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File 1110/1916 Pt 2 'Persia: SITUATION Miscellaneous' [78r] (160/276)
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. .
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^as taking so long to get off, they were incurring great danger, the people
were getting impatient and beyond his control, and he feared that he would
not be able to keep his promise regarding the women and children if we
delayed much longer. He suggested that the women and children should be
started off at once.
We sent back a reply that we were quite prepared to start as soon as
transport was provided. We had intended and hoped to start on Thursday
morning, but that the Governor-General had not, as yet, produced a single
animal for' transport. Also we had no intention of sending the women and
children first. When they went we snould accompany them.
Mr. Brandly at once took this reply to Zugmayer.
The general idea was that Zugmayer wished to separate us from our
womenfolk so that an attempt might be made to take the men prisoners,
following the example of Shiraz.
Thursday afternoon and evening camels, mules, and donkeys hired
through the Governor-General were coming into the Consulate. Contracts
were ^ade at the rate of Krans 90 per donkey, Krans 120 per camel and
Krans ISO per mule for the journey to Bunder Abbas vi(\ Jiruft, the hire being
paid by the British Consul.
Messrs. Cane and Chase took up the duties of transport officers, had the
lugsage sorted out, and the camel caravan, with an escort of Bakhtiaris,
started at sunset.
Next morning, Friday, December 17th, the British Colonv started from the
British Consulate, the Russian Consul with his Cossacks joining us and accom-
panving us. Every man openly carried a rifle and supply of ammunition,
there were 39 rifles in all, not including the Bakhtiari guard.
At Sarvestan we found Mr. C. W. Edwards from Bam with his wife and
three children awaiting us. They had been practically expelled from Bam, a
committee taking over charge of the Telegraph Office, They went on with us
to Bunder Abbas.
Nothin 0 ’ of interest occurred on the way except an alarm at midnight on
December 25th, when the Bakhtiari guards fired several rifle shots and some
of them ran through the camp calling everyone to arms. All the men turned
out except the Armenians, who said they got ready and remained in their tents
until they were called.
It appears that some six or seven men had been seen by one of the out
posts, and that when they did not answer the challenge the guard fired on
them, whereupon they fled.
Our party consisted of:—
Race.
Men.
Women.
Children.
Total.
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23
Russian
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20
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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.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/591
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- File 1110/1916 Pt 2 'Persia: SITUATION Miscellaneous'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:32v, 33v:49v, 51r:135v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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