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His Excellency Soulet-ud-Dowleh is still at Basht, and is fighting with
Ayaz Kikha. He will return victorious to this place in the next two days.
According to the letter he has written to me, he has sent for troops from all
places to collect in the camp at hamur, so that, on his own arrival at fCazerun,
he may proceed without opposition to take action for his nation.
He has also sent a telegram to the Committee for the Defence of Indepen
dence of Persia. The Committee has sent the telegram in original to Kazerun,
I am sending it herewith.
Enclo. No. 11 to Serial No. Ill,
Telegram, dated the 3rd (received 8th) January 1916.
From — Hi3 Royal Highvess Farman Farma, Prime Minister, Tehran,
To —Ghazanfar-us-Sultaneh, Borasjun.
(Through His Excellency Darya Begi, Bushire.)
I have received your telegram by the English line and I am very glad
that you have received my telegram, and that you have learnt the policy and
intentions of the Government. I now again write, in view of the feelings of
kindness which I have entertained from old time towards your late father,
Mirza Hussain Khan, and you yourself, to say that I imagined that my first
telegram would make you acquainted with the delicate state of affairs, and
that 5 there would be no need for explanation and repetition. But seeing that
the reply you sent me was very dry and formal, I therefore would point out
to vou and remind you that all these proceedings and demonstrations which
you have seen and heard are nothing but mere words; and are absolutely
contrary to the interests of the country. They have been in fact the outcome
of the instigations of mischief-makers and the money and pounds which they
have received from certain quarters. This has made them blind, and they
have traitorously caused this land to be involved in a thousand misfortunes.
Thev have not in the least understood that it was only m consequence of these
stupid proceedings that they have caused foreign troops to enter this country,
an cl that the latter have now advanced as far as Ispahan and Kirmanshah
unfortunately.
You should realize this point and make it known to all that the Govern-
merit’s relations with the neighbouring Powers are c0 ^ ia , 1 ;
and friendlv and that whoever has acted contrary to this attitude and in
tentio” and spread rumours, has manufactured lies and has in fact acted the
part of a traitor towards this Government and country.
In the same way as the party of the Swedish officers who have acted
mine same j j Onvprnment and have caused dis-
contrary to the policy and views of the Govern - their offices
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country and dear home, should make * .^j’^^tions and actions, so that they
dissuade them from their suicidal and stupid coun ;
may not cause the foreign troops o a v fo troops shou i d be obliged
They should not be content tha S m ^ to succeed
to enter the districts ofFarsso that t teible borders which have
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^ and not allow this ruin to spread
further. , , ^ •. 0 j w iil not say more
As I regard you as an intelligent an^z^e , t ^ to otherg) and „
than this. I expect to hear tha y E xce llency the Qawam-ul-Mulk,
ready with all your forces to assist he ig) * nd tliat you w m regard
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