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File 1110/1916 Pt 3 'German War: Persia' [‎155r] (314/354)

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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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No. 421.
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Russian Minister informs me that General Baratof
appears to he hy no means confident of being able to hold
iiermansliaho Should he he forced to abandon that town
situation of.present Cabinet whose existence depends en
tirely on Russian troops and which is already somewhat
shaken by fall of Kerind would become highly precarious
and many people believe Ministry would fall and with it
would disappear all hope of coming to an agreement as re
gards financial control, military police etc«
New Cabinet would not be openly hostile but it would
certainly not be actively friendly and would not, like
present Ministers, give unofficial support to Sykes while
Barman Parma who has plenty of enemies would find himself
hampered and thwarted in many ways.
I venture to urge for consideration of His Majesty^s
Government whether it would not be worth while in order to
avert

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Content

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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