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File 390/1917 Pt 1 ‘Persia: proceedings of Mr. Otto Brandley, representative of the Oriental Carpet Manufacturers in Kerman’ [158r] (83/252)
The record is made up of 1 item (126 folios). It was created in 22 May 1915-30 Oct 1918. 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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pq. 12.15. -.Vednead^y .No time for Brendlyfs today. It appears
we shall e:et about 40,000 out of the transaction.
30.12.15. Thursday . The devil,of a row with Bruggmun on account
of the carpet business ; he evidently wants to make a
profit for himself, and will cheat us, and the Bmpire.
31.12.15. Friday . The whole morning Prof. (Zugmeyer) inter
viewed Brucrgman, patched up the carpet business again in a
measure. V/e shall only get 20,000
Tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
for remainder,
and he binds himself to pay us about the same amount after
the war. So we can move off with about 35,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
in
all.
1.1.16. Saturday . Agreement with Bruggimn at last conducted
through Professor; must pay 20,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
by the 20th, or
else a penalty of 5,000 Professor wants to give
me an advance of daily allowance for a few carpets. . . .
Will ride out tomorrow to take leave of the place, and will
ll pay a visit to Brandly in the afternoon with the Professor.
2.1.16. Sunday . At Brandly f s at 4 o/c. He, a jovial plain
old gentleman; she, a nice amiable woman; the nephew, a very
young modest youth, the niece, very shy; not exactly a
beauty. Hear that both ladies, disguised as Persian women,
had seen our first entry into Kerman.
4.1.16. Tuesday. Professor had interview with Bruggman, Biach
with Brandly. Everything made very difficult because both
have too little money. Prom Brandly we get 10,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
to be remitted to Berlin, and 1,300
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
which some ass
had paid in for the O.G.M*
5.1.16. Wednesday . Before going to bed another long debate as to
what is to be done about the carpet business. Bruggman seems
to be turning out worse and worse.
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This part contains correspondence and 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. minute papers mostly concerning whether the Swiss subject Otto Brandly (also spelled Brandley in the papers), who was suspected by the British Government of having pro-German sympathies, should be allowed return to Persia [Iran], as a representative of the Oriental Carpet Manufacturers in Kerman [Kirmān].This part also includes correspondence regarding the claim of the Oriental Carpet Manufacturers, Limited, against the Persian and German Governments for confiscation of their property at Kerman.
The main correspondents are as follows: the 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. ; the Government of India Foreign and Political Department; the 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. ; the Oriental Carpet Manufacturers, Limited; the Foreign Office; Charles Murray Marling, HM Minister, Tehran; and the War Office.
This part includes a copy of a telegram in French from Otto Brandly to President Motta, Berne, dated Kerman 22 May 1915 (folio 240).
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