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File 1110/1916 Pt 3 'German War: Persia' [‎152r] (308/354)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (173 folios). It was created in 1916. 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 no outside assistance is to be looped for, it
seems necessary to take such local measures as
are possible to save it falling into the hands of
the Turks. Persian Government has of course no
military resources but it still has considerable
moral influence and Russian Ldnister and I think
it imperative to enlist that influence on our side
by means of an alliance- 1 believe present cabinet
to be ready to conclude alliance on very simple
terms such as promise of subsidy and of some
nominal hi are in the Government of Holy Places in
mesopotamia* Alliance would make it possible for us
to harry Turkish lines of communication and I
believe would secure to us loyalty of Bakhtiari
which might enable us to retain some hold of Southern
Persia
tiis result is not very great but other
side of the picture would be (?having no)cabinet
installed in Teheran in which case almost all Persia
would be actively hostile, in fact a complete
debdcle-
It seems to us imperative to male every endeavour
to hold Teheran*
Whole political situation has been turned upside
down in the last few days by enforced retirement of
Russian troops and if it is to be retrieved we rausb
now take any and every step to hold up si cum uion iLitii
Indian Expeditionary Force D can move forward in the
autumn or Russians are sufficiently reinforced.
Addressed to FuO;sent to India and pecrograd
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, on miscellaneous topics relating to Persia, April to June 1916.

The discussion in the volume includes the following topics:

  • Decoration for the Persian Foreign Minister and Farman Farma for his military support of the British
  • Turkish advance and defeat on Kermanshah road
  • the Russian defeat and withdrawal towards Hamadan
  • the Russian advance on and defeat at Khanikin.

The volume 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 volume 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.

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1 volume (173 folios)
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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.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 175; 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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