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File 3443/1914 Pt 2 'German War: German emissaries to Afghanistan' [50v] (109/490)
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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198
Telegram P., No. S. 933, dated the 10th September 1915,
From—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Polif i
Department, Simla, lca
To—His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran. ^
Sanction has already been accorded to the recruitment of ex-soldiers at
Meshed to which your telegram 119 F., September 8th, refers, vide my tele°Tam
to Sistan, No. 857 S. of 21st August, which was repeated to you.
199
Telegram P., No. 934 S., dated the 10th September 1915.
From—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Polifi^i
Department, Simla,
To—The Hon'ble Lieutenant-Colonel Sir P. Z. Cox, K.C.I.E., C.S.I. Political
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Basrah.
Bushire. Under orders which have been received from Secretary of State
for India the Government of India are instructing military authorities as
desired by the British Minister at Tehran in his telegram No. 328 F of the
8th instant.
200
Telegram P., No. S. 936, dated the 10th September 1915.
From—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Simla,
To—His Britannic Majesty's Consul for Sistan and Kain.
Will you please refer to telegram 116, dated 7th September, to Chief
General Staff, from Officer Commanding, Nasratabad.
Kindly furnish us with your views by telegraph. Would it be possible to
make local arrangements for shelter of troops in event of their being retained
in fixed quarters ?
Telegram P., No. 120 F., dated the 10th (received 11th) September 1915.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran,
To-Ihe Secretaryto the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart-
t0 „ m L te l egTa “ No - 119 P - On behalf of Colonel
Gushtchin Russian Minister begs that our troops will accept responsibility for
Talkhabf fr ° m Bir;|and to llne of Pain(?)-Arak (?) Kasaks(?) Kain
Repeated to Meshed and Birjand.
202
Telegram P., No. 118, dated (and received) the 11th September 1915.
From—The Consul at Kerman, Kerman,
To-The Secretary^) the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart-
There is nothing to report to-day.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (238 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
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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- File 3443/1914 Pt 2 'German War: German emissaries to Afghanistan'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:41v, 42ar, 42r:42v, 43ar, 43r:48v, 50r:96v, 100r:122v, 123ar, 123r:145v, 148r:183v, 185r:212v, 213ar, 213r:219v, 220ar, 220r:222v, 223ar, 223r:238v, back-i
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