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File 464/1917 Pt 2 'Persia: Bushire hinterland situation' [6r] (18/600)
The record is made up of 1 volume (295 folios). It was created in 7 Aug 1916-28 Apr 1918. It was written in English. 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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1th reference to the rnenest of/the Darya Bogi ( Governor
of the Gnl f Porta )f or our assistance in^the •f-tae-• of arm a to enable
him to operate against the hostile Khaaa of the Bush I re .i interland,
reference is invited to t ole grama (la) to (5a) of iloveeber and
December 1916. It will bo Been that on the 84th Hovember 1916 the
Grovemmont of India proposed that an attempt should be made to
arrive at a settlement with the rebel Khans by negotiation, but that
the proposal mot with very strong opposition iron both Sir 0.Darling
and Sir i.Cox, whose views on the subject wore accepted by His
Majesty’s Government, vide telegram (5a) dated the 8th .December 1916.
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Tory ■ rMty after tint .• tn the | of fangisK&n, Chan tat ah and
Borasjun added to their many offences against the British and
Persian Governments by actively supporting the rebellion of Danr-i-
Div n, of Xassamn, who captured the detachment of South Persian
BiHes at the latter place on the 18th December 1916, and subsequent!;
inflicted a severe check on a relieving force of Indian tro ps and
# # H, It wee recently reported that Ibisr^i-Divan takes ^no important
the Khan of Borasjun is completely sub: -:rvlent to .assm^sQ. fhus
5 f it tos undesirable to negotiate with the rebel Khans a year ago.
as would inevitably produce a situation far worse than that already ^
existing.
On the 6th Joptomber of this year the Government of India
reported that Panaan farma, Governor-Genoral of Fars^ hau joinsd
hands rith Soulet-ed— Dowloh (the Kashgai Chief) in opening
negotiations with the hostile Khms, and recommended that His
tajoBty’s Government should intervene as peaee-maver between the
the- t _
Persian Government and M.4# rebels, iho proposal strongly■.opl^oee
by Major Trevor (Deputy
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The volume contains papers relating to the situation in the Bushire [Bushehr] hinterland, including Shiraz, in Southern Persia [Iran]. It includes papers relating to:
- The rebellion in Tangistan.
- Proposed improvements to Bushire roads.
- The deportation to Bushire of the Europeans and Indians arrested at Shiraz.
- The desirability or otherwise of negotiating with the khans of the Bushire hinterland hostile to the British.
- Negotiations by Farman Farma (Governor General of Fars) and Soulet ed Dowlah (the Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. of the Kashgai tribe) with hostile khans.
- Surprise attacks made on the Southern Persia Rifles [South Persia Rifles] at Kazerun and Dashtarjin.
- The question of whether to appoint a General Officer to take over command of operations in Southern Persia from Sir Percy Sykes, or whether to leave Sykes in control of the Indian troops in Fars and the Southern Persia Rifles, provided that there would be attached to him a military officer of field rank experienced in tribal warfare, to whom Sykes would delegate military operations and executive command in the field.
- Measures for keeping the trade routes between Bushire and Shiraz open.
The papers mainly consist of 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. Minute Papers, 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. internal correspondence, and the following correspondence:
- Correspondence between the 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. and the Foreign Office.
- Copies of Foreign Office correspondence with Sir Charles Murray Marling, H M Minister Tehran, and other correspondents, sent to the 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. .
- Correspondence between the 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. and the War Office.
- Correspondence between the 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. and the Government of India, and copies of Government of India Foreign and Political Department, Marine Department, and Army Department correspondence sent to the 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. .
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (295 folios)
- Arrangement
The subject 464 (Persia: Bushire hinterland) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/650-651. The volumes are divided into three parts, with parts 1 and 3 comprising one volume, and part 2 comprising the second volume.
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 297; these numbers are written in pencil 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/651
- Title
- File 464/1917 Pt 2 'Persia: Bushire hinterland situation'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:34v, 41r:92v, 100r:104v, 106v:144v, 145v:159v, 162r:230v, 237r:237v, 240r:247v, 249r:253v, 255v:296v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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