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File 3443/1914 Pt 2 'German War: German emissaries to Afghanistan' [84v] (177/490)
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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76
The Governor last night complained to me that for thirty-six hours
Germans had not answered question put to them through his deputy at Kain
Governor then sent a wire to them direct as follows:—“German travellers
Kain. Whence have you come ? Whither going? Have you authority 0 f
Persian Government to travel with such force in this countrv ?’* J Was
present last night when their reply was received “We have come <5
via Ispahan from Tehran. We shall come to Birjand shortly. We are
escorted because Russians and British who have no authority from Persian
Government to send troops into this country have killed and imprisoned many
German subjects. We have permission of Persian Government who are friendly
tons. We hope you also will be our friend. (Signed) German travellers of
high rank. ,, Governor appears to be indignant at this and is desirous of taking
steps against party. To-day he is consulting Persian Foreign Office officials
at Tehran and Meshed and has promised to let me know on Thursday morning
what his course of action will be. Even though he recently sent a telegram to
His Majesty the Shah; he declares that no orders have reached him from
Tehran; he says that he also conversed on telegraph with Parliamentary
members for Birjand and Sistan,
The German who sent a cypher message to Ispahan from Kain yesterday
signed himself Fischer or a name somewhat similar.
Repeated to His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, 50, the Agent to
the Governor-General in Baluchistan and His Britannic Majesty’s Consul-
General, Khorasan.
182
Telegram P., No. 153 C., dated (and received) the 28th July 1915.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Consul for Sistan and Kain,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
Please refer to Foreign and Political Department telegram§ 721 S. of 26th
July. In Kainat I think very few malcontents will join Germans. There is
only one warlike tribe which is thoroughly obedient to Governor. Remaining
population would be a source of weakness to whichever side engaged them, as
they have been cowed by Baluch raiders. Governor is most anxious to keep
Cossacks out of his province. There is a faint chance that he will send (?) his
troops to arrest Germans or drive them northward. I however have a poor
opinion of fighting qualities of his force and if Germans managed to get
the upper hand of them and came to Birjand, Russians would certainly
I have to follow. We have ladies, Hindus and bank here. If our troops do not
co-operate as quickly as possible, we shall lose much prestige. It occurs to me
that we can try to enlist Sarhaddis on our side if Governor fails us. Their
leaders have already expressed wish to visit Officer Commanding, Robat. It
would be necessary to oli’er them a big subsidy but they could probably supply
one thousand men with which number in conjunction with our troops we
could overrun Sistan and Kainat and by this course we would nullify attempts
of Germans to seduce them.
There are no armed parties of Germans making for Kacha or Sarhad
at present so far as I understand, but later on 200 Bakhtiari sowars in service
of Governor-General at Bam may possibly prove hostile to us. It is a point
not to be lost sight of that they have hitherto been opposed to Sarhaddis.
Repeated to His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, as No. 56, and
Consul-General, Meshed, and Agent to the Governor-General in Baluchistan.
184
Telegram P., No. 745 S., dated the 29th July 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 (repeated to His Britannic
Majesty's Consul-General, Meshed, and Agent to the Governor- Genera i Q
Baluchistan, Quetta;.
Please refer to your telegram No. 150 C. of 27th instant. As *¥
yaiswjj pf local forces appears to be impossible, as also the countering tbrouja
. *
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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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- 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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