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File 3443/1914 Pt 2 'German War: German emissaries to Afghanistan' [‎54v] (117/490)

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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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fatuous tolerance which the Persian Government has up till now exhibit a
Germans and their intrigues. ?fiibited to the
Unfortunately, however, during the seven weeks in which the eountrv
a Government the enemy has had a free hand, and has made thtnuost
German chief centre is at Ispahan. It is there that the large quantities nf , fl lhe ~
ammunition, machine guns, &c„ and money, &c, smuggled in so nL?l Ilfl< : s MdO
vicinity of Kermanshah are stored, and it is theAce that the numerous ^ t‘ n ,he
emissaries start on their missions. It is difficult to sav what the TxZt P 168 of
Germans m the country now is, as fresh agents appear'to lie const wl nu,Ilber of
Kermanshah, and there is every reason to believe that they are in sonm ,sp C ° r‘ Dg - via
as Arabs ; and it is probable that Baron Oppenheim is already InPersaaltl^T^
far there has been no mention of the name in the reports I receive The '?• thn , u S h so
in German service also appear to come by this route and 1 have elf fe ' V It ; r,lan8
have sent on to the Government of India, that among hem ar sddLT fc 1
p“nSr of n ;^r ia s ^ ™
officers, but of late the supply of men from this c^r sfems ZhZ ten nea^
Ihe Germans have had two main objectives ie to At i • A
rouse the tribes south of Shiraz to attack us at Bushife and in tlf, ih T and to
criminally passive attitude of the Persian Government, they have stlefifod 10 the
r If! a . clmit 1 that the anxiety as to Afghanistan exhibited bv the On* '
India in their telegram No (544 of the £th tnUr . e a oy the Government of
received from them two telea,a ms whief infolf t <1lS ! lnCt SUr P rise - I had
pledges of loyalty that were deemed satisfactory. I dhTnot^rend 6 in^fm' ha<i glVel1
anything more than that it was believed that'the An Iv b• u , e! ? e messages
to do his best to maintain peace But what did larmdv ' 1 m f e f coul d he relied on
appears was the real view of the Govemnen offf ^ m ' Slead l ™ e as to "''mt it non
ending with No. 5195 of the 2'Jth May discussing wh-irthe^ thC Ser,es of ,e, ®g««ns
be and what action we should take should ] the consequences to us would
In those messages there is scarcely a bail S.Tsfon to A^f'' 'f 0 the i War a « ainst a8 '
me incredible that such an omission could l ave , and 11 a PP e «red to
m the minds of its authors on so capital a point Ah'T* ha< any mis g lv,D g existed
had of course taught me that the Pan fslannn ’• ■ ' ° ng s ® rvlc e in Constantinople
a considerable number of v^are past wet h T, ^ Z 0 ™ t0 Afghanistan for
interest in Calcutta, and I came to the concllsfon'twf r i SOmeth , ing more than
India as to the undesirable effect which an ‘ la n Just as t ^ le a PP r nhensions felt in
have on the Indian Moslem opinion had l fue ? (il y policy towards Turkey might
groundless, so, as regards AfghanSn 1 Pnt °' V11 by * h ®. test of ™ to be
cony, nC ed that Turco German fotn jts’in A Sht T 6114 , I “ t la had reason to be
Phe Russian .Minister also had told me more tha an ' vou |d lall on barren ground,
he was assured that no uneasiness was enten ' ‘Tf? Tj at J ," s f before he left London
the score of Afghanistan. I do not saV that ameC - Y ^ 18 ^ a J est ^ s Government on
state of affairs we could have materialv ^ ith a ful1 ^'vdedge of the true
back it seems to me clear enough that at Hip t?*^ t !^. cou f' se of events. On looking
troops would have put sufficient heart intr i]? 6 p 0th ! n ^ ^ ut t]l e despatch of Russian
effective measures to stop the German hand ^ ] Pe f sian Government to take really
forthcoming. P ^ eimdn band s, and the troops, as we know, were not
But to revert to the German* n r
the abeyance of responsible authoritV ffiTW remarked > they made the fullest use of
00 men in all were despatched to Affrhani*ta Sia artles aggregating something like
redoubled his pernicious activities in On*} a ? e rp ts w . ere sent to Kerman, Wasmuss
a r , ^.--one convoy that a -l large quantities of
TV mu l e -loads—were poured in via Kcrma s r i! le end Jaly comprised over
ea ®t south are so well known to V m S q- J le s l ec l lie ^ °I these activities in
me that I need not even summarise thon . n f lr ’ t ? lrou g b the channel of the India
Bte Bakhtiari Governor of Kerman -.ft ^ JUt U 18 fitting that I should report that
German agents Zugmeyer and FrTesincTr n'/ ^^t^f weakness which gave the
r ■ f C l 18 ln P^ eas ^ n g contrast with the rr**! ! D tbe town itself, showed a vigour
rs t iree weeks or so after Ain-ed Dowlpb’^ 1 ^ ° abllos t ad his colleagues. For the
instructions sent by the permanent offi!^ 8 resi 2 na1 ;! on it was impossible to get any
take action against the German aoents f IVY De P art ™ent to local Governors to
nendship with individual GoveruorV , iaC to rely 011 a PPeals to our ancient
o cranee to the Germans. My annp'd* Ven -f ) ^ even ^ them from giving passive
} “P* 36418 ' vere ‘-enforced by other inducements, but

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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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