (received 25th November 1915),
From— Shaikh Hussain Chahkutaui,
To—The Aesistant Resident.
After compliments —I have received your esteemed letter. You have
expressed your pleasure as regard the ladies, you should know for certain that
the Persians consider it very bad to insult ladies.
As regards the matters about which I had sent you a verbal message
through Mrs. Ferguson, it is correct. °
I have declared certain terms to her. If arrangements be made for peace
on the lines of those terms, I will be able to arrange matters.
. As th 0 British prisoners are in my charge and that of Amir-i-Islam, Zair
Khidhar Khan, and they are sent to me as hostages for the terms, if you
agree to the terms made by us I can give every assurance.
M e have authority from the Shiraz Committee and the Gendarmerie.
If you accept our terms, the British prisoners wdll be released and if you do
not agree to them, you know it yourself.
I wait again to receive an answer. I will not write more than this.
184
No. Cf.-4-18, dated Bushive, the 28th November (received 6th December) 1915 (Confidential).
From— Major A. P. Trevor, C.I E., 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.
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Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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To—The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department.
With reference to the correspondence ending with my telegram No. 721-C..
I have the honour to submit, for the infer-
No. Cf .417, a.ted the 28th November 1915. mation of the Government of Indiaj a copy
of a despatch which I have addressed to His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, enclos
ing a copy of a narrative by Mrs. Ferguson, w r ife of the Manager of the Imperial
Bank of Persia at Shiraz, describing the seizure of the British Consul and
Colony at Shiraz, and their journey as captives down to the coast.
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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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- Title
- File 3516/1914 Pt 18 'German War: Persia; general situation - 1916'
- Pages
- 129v:130r
- Author
- Chahkutahi, Shaikh Husain bin Ahmad
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