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File 469/1917 Pt 1 'Persia: Bakhtiari affairs' [74r] (157/535)
The record is made up of 1 volume (260 folios). It was created in 10 May 1915-9 Jul 1920. 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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country. 6irdar Muhtashem has confiscated all the
properties of the Junior Khans and others who joined
the enemy. This was an excellent step and it passed
off without incident. At present, 200 sov/ars still
remain at Deh-Kurd to prevent the return of any of the
defeated -uakhtiaris. The Isfahan road is now open,
and, as far as I am aware, safe for traffic.
Although we have not heen told so officially, it
v/ould appear that the Turks did move a long distance
out of Ramadan, to meet the opposing Russians. The
latter were reinforced and we know now that they have
repulsed the Turks v/ho have retreated 40 miles. The
Russians are nov; 20 miles N.W. of Ramadan. As I hear
that another Russian force is moving from Tabriz
towards Sana, v/hich is about 50 miles North of
Kermanshah, I do not think it will be long before we
shall see the last of the Turkish column near Ramadan.
With the Russians threatening Kermanshah from the
North, the Turks must retreat or their line of
communication will be cut.
Bakhtiari Khans v. Kill . These two parties are
traditional enemies, and although I do not believe that
they will ever become friends, it v/ould be a great
blessing if some working arrangement could be made
between them. The Illkhani and Illbegi complain
bitterly that no opportunity is lost by the Russians
of "getting at them", and they blame the Kill’s sons
for provocation as the latter have the upper hand now.
Accusations about robberies, interference v/ith taxation
in disputed districts, etc., are matters which lead to
continual friction. We may be sure of one thing.
The Senior Khans, v/hatever their faults, steer clear of
acts v/hich are likely to bring them into conflict with
the Russians, for obvious reasons. In any case, it
would
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The file contains papers, mainly correspondence and 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, mostly relating to the situation in the Bakhtiari [Baḵtīārī] territory in Persia [Iran], during the First World War. It includes papers concerning British negotiations with the Bakhtiari khans, and the agreement of February 1917 signed by Charles Murray Marling, HM Minister to Iran, and the principal Bakhtiari khans.
The file also includes papers which relate to relations between the Bakhtiaris and the Russians in Persia, and the payment of £2,500 made to the Bakhtiari khans in December 1915 by Dr Young of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, in connection with the agreement concluded by Young with the Bakhtiari Sardars.
The main correspondents include: 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 Foreign Office; the Chief Political Officer, Basra (Sir Percy Zachariah Cox); the Government of India Foreign and Political Department; HM Minister, Tehran; HM Consul, Kerman; HM Consul, Sistan and Kain; and 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. .
The file 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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (260 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 469 (Persia: Bakhtiari affairs) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/652-653. The volumes are divided into two parts, with each part comprising one volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 260; 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.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/652
- Title
- File 469/1917 Pt 1 'Persia: Bakhtiari affairs'
- Pages
- 73r:75v
- Author
- Young, M Y
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