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File 3516/1914 Pt 3 'German War: Persian neutrality; German money for Persia' [194r] (394/708)
The record is made up of 1 volume (349 folios). It was created in 20 Dec 1914-2 Oct 1919. 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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No. J4 0. of 1916.
British
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
and Oonsulate-Creneral,
Bushire, 31st January 19±6r
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llajor j\ 0 P. Trevor, C.I.E.,
Deputy
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.
,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
To
The Hon ! hie Nr. A. II. Grant, G.S.I., G.I.E.,
Foreign Secretary to the Government of India,
Foreign and Political Department,
Delhi.
Sir,
With reference to the telegram No. 35 (to Bushire) dated
30th January from His Pajesty f s Minister at Tehran which was
repeated to the
Government of
ry
1. Telegram from Consul Bandar Abbas to Deputy
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.
, No. 47, dated 31st Jam
1916.
3. Telegram from Denuty
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.
to
Consul, Bandar Abbas, No. mOl, dated 23rd January) India, I have the
1916.
o. Telegram from Consul Bandar Abbas, to Deputy
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.
, No* 53 dated 35th January
1916.
4. Telegram from Deputy
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.
to
Secretary to
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
, Political
Department, No. 217 and to H. Us Minister No.
) honour to forward
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} herewith a copy
of the corres-
44?317 dated 25th January 1916.
. Telegram from H. Us Mini5
5. Telegram from H.
IPs
The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47.
Minister Tehran, No* 35,
dated 30th January 1916.
6. Telegram from Deputy
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.
to
Secretary to
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
Political
Department No. 258 dated 31st January 1916.
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—- the drawing of
telegraphic bills on the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in
Bombay by Messrs Dilmagani 6; Co.
3. As none of the Hi man Colony appeared to know anything
of Dilmagani and thought the firm was identical with
Welmakani I thought it advisable to telegraph to the
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
and His Majesty T s Minister on the
subject.
3. His Hajesty T s Minister has replied (in the telegram
mentioned above) that selling of bills in India through
Tehran
About this item
- Content
The volume concerns German remittances to Persia, and the Foreign Office's efforts to stop and prevent these.
The volume covers:
- Transmission of money from Amsterdam to Tehran, to be used for German propaganda during the First World War, via Imperial Bank of Persia.
- Various German attempts to remit money to Shiraz via French, Dutch, and British banks, for the use of the German Legation at Tehran.
- Correspondence intercepted and individuals suspected, at Bombay and in Persia.
- Black list of Persian firms with whom trading is prohibited (ff 209-211).
- Financial transactions between Persia and India.
- Black list of Persian individuals accused of trading with enemy firms (f 136).
- Restitution of sums confiscated after the end of the War.
The volume’s principal correspondents are: Maurice de Bunsen, Foreign Office; Walter Beaupre Townley and Charles Murray Marling, British Ministers at Tehran; Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; L Robertson and John Edwin Clapham Jukes, Secretaries to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. ; Arthur Prescott Trevor, Deputy 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Alfred Hamilton Grant and Hugh Vincent Biscoe, Secretaries to the Government of India; Arthur Hirtzel, Leonard Day Wakely, 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 Henry Lucas, Commissioner in Sind; Foreign Trade Department; War Trade Department; Government of India, Department of Commerce and Industry; H C B Mitchell, Custodian of Enemy Property at Bombay; George Newell, Imperial Bank of Persia Manager; the Manchester and Liverpool District Banking; Heyn, Franc & Co; Klemantaski, Bates & Co.
There are some letters in French, from the French Embassy in London.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (349 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 351; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-349; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- File 3516/1914 Pt 3 'German War: Persian neutrality; German money for Persia'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:57v, 59r:77v, 78ar, 78r:147v, 149r:162v, 163ar, 163r:172v, 174r:248v, 250r:255v, 258r:286v, 287v:302v, 304r:339v, 341r:345v, 347r:350v, back-i
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