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File 1110/1916 Pt 1 'Persia: SITUATION (JAN-APL 1916). Miscellaneous' [254r] (512/550)
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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Decypher to. darling (Teheran). February 27th,
D* 6. pm February 27th.
R. 11 am February 28th.
No. 120. (K).
JYour teleprai't No. 94.
February 17th 1 b that there are at Ispahan about
700 Mujahids and Gendarmes with two euns and two ma:;irfl
o-uxis and -plenty of ammunition. Recruiting continues and
1000 more are expected. This last can oe largely dis
counted. a munition
Factory
An East India Company trading post.
, where cartridges are filled
is "said to he at Kumisheh. Kardoff nas passed turougn
japalak on the vay to Kermansnah and Consul au onira^,,
'v/ustrow, through DuruEird for same destination.
Last named tom has been occupied hy Russians and
) Captain KiHander Swedish Officer Corananding re
treating Gendarmerie is said to have paid £1200 to
obtain free passage.
Kanitz ’nas com ait fed suicioe.
Yezd is described as quiet and I have not latterly
heard of Germans being there.
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.
AShja Governor of Ispahan has just resigned
and left for Chubarmhal. present tendency seems to
be that Geriaans at Ispahan are going to o.iiraz o.
retreating to Kermanshah rather than going East, but ti e
Impression may be due to lack of indication from
yezd districts.
La,st Caravan arriving at Seistan from Khabis gi < es
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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.
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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 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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