Skip to item: of 276
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

File 1110/1916 Pt 2 'Persia: SITUATION Miscellaneous' [‎19v] (43/276)

This item is part of

The record is made up of 1 volume (271 folios). It was created in 1916-1920. 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. .

Transcription

This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.

Apply page layout

294
Telegram,.No. 3 T., dated the 29th (received 30th) May 1916.
From— Golonei» Twigo, Bunder Abbas,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart*--
ment, Simla.
Sykes TTrites:— Begins, 1st Echelon reached Pur, May 24th. Address oi
welcome from leading men, Kerman, received. Local inhabitants tranquil.
Message ends. 2nd Echelon reached Niam, May 26th.
Telegram P., No. 56267, dated the 27th May 1916.
From—The Chief of the General Staff, Simla,
To— Major Finlay, Peshawar.
Your No. 87, dated 26th May. We have transmitted to Meshed, Sistan
and Quetta the information regarding departure of mission from Kabul.
Urgently require confirmatory information and news of routes and dates. It
is of special importance that we should have news from Kandahar of route
followed from that place*
Telegram P., No. 56271, dated the 27th May 1916.
From—The Chief of the General Staff, Simla,
( (1) Colonel Redl, Meshed.
(2) The General Officer Commanding, Sistan.
(.(3) The General Officer Commanding, 4th (Quetta) Division.
Have received unconfirmed report which states that Turco-German
Mission °n 21st May left Kahui to return via Herat. Confirmation of route
and date is being sought, meanwhile please make timely arrangements for their
movements from your side to be watched.
Addressed General Dyer and Colonel Redl; repeated General Officer Com-
mandmg, 4th (Quetta) Division.
All well.
Telegram, No. 632 W., dated the 30th May 1916.
F^m-The Wary to^he Government of India in the Foreign and Politic
To— His Bntannmc Majesty's Consul for. Sistan and Kain, Nasratabad, Sistan.
fisfw^SnXts? 0 1606 ^ 3 161,17 t0 my tele§ram > dated ^h May,
(V\

About this item

Content

The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, on miscellaneous topics relating to Persia, April to June 1916.

The file includes correspondence regarding the following issues:

  • The disposal of Germans and Swedes now interned at Tehran
  • The Russian advance from Kermanshah
  • The enrolment of Tabriz gendarmerie into a Cossack brigade
  • Movements of the Russian expeditionary force.

The file contains correspondence between: 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. ; HBM Minister, Tehran; the Viceroy; and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, London.

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 (271 folios)
Arrangement

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

The subject 1110 (Persia) consists of three volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/590-592. The volumes are divided into three parts, with each part comprising one volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 273; 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.

Written in
English in Latin script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

File 1110/1916 Pt 2 'Persia: SITUATION Miscellaneous' [‎19v] (43/276), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/591, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100055175312.0x00002c> [accessed 18 April 2024]

Link to this item
Embed this item

Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100055175312.0x00002c">File 1110/1916 Pt 2 'Persia: SITUATION Miscellaneous' [&lrm;19v] (43/276)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100055175312.0x00002c">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x0001e6/IOR_L_PS_10_591_0043.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x0001e6/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image