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File 3516/1914 Pt 4 'German War: Persia' [‎13v] (31/677)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (333 folios). It was created in 27 Jan 1915-13 May 1915. It was written in English, Greek, Ancient and German. 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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The volume concerns events that happened in Persia and in the Eastern territories of the Ottoman Empire (Iraq), during the First World War. The main focus is the Turkish action in Persia, and the British intrigues to maintain control over Persia, preventing the country from entering the war and supporting Turkey in a Muslim coalition.

The volume covers:

  • Alleged plunder by the Turks of jewels and money for a value of two million sterling from the shrines of Nejef [Najaf, Iraq] and Karbala, in January 1915.
  • Leave granted to British and Russian ministers.
  • General situation in Persia, British interest in preserving its neutrality so that it would not enter the war in support of the Ottoman Empire.
  • Rectification of Turco-Persian frontiers.
  • Protest of Persian Government against actions taken by the British, and requests to respect the Persian neutrality.
  • Political events at Tehran.
  • Translation of appeal written by Muhammad Javid, Governor of the Province of Baghdad, inciting Jihad in Iraq and Persia against the Entente Powers (ff 264-267).
  • Pro-Turkish feelings in Persia in early 1915; British fear of a holy war.
  • Pro-Turkish activities of Isfahan Mullahs.
  • Protests of Persian Government against the presence of British troops in Arabistan [Khuzestan, Iran], and British decision to ignore them.
  • Participation of Swedish officers in German intrigues in Fars [Persia], by fetching weapons; British requesting the withdrawal of Swedish officers from Persia.
  • Reported 'Turkish atrocities' against Christians in the district of Dilman [Azerbaijan], where the Russians found more than 200 corpses when entering the villages in March 1915.
  • Proposed censoring of Persian mail.
  • Deportation of German subject by British authorities in southern Persia, protest of Persian Government against.
  • Landing of British troops near Ahwaz [Iran], on 20 February 1915.
  • Weakening of Persian support of Turks, recorded in April 1915.
  • Turkish occupation of Kasr-i-Shirin [Qasr-e Shirin, Iran].
  • Telegraphic communications via Ahwaz, Persia, with sketch map of the telegraph line, by W Barker (f 89).

The volume’s principal correspondents are: 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. ; Charles Hardinge, the Viceroy of India; Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Walter Beaupre Townley and Charles Marling, British Ministers at Tehran; Eyre Alexander Barby Wichart Crowe, Foreign Office; 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. ; Terence Humphrey Keyes, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Bahrain; Alfred Hamilton, the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department, Delhi; the Persian Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The volume contains newspaper cuttings from The Times , and Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung .

There is a quote in Ancient Greek, from Odyssey 9.369.

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1 volume (333 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 335; 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 3-333; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English, Greek, Ancient and German in Latin and Greek script
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