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File 1110/1916 Pt 1 'Persia: SITUATION (JAN-APL 1916). Miscellaneous' [38r] (80/550)
The record is made up of 1 volume (271 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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uacypher of teleyma f rom M3?^«iayiipg (leherun) ,
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April 13th 1916,
($ ? 5>30 p>lu April 13the.• r. 6 p t m P April 14th)*.
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TelegramB from Swedish Offica-rs ©4 Ispahan and
Shiraz to ex-officer epn^iandlng here which have just
come into ivi$ r possession show that following aitillery
was in hand of gendarmerie last autumn.
At Ispahan: One eight C.S. camion with 301 rounds*
One seven C.S. with (? 304) founds
up(sic).
One seven and a half Schneider gun
with 35 rounds up(sic).
One Maxim gun with 48.000 rounds up
SIC 4 »
At Shiraz: One nine C.S. Austrian, field gun with
(? 75) rounds.
Three seven C,S f Austrian in
guns with 250 rounds up(sic).
Two seven and a half Schneiner mount
ain guns with 25 rounds up(sic)
One seven and a half Schneider lield
gun with 85 rounds up (sic).
Four Maxim guns with 126,000 rounds
up
Addressed to Foreign Office,
repeated to India,
Meshed. Seistan, Bushire, Cox
: 0 APBts» 6 ^;
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- Content
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the situation in Persia from January to April 1916. Topics discussed include:
- Finances of Bushire administration
- Germans at Kerman
- Insecure position of Farman Farma as Prime Minister.
- German movements and the suicide of the German military attaché
- The recall of the Persian Minister to Berlin
- The financial difficulties of the Governor of Bushire
- Persian nationalist publications in Berlin
- Russian occupation of Ispahan
- Recall of Persian Minister in Paris
- Attitude of Bakhtiaris
- Russian advance towards Baghdad
- The looting of the Imperial Bank's branches at Yezd and Shiraz
- The murder of the British agent at Lingah, his two brothers and two sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. of Vice-Consulate escort
- A report from the military attaché, Tehran, on Russian operations and General Baratoff's advance to Khanikin.
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.
- 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/10/590
- Title
- File 1110/1916 Pt 1 'Persia: SITUATION (JAN-APL 1916). Miscellaneous'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:34r, 36r:54r, 55v:91v, 102r:110v, 111v:114r, 115v:149v, 151r:164v, 166v:176v, 177v:201r, 206v:240v, 246r:266r, 267v:272v, 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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- Open Government Licence