File 2976/1916 Pt 1 'Persia Bunder-Abbas-Kerman telegraph and road' [353r] (409/452)
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From Viceroy, 20th August 1916.
(Repeated to Tehran, Sykes, Bushire.)
Secret. Bunder Abbas-Kerman Road. Reference enclosures to Foreign
Secretary’s letter 59 M, 28tli July.
On 9th August, Lorimer reported that for six weeks past Baharlus had
been raiding and infesting road, particularly in vicinity of Sir]an and Baft,
and asked for despatch of Indian force to deal with situation. Minister
supported him. Since then raiding gangs have apparently moved south in
direction of Bunder Abbas and caravans have come through from Daulatabad
without interruption.
Major Wagstaff, appointed to South Persia Military Police, is on his way
to Kerman with drafts for Sykes’ column. Opportunity will be taken by
M agstaff if the situation admits to withdraw prisoners from Kerman now in
Saidabad and to despatch them with regular escort to the coast. On arrival
at Daulatabad, Wagstaff will have 40 cavalry, 200 infantry and 50 Persian
irregulars. He has been ordered to report from there how far situation
affects carrying out of instructions. At Bunder Abbas there are 129 Indian
troops and 161 South Persia Military Police. Result of Wagstaff’s report
will be sent.
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This part contains correspondence relating to the construction of a telegraph line and road from Bandar Abbas (or Bunder Abbas or Bander Abbas) to Kerman in Persia [Iran].
It includes 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, the Foreign Office, and the Government of India, as well as 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. minutes and reference papers. It also includes: enclosures from the Foreign Office of copy correspondence with the Treasury, and Sir Charles Marling, HM Minister Tehran. The file additionally includes copy correspondence of the Government of India with the following: Brigadier-General Sir Percy Sykes, Inspector-General, South Persia Military Police, Bandar Abbas; the 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. ; and HM Consul, Kerman.
It includes correspondence regarding the following subjects:
- the perceived urgent military necessity of a Bandar Abbas to Kerman telegraph line and road to strengthen the British position in South Persia, in view of the establishment of the South Persia Military Police
- the War Office supplying three hundred miles of iron wire for the construction of the telegraph line
- the Secretary of State for India approving the proposal of the Government of India to proceed with the construction of the telegraph line without awaiting the conclusion of an agreement with the Persian Government
- progress reports on the construction of the road and telegraph line from the Foreign Department of the Government of India
- the route via Tang-i-Zagh and Saidabad being selected as the most suitable alignment for the road, and the cost of improving this route
- the question of whether the military advantages of the road will outweigh possible political disadvantages which may arise from its construction
- the proposed transfer of the Bunder Abbas-Kerman telegraph from its present alignment to that of the new ‘motorable’ road via Tang-i-Zagh and Saidabad
- the construction of a temporary telephone line from Bandar Abbas to Tang-i-Zagh
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