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File 469/1917 Pt 1 'Persia: Bakhtiari affairs' [162r] (333/535)
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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We undertake that our representatives, and sowars in addition to the
performance of the duties they owe to the Persian Government, will afford
;all possible help and assistance to the British authorities in their business
such for example as the purchase of mules, the collection of supplies and
labour. Further, we undertake that we will make the appointment of the
Head of the sowars in consultation with the British authorities and if he
should prove unsatisfactory to agree to replace him.
In return we hope that we shall enjoy your support and good offices in
recovering regularly and without delay from the local authorities the wages
of the sowars.
[Seal.] Ghttlam Husain.
[Seal.] Yusuf. { • -V
Sub-enclosure No. 3.
Translation of a letter from Sir P. Cox to
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
and Ilbegi, dated the 25th May 1916.
After compliments .—I have received your letter of 23rd May in which
you have both given assurances that your differences have been completely
removed and have expressed the determination to apply yourselves with com
plete accord to your duties as
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
and Ilbegi, so long as you have the
support of His Majesty’s Legation.
I shall inform His Majesty’s Minister accordingly and am sure that the
news of the undertaking and assurances you have given me will be a source of
gratification to him.
As to the particular form of assistance that you indicate—in my view it
is reasonable—I will communicate the details to His Majesty’s Minister and at
the same time intimate my own approval and support.
Sub-enclosure No. 4.
Translation of a letter from Sir P. Cox to
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
and Ilbegi, dated the 25th May 1916.
After compliments .—I have received your letter, dated the 23rd May,
regarding the affairs of Shushter and Dizful.
The exposition which you presented is in my opinion a fair one and I am
very glad that doubt and misunderstanding have been removed from between
us.
62
Telegram, No. 218 C., dated the 14th June 1916.
From— Brigadier-General Sir P. M. Sykes, K.C.I.E., C.M G., Kerman,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
Second Echelon reached Kash Kuh 11th.
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Title
- File 469/1917 Pt 1 'Persia: Bakhtiari affairs'
- Pages
- 161v:162v
- Author
- Husain, Ghulam
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- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/652
- Title
- File 469/1917 Pt 1 'Persia: Bakhtiari affairs'
- Pages
- 161v:162v
- Author
- Yusuf
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