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File 3516/1914 Pt 7 'German War: Persia' [220r] (444/519)
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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Mr. Howard to Sir Edward Grey.—(Received April 4,
*5 P.M.)
SWEDEN
yvr on ^ P ij I L ] Stockholm, April 4, 1915.
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MY telegram No. 58 of ( 26th March : Persian gendarmerie
Note from Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs now'received declares that
accusations against Swedish officers are, according to information received bv the
Swedish (government, without foundation.
It states thnt there are at present in Persia no Swedish officers, either on active or
reserve hstlj. In any case, Swedish Government could not give Him 011 dcrt orders to
officers in Persian service regarding districtslttJWoia in which they serve. ~
However, in order to meet the wishes of His Majesty’s Government, Swedish
Government has decided not to permit any officers to return to Persia to take up
service again. Other Swedes, who are serving in Persia as private individuals, are
not under the orders of the Swedish Government. Nevertheless Swedish Government
are ready, if His Majesty s Government wishes, and will guarantee such individuals
against loss involved m breach of contract, to inform them that it would he opportune
if they would leave the service of their own accord. (End of R.)
(Confidential.)
From what Minister for Foreign Affairs has said to my French colleague and to
me, it is evident that Swedish Government are very sore about accusations made
against Swedish officers, to whom he had, through officer commanding, given orders to
observe strictest neutrality. He has said more than once that, while it served no
interest of Sweden to keep officers in Persia, he always hoped that they would be able
to act as a sort of buffer between conflicting British and Russian interests there.
I have replied that, while we appreciated good organising work done, it was not
possible any longer, in view of evidence, to close eyes to the fact that many of them
sympathised openly with our enemies, which, considering the known sentiments of
officers of Swedish army, was not surprising. In these circumstances His Majesty’s
Government were, to their regret, compelled to take the course they had.
(Repeated to Petrograd.)
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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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- Title
- File 3516/1914 Pt 7 'German War: Persia'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:43v, 46r:47r, 48r:56v, 59r:152v, 160r:175v, 181r:188v, 192r:197v, 203r:247v, 250r:257v
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