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File 464/1917 Pt 2 'Persia: Bushire hinterland situation' [35v] (77/600)
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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2nd day. From G. to Koad good- through Kevir on artificially
made dyke, 1 at the side of which horses sink in deeply. Four farsakhs = 4
caravan hours.
Caravanserai
A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers).
good; water good ; fodder scarce.
It is advisable, by starting early, to travel in 1 day from I. to here, as the '
road is not too long and the manzil is better.
3rd day. From Sagzi to Kupaych. —Road good in one straight line
through plain. Distance supposed to be 7 farsakhs. The mules did it in
hours, 0 therefore only 5 farsakhs. Lots of robbers in the district. Lately
several attacks on post garis. We encountered no body. The town of K. is
surrounded by a wall. Gates shut at night. Good
caravanserai
A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers).
just before
the town, supplies plentiful, water good. Took a considerable stock of bailey
with us from here at Krs. 85 per 100 man. Buy barley supply here, as later
on it gets dearer.
4th day Kupayeli-Tehsabad.—Sis. farsakhs. Animals 7 hours. Road
eood • after two hours “ abadi ” with good water. Pour farsakhs beyond K. is
the village of Tudaschk (?) with good caravanserai—from here road goes
through the mountains, passing several small villages with gardens belonging
all to one man in the last place, called Fehsabad. Ihiee houis (?) alter
Tudaschk it is possible to get quarters under roof. No
caravanserai
A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers).
. Supplies
and water good. No barley as had just been commandeered.
5th day. F. to Warn—Road at first through mountains for two farsakhs
to Balabad; one hour after F. the road branches into two ; keep to left. From
now to Nain road leads through plain. Distance 6 farsakhs - 6^ horns.
Caravanserai
A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers).
is situated to the right of the town: follow the road till in front
of the town gate and then after a further 10 minutes, road to the right. We
here get into touch with the important merchant Muhammed Reza Salek
(for telegrams the last name is sufficient). His partner in Ispahan is Haji
Muhamed Hussein, and the firm’s name is “ Compagnie Mazudieh . The
man makes a- very good impression and is absolutely friendly to us. He will
send our letters to his partner, who will himself carry them to tlm Consulate.
Later on we shall address another letter to him from the road, which he will
hand over to the Germans who will pass through, and another one through
him to the Consulate in Ispahan.
6th day. Nain to Khan Pass. —Five farsakhs — 5 hours. Road traverses
hilly country for first hours, then leads into big plain. Khan Pass has a
well with brackish water, which is drunk by camels and mules, horses care
less about it. There is a good stable here for 10 horses in which also we
lived ; moreover several other buildings, partly ruined, nothing inhabited.
7th day. Khan Fass-Anarek. —Nine farsakhs = 10 hours. For 7 hours
road leads through plain up to mountains, then along the latter. After 7
hours a hauz with drinkable rain water is reached, where we watered our
horses. At an advanced time of the year water might dry up. From
here another 2 farsakhs through the mountains to Anarek: rather big place,
good
caravanserai
A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers).
, supplies and fodder abundant. Barley cost here 14-15
tumans per 100 man ; we bought two more s< mashks” here, as those bought
from Ispahan are leaking and give a very bad taste to the water.
8th day. Anarek to Meshed D/mm.—Eight farsakhs = 8 hours. Road
leads through mountains for 4 farsakhs, when it reaches a hauz with good
water; a ruined house is near by. Being rain water, the place might get dry
towards end of summer. Then road leads into plain which on its other side is
again bordered by a chain of mountains. Shortly ahead of the mountain is
the
caravanserai
A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers).
of Meshed Djerim, uninhabited. There is good stonebuilt
caravanserai
A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers).
with several water holes in vicinity, one of which still containing
good drinking water in abundance. Neither supplies nor fodder, but mules
can graze.
9th dav. Meshed Djerim to Abbasabad.—SwQn farsakhs = 7 hours.
Road leads "into the mountains and traverses them. Stony road through a
narrow pass. After 7 hours, the small village of Abbasabad is reached with
had
caravanserai
A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers).
, and only a few houses. Supplies and some fodder obtainable.
All around much game, wild goats in the mountains and ibex in the plain»
where they stay in the shrnbwood at the foot of the mountain*
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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.
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- 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.
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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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