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File 3516/1914 Pt 2 'German War: Persian neutrality' [68r] (140/348)
The record is made up of 1 volume (170 folios). It was created in 4 Nov 1914-5 Mar 1915. 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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PERSIA
Sh' T 1 . Toicnley to Sir Edward Grey.—(Received January 16, 2'45 p.m.)
Tehran, January 16, 1915.
(No. J2.) R. (January 16, 8 a.m.)
^ OUR telegram No. 11 of Mth January.
United States consul at labriz has taken general charge of all British interests.
Persian Government have established a guard to be ])laced at that bank, and have
inlormed manager here that they see no reason to fear any mishap. They have, at the
same time, asked that Tabriz manager should not return to his post pending an
arrangement which is being negotiated with Turkish Ambassador here.
Preparations are being made to send Vali Ahd off as soon as possible. He will be
accompanied by Nizam-ul-Mulk, a somewhat aged man, of doubtful value, but the
1 rime Minister says that he is best man available, seeing that Russians object to
appointment of Ain-ed-l)owleh. Determined efforts are being made to get the Turks
to piove sinceritj^ of their vaunted friendship by withdrawing now that Russian troops
have left Azerbaijan.
It is confidently anticipated that all will be well if this is done, but of course
there would be grave danger for life and property were the Turks to be defeated on
Russian frontier if they really proceed thither and were driven back through Tabriz as
fugitives.
All is reported quiet and order at present at Tabriz, where a present and former
member of lurkish Embassy here are with troops, which are now said not to number
more than 1,200, including tribal levies. Persian Cossacks who accompanied Russian
troops on departure are being sent back.
lurkish Ambassador claims that Turkish commander was justified in executing
Persian Governor of Soujboulak and his son, because they were discovered to be in
secret correspondence with Shuja, whose presence at the head of hostile force has been
made the most of by Turks. Prime Minister told me yesterday that he had strongly
contested this contention. High-handed action has done much to cool Persian
enthusiasm for Turks.
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The volume concerns diplomatic tensions between Persian, Ottoman, Russian and British Governments, at the outset of the First World War (Anglo-German war in the file). The main focus is the Russian occupation of Tabriz and Persian Azerbaijan, ending with Persia's neutrality in 1914.
The volume covers:
- Persian neutrality and declaration of war between Turkey and Great Britain.
- Russian troops in Azerbaijan, and their withdrawal from Tabriz.
- British interests in Azerbaijan and Tabriz.
- Christian minorities in Persian Azerbaijan.
- Defeat of Shuja-ed-Dowleh in December 1914.
- Anglo-Turkish war: departure of British Consul and British residents from Tabriz and Urmia; Persian towns occupied; movements of Turkish troops.
- Reply of Turkish legation at Tehran to British document stating the causes to join the war, printed on the Persian newspaper Ra'd (ff 111-115).
- Translation of an anti-British proclamation issued at Isfahan, commenting on the outbreak of hostilities between Turkey and Great Britain, signed by Mirza Abbas Yezdi (ff 123-130).
- Looting of properties of the Russian Consul at Soujboulak [sic, in the Tabriz region] by Turkish troops.
There are some letters in French, from the Consul General for Persia at Calcutta.
The volume’s principal correspondents are: Louis du Pan Mallet and Eyre Alexander Barby Wichart Crowe, Foreign Office; Walter Beaupre Townley, British Minister at Tehran; Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; George William Buchanan, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Russia; Ernst Bristow, Acting Consul General at Isfahan.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (170 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 172; 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 3-170; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- File 3516/1914 Pt 2 'German War: Persian neutrality'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:6v, 8r:21v, 23r:33v, 37r:70v, 73r:110v, 116r:122v, 131r:156v, 157v:160v, 164r:171v, back-i
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