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Telegram P. ; No. 24-F., dated (and received) the 20th March 1916.
From—The British Consul, Sistar,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart-
(addressed Tehran ; repeated to Meshed and Baluchistan.)
f»ii 0 VlCe ‘i Co ^ SU ! J ir 3 and tells me that people say that Sistan and Kain have
alien unaer jurisdiction of Khorasan again and that revenue office is to come
under new Provincial Director Najd-us-Sultaneh who used to be in Sistan and
is said to be grasping and unscrupulous.
Revenue Director, Sistan, tells me simultaneously that he will resign if
- US - u ^ aii eh is placed over him. This would be very unfortunate as both
from Khora r ^n t (?^ 1Stan and Bir ^ and are at P resent in the Britisl1 sphere separate
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Telegram No. 176-F., dated the 20th (received 21st) March 1916.
From—His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran,
To The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Delhi.
My telegram dated 17th March. Russian troops entered Ispahan March
19th 2 p.m. after short skirmish with Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Soulet Bakhtiari and Reza Khan,
both little more than local brigands. Latter lost heavily and fled towards
Chahar Mahal. Russian losses one killed.
Repeated India, Basrah, Ahwaz.
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Telegram P., No. 129-F., dated the 20th (received 2lst) March 1916.
From—His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Delhi.
(Addressed to Foreign Office ; repeated to India, Petrograd, Basrah and Ahwaz.)
According to later report from Ispahan party that opposed Russians
included both Germans and Austrians and both flags were hoisted over the
German Consulate. That Bakhtiari tribe was not involved appears to me
quite clear. It is only on mother’s side that Soulet is Bakhtiari.
It seems that Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. -i-Soulet expects Germans and gendarmes from Shiraz
to attack Ispahan. The intermediary between two towns is Agha Nurulla.
This is with reference to my telegram No. 176.
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Telegram R., No. 1239-B., dated the 20th (received 2lst) March 1916.
From—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. , Basrah,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment.
(Repeated to Bushire.)
Following from Consul-General Grahame to Minister and self, March
19th:—
Begins. March 18th. I telegraphed again to leading Khans requesting
them to fix date of meeting at B or oil-fields or Ahwaz with a view to signa
ture of agreement and arrangements for escorting m^ party to Ispahan.