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File 3443/1914 Pt 2 'German War: German emissaries to Afghanistan' [‎36v] (79/490)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (238 folios). It was created in 1 Jun 1915-21 Nov 1915. 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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houses and the people of Taibat have engaged 25 men of their own accord. Haji
Shuja-ul-Mulk has his own house very carefully guarded. Notwithstanding these
precautions a house at Taibat was broken into on the night of September 4th
and 150 tumans in cash were stolen.
News from Herat. —The Russians are giving land in the Panjdeh district to
Muhammad Azim Baig, Faizullah Baig, and the families of 30 other Hazaras of
the Firuzkuhi country. The Turkomans do not approve of this invasion of
Hazaras and threaten to migrate to Afghanistan to take up the lands vacated by
the Hazaras. The Governor of Herat has ordered the frontier guards to stop the
emigration of the Hazaras.
The Governor of Herat has sent sowars to see that all rubats on the Maimana
Kabul, and Kandahar roads are properly stocked with grain, straw and provisions.
Responsible officials on the Kabul road have been specially warned to have sup
plies ready for the party of Germans expected shortly to travel from Herat to Kabul.
A Jew trader has had 28 loads of merchandise robbed at Rubat-i-Ghurian, two
farsakhs from Herat.
The Governor is sending 100 sowars under Muhammad Haidar Khan, Barakzai,
to reinforce the frontier guards under Risalder Yar Muhammad Khan. Habibullah
Khan, Achakzai, head of the Khawanin sowars in Herat, has been appointed
Mihrmndar to the German party about to be sent to Kabul.
An arrival from Farah reports having met there an Afghan who professed
to be the bearer of letters between the Amir and his spy or agent in Constantinople.
The man received some money from the Governor of Farah and continued his
journey to Kabul.
The party of Germans, Austrians, etc., is still lodged in the Bagh-i-Shah and
the Governor continues to treat the foreigners with great consideration. The
strained relations between the Governor and the Commander of the Troops have
fortunately led the latter to take the opposite course and he demurred to placing
the guaid over them undei the command of a colonel until he received written
orders from the Governor to that effect, and warned the Governor that if a colonel
were required to watch officers no higher in rank than a captain, the Governor himself
would have to command the guard should a German general succeed in escaping
across the frontier from Persia. The Germans are not doing much to acquire the
good will of the Commander of the Troops and his men. They criticized the rifles
describing them as imitation rifles supplied by the British, whereas they came from
Kabul arsenal. They also criticized the officers, who, they said, were old and past
work, and when, some days afterwards, the Commander of the Troops threatened
to dismiss some of the officers, our agent was careful to let it be known that this was
what came of German criticism. This has had a good effect. On Friday, August
27th, those of the party who said that they were Turks attended prayers in the
mosque and our agent warned the Mulla that they would probably ask to be
allowed to recite the Khutbah. The warning was well timed, for this was what
the lurks did They were silenced by the answer that the Khutbah could be read
on } y ie v a « appointed by the Amir. The Turks, who were escorted to and
irom the mosque by a guard, gave 30 tumans to the Mutawalli of the mosque.
+t ^ II j U f US ^ ^ ie P art y returned the call of the Governor, who received
em in in ar. ur agent could not obtain admission but heard what passed at
Sd fi whlch 16 C ° mmand f of the Troops was present. The Germans ex-
“'ge map and pointed out the positions of Constantinople, Mecca and
Wd and tv 1° M X n lblted rrl he P roclamatlo n of jihad issued by the Sultan and
Afahankui.^ 'tK Mu aS ‘ Tlle y als « said that Germany was prepared to supply
envure tli-it tlY t ne " ^ U,IS ’ S ood f'hes, troops and officers for the army and to
cession to Af^ 6 0 , f P cace w x lth Grea t Britain and Russia should include the
SO YC Afifnkt T f u n t la as far as Bomba y and Turkistan as far as Samarkand
so that Afghanistan should become a great power in the east.
Bauh i Sh^lT? 1 ^ 1° ^' e Governor that parties visiting the bazar from the
access to tht n° nl ^ P Urcha f 3 were ^owed too much freedom and too much
effect that narties'c tn t' U fi * , cause double,. nd the Governor issued orders to the
t that parties going to the bazar must not be allowed to talk to the people or

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The volume contains correspondence regarding the Persian Campaign of the First World War and the movements and activities of the Central Powers in Persia [Iran] between June and November 1915. The correspondence is particularly concerned with German and Ottoman attempts to infiltrate Afghanistan from Persia, and of ensuring the continued neutrality of both Afghanistan and Persia.

The primary correspondents are the British Legation, Tehran; the British Embassy, Petrograd [Saint Petersburg]; the Government of India; and the Foreign Office.

The volume contains a single folio in French (f 184), a communication from the Russian Ambassador in London.

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.

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1 volume (238 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 238; 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.

A previous foliation sequence between ff 121-127, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers.

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