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File 3516/1914 Pt 7 'German War: Persia' [191r] (386/519)
The record is made up of 1 volume (257 folios). It was created in 20 Mar 1915-3 Dec 1915. 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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0OPy ot a &clfc « raB! lroc 3is Majtsijy’e Goisul at, Shiraz
daheJ March ahth 1916 , re Cant.OerteTgren iitriguee .
^ollowing 1 tl'onr.atiO'i received today fro® Kazerun from
reliable 1 iTonj.ant
Gaob. Oerbeigre-i idforued Nasr-ud-Dew a ft the Governor
of Kazerun in the Presence of the financial agent that Swe
den , Uorngy ft Denmark would join in the war against the
Allies , ft that the monent had come for the Persians to
free themselves from foreign domination ft to drive out the
English . Letter had raid the son of the Amir of Afghanistan
to kill his father ft elder brother , but the Afghans had
Revolted ft nad 360,000 men ready to attack India ft Russia
Lasr-ud-tewa replied that he was reedy to serve his country
ft awaited orders from Teheran . Oertengren said that it w as
useless to - alt orders as the English ft Russians had cor-
rupted Persian Ministers *
T £y informant, also confirms the information Pre
viously received that Oertengren has written & Broken to
various Khans in similar sense , requesting them to have
Tufangchis reefy to attack the English .
The present Governor of Kazerun is a former Gen-
dsrmerie officer .f> is said to have "been specially sent to
assist in their plans . My informant says people in gen-
eu.al io 10 u desire 3istupha,nceB p hut tha>t the Gendarmes
A disorderly elements will welcome an opportunity to pill
age .
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The volume concerns the Persian Gendarmerie in southern Persia (Fars), and the pro-German feelings of the Swedish officers who were part of it.
The volume covers:
- Accusations against Swedish officers employed by the Persian Gendarmerie in Fars, suggesting that they have been abandoning their neutrality to support German interests.
- Anti British attitude of Swedish officers; request for their withdrawal.
- Consignment of arms and ammunitions at Bushire, for the use of the Persian Gendarmerie.
- List of Swedish officers in service for the Persian Gendarmerie.
- Alleged intrigues by Major Previtz and other Swedish officers.
- Conditions offered to the Swedish officers of the Gendarmerie for their withdrawal from Fars.
- Proposed subvention for the Gendarmerie.
- Situation at Tehran.
The volume’s principal correspondents are: Charles Hardinge, Viceroy 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. ; Walter Beaupre Townley and Charles Marling, British Ministers at Tehran; the Swedish Legation in London; Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Esme Howard, British Consul at Stockholm; Eyre Alexander Barby Wichart Crowe and Maurice de Bunsen, Foreign Office; 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. ; William Frederick Travers O'Connor, British Consul at Shiraz; George Buchanan, British Ambassador in Russia.
The volume contains some letters in French, from the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and from Gustav Edwall and Gustav Hjalmar Previtz, Persian Gendarmerie.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (257 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 259; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English and French in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/PS/10/484
- Title
- File 3516/1914 Pt 7 'German War: Persia'
- Pages
- 190r:191v, 57r:58v, 47v, 44r:45v
- Author
- Persian Gendarmerie
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