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File 390/1917 Pt 1 ‘Persia: proceedings of Mr. Otto Brandley, representative of the Oriental Carpet Manufacturers in Kerman’ [‎181r] (129/252)

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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also took the Trails li) t OOO which ere in uy house, but
«:ave me the ^oliowin^ receipt in ny naiae because, to save
that amount I told the Germans that this money was be
longin' ine privately.
^xv^slation ol the receipt:
"To the 3ecretary ot foreign Affairs Berlin. H
’’Mr. Otto Braiidly, a iwiss citizen, paid to ^
•me in cash the amount of - -
\
Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. 10,000 (Ten thousand)
• The countervalue of above amount beinp, l ark 33,000
"we beg you to pay to tne Dresdner Bank Berlin in favour”
"of above mentioned gentlemen.
" Kerman December, 1 io.
^ (dig) Dr. Krich Zugmayer. German Consular Agent.
The original receipt I sent from Kerman by post
to iiy address in Switzerland with the intention to cash
this amount when back in Switzerland and send it to y >u. •
I hope to soon receive this receipt so as to be
able to cash the amount and send it over to you as quickly
as possible.
A duplicate of above receipt signed by the "er-
man Consul Seiler, successor of ^r. l&rich Zunuyer, is with
other papers at Kerman.
Yours faithfully,
(signed). Otto Brandly.
>ince Mr. Brandly's return to Switzerland I have
been in correspondence with him. He informs me tnat he
has applied several times through the Swiss Foreign Office
at Berne to the Foreign Office in lerlin, but so far with
out any result,- the letter which contained the receipt has
not/
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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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File 390/1917 Pt 1 ‘Persia: proceedings of Mr. Otto Brandley, representative of the Oriental Carpet Manufacturers in Kerman’ [‎181r] (129/252), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/649/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100069736183.0x0000ab> [accessed 24 April 2024]

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