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Telegram E., No. 377 C., dated (and received) the 5th August 1915.
Erom— Major A. P. Trevor, C.I.E., Officer on Special Duty in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
Bushire,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
following from His Majesty’s Representative, Shiraz, telegram No. 250,
August Begins. Your telegram 111. I fully appreciate fact that military
considerations must be paramount in considering question of punitive expedi
tions on Gulf littoral but^I venture to again invite attention to fact that over
70 Germans and Austrians have left Ispahan for South and that their inten
tion is undoubtedly to stir up trouble in these parts.
If we content ourselves merely with such measures as increasing our
garrison at Bushire or shelling villages from sea, we leave whole of the inland
tracks open for operations of our enemies who will probably proceed to orga
nise powerful combination against us at their leisure.
Rapid punitive expedition undertaken at this moment against some of
tion of their towers and villages together with subsidising of doubtful o:
friendly Khans should result in checkmating of German plans and would have
very serious disturbances and combinations against us. Addressed Tehran;
repeated Bushire. Ends.
It is perhaps hardly necessary for me to add that I heartily agree with
views expressed.
• Addressed Foreign; repeated Basrah.
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Telegram P., No. 379 C., dated (and received) the 5th August 1915.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Consul, Bushire,
Urgent. I have had a consultation with Officer Commanding Troops and
Senior Naval Officer, and we have decided to attack Dilwar and occupy Bushire
simultaneously on Tuesday, August 10th, at daylight. Our reasons for this
postponement till then are because H. M. S. “ Juno ” requires three days for her
crew to recuperate, as so many of them have been incapacitated from the heat
and in addition to this “ Pyramus ” cannot reach Bushire harbour till the
afternoon of August 9th.
Addressed to Sir P. Cox, Basrah; repeated to His Britannic Majesty’s
Minister, Tehran, and the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign
and Political Department. .
From—His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran,
r l o—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart-
It is reported by His Majesty’s Consul at Shiraz that over seventy
Austrians and Germans are making their way southwards with obvious inten
tion of stirring up people. It is reported by His Majesty’s Consul, Ispahan,
most mischievous and hostile Khans within easy reach of Bushire and destruc
best effect on half-hearted Chiefs like Kawam and Soulet. Such a raid might
probably be executed now with quite small force, but if Germans are allowed
to develop their plans without let or hindrance, they may succeed in creating
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
ment, Simla.
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