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File 1110/1916 Pt 1 'Persia: SITUATION (JAN-APL 1916). Miscellaneous' [94r] (192/550)
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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while a guard was placed in each of the other rooms;
one ojiter gates of the Bank were closed and no one
allowed to enter or leave. The Clerks, Cashiers
and Perashes were placed in a room at the entrance
under guard and. some Austrians were placed on the
roof of the Bank.
I asked the Germans (who spoke English well)
lor an explanation. They informed us (Mr. Nicol '
rue i't . Cachick "being present) that, acting under
oheir orders, they had seized the Bank and were
going to take the money, and further, in reply to
my questions, stated that their orders were to seize
ail the money, notes bills, securities and codes
which they could find in the Bank. They then
demanded the keys and informed us that if the keys V
were not produced they had with them means of
breaking into our Treasury. Paced with the alterna
tive of having our Treasury dynamited I placed my
keys on the table instructing the Accountant to do
the same. I protested against their action and
pointed out that our Treasury contained not only
Bank money, but money, property and securities
belonging to Persians. They replied that they would
settle with tiie Persians. An Officer named
Bernstoff took up the keys and proceeded to the
Treasury. I followed with the Accountant and was
allowed to agree the Cash in Treasury with the
Books before the Germans touched it. I endeavoured
to dissuade the Germans from taking the notes without
effect, but was able to persuade them from removing
the securities in custody which were the registered
property of Persians. Mr. Nicol saved the Notes of
other Offices by mixing them up with Cancelled Notes.
He also saved the bill case by quietly giving it to
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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
- 92r:97v, 99r:101v, 150r:150v
- Author
- British Bank of Iran and the Middle East xx Imperial Bank of Persia xx Imperial Bank of Iran
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