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Notes Prepared for Reference during Curzon’s Tour of the Persian Gulf, and Other Papers on Persia and the Persian Gulf [293r] (585/678)
The record is made up of 1 file (337 folios). It was created in 4 Aug 1895-21 Nov 1903. It was written in English and French. 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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[This Document is the Property of Her Britannic Majesty’s Government.]
NO. 7. PARLIAMENTARY UNDERSECRETARY.
ASIA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
2472
[May l.J
Section 2.
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I
No. 1.
Sir M. Durand to the Marquess of Salisbury.—{Received May 1.)
(No. 25.)
(Telegraphic.) P. Tehran, May 1, 1S96.
A MESSENGER from the Sadr-i-Azam has just informed me that an attempt
has been made to assassinate the Shah. A man is said to have tired several shots at
His Majesty without his being dangerously hurt. The facts, however, may prove more
serious than reported.
No. 2.
Sir M. Durand to the Marquess of Salisbury.—(Received May 1.)
(No. 26.)
(Telegraphic.) P. Tehran, May 1, 1896.
I HAVE to report the death of His Majesty the Shah. He was struck by a
pistol bullet in the side, the bullet entering between the fifth and sixth ribs. I sent
Dr. Scully to the Palace. He examined the body with other European doctors, and
they report that the wound mnst have caused death almost instantaneously.
The Sadr-i-Azam has requested me to convey the news of the Shahs death^to the
Valiahd through our Consul-General, and to request the Prince to start for lehran
as soon as possible. I have instructed Mr. Wood to try and persuade the Valiahd to
act with promptness and energy.
I do not think there will be disturbances in the large towns, though I tear
the Europeans in the small stations may be exposed to some danger. Our Consul-
General at Tabriz wull not formally recognize the new Shah until orders ha^ e been
received from you. Has your Lordship any instructions ?
No. 3.
Sir M. Durand to the Marquess of Salisbury .—(Received May 1.)
(Telegraphic.) P. Tehran, May 1, 1896.
AFTER I had sent off my telegrams Nos. 25 and 26 of to-day s date, the Shah s
third son, the Naib-es-Suitaneh, who is the Commander-in-chief and the Governor of
the town, sent to me and asked me to come and see him. I found him in his garden
near the outskirts of the town, in a pitiful state of fear and anxious for my advice. . 1
told him I could only give him personal advice, from myself, but I recommended him
to telegraph at once to the Valiahd, assuring the latter of his loyalty and asking for
orders. I also advised him to keep the town quiet..
The Naib seemed inclined to listen to my advice, but he is quite useless through
fear. While still with the Naib I received a message from the Sadr-i-Azam asking
me to come to the Shah’s Palace. The Russian Charge d Affaires came at the same
time as I did, and we found the Sadr-i-Azam, the Shah’s brothers, and the Chief Officers
of State assembled there. We were asked to come to the telegraph . office m the
Palace in order to communicate with the Valiahd at Tabriz. The Valiahd, after he
had been informed of the names of the persons present, sent a dignified and suitable
message, calling upon the Princes, Ministers, and officials to support him, and desiring
the Sadr-i-Azam to remain permanently as Prime Minister.
[1237 e—2]
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The file contains papers relating to Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , including a document entitled ‘Notes on current topics prepared for reference during his Excellency the Viceroy’s tour in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , November 1903.’ It also includes printed extracts of letters relating to the tour from Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Arnold Kemball, 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. , and Major Percy Zachariah Cox, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Maskat [Muscat], dated August to October 1903.
In addition, the file includes the following papers:
- Handwritten notes by George Nathaniel Curzon, Viceroy of India, including notes on Muscat, Koweit [Kuwait], and the Mekran [Makran] Coast
- Memoranda concerning Koweit
- A copy of a letter from Colonel Charles Edward Yate, Agent to the Governor-General and Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan, to the Secretary to the Government of India Foreign Department, forwarding the camp diary kept during his tour in Makran and Las Bela, from 1 December 1901 to 25 January 1902
- A copy of a 'Report on a Journey from India to the Mediterranean via the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Baghdad and the Euphrates Valley, including a Visit to the Turkish Dependency of El Hasa' by Captain J A Douglas, Staff Captain, Intelligence Branch, Quarter Master General’s Department in India, 1897 (which includes three sketch maps: Mss Eur F111/358, f 138; Mss Eur F111/358, f 158; and Mss Eur F111/358, f 141).
Folios 232 to 338 largely consist of printed copies of correspondence between Sir (Henry) Mortimer Durand, HM Minister at Teheran [Tehran], and the Marquess of Salisbury (Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil), Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, dated 1895-1896, relating to Persia.
The file includes a copy of a Collective Letter addressed by the Turkish, British and French Consuls to the Valiahd regarding the Tabriz Riots, 5 August 1895, which is in French (folios 332).
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- 1 file (337 folios)
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The papers are arranged in roughly chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 339; 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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- Notes Prepared for Reference during Curzon’s Tour of the Persian Gulf, and Other Papers on Persia and the Persian Gulf
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