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File 3443/1914 Pt 2 'German War: German emissaries to Afghanistan' [88r] (184/490)
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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3
* Amir Habibulla Khan.
as he was on the point of despatching a mixed force of 180 men to capture
ermans. I told him that at so late an hour it was not possible to prevent
advance of Cossacks and advised him to have a keen look out kept for Germans
in c&se. iey fled either to Birjand or the frontier; Governor, however,
insists in his intention of sending a force out. Force will leave at noon
to-day Later, I learn that Governor’s man who was arrested by Cossacks
referred to above was set free. He was fired upon and wounded outside Kain f
Dy Hermans. Ihe servant accompanying him was killed. (
Addressed to His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, as No. 58;
repeated to the Agent to the Governor-General in Baluchistan and His
Britannic Majesty s Consul-General, Khorasan.
8
Telegram P., dated (and received) the 30th July 1915.
From— Major F. B. Prideaux, C.I.E., 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. r
Please refer to your telegram 55 C. of the 29th July. Mav I offer the
suggestion that considerable enhanced rates of pay should be offered to men
desirous of enlisting besides giving a rifle and horse to each recruit. Germans
are giving them each £0
Tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
per mensem.
I learn that some of horses belonging to German escort in Kain have
broken down.
bent to Meshed, as Isio. lo5 C.; repeated to Agentto the Governor-General
in Baluchistan and His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, as No. 60.
9
Telegram P., No. 77 (Urgent), dated (and received) the 30th July 1915.
From— Major C. T. Ducat, His Britannic Majesty's Consul, Kerman,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
Please refer to Foreign and Political Department telegram No. S. 748
dated 29th July. Following is a report on the situation :—Town is in the
hands of Nazim and Zugmeyer who have got all disorderlv elements at
their disposal. Governor is in fear of them, his hands are tied by his Govern
ment, though he himself is anxious for troops to arrive on the scene. Russian
Consul has sent a wire to his Minister at Tehran asking for help and we have
jointly telegraphed to both British and Russian Ministers at Tehran.
Repeated to Marling and Trevor.
10
Kharita
An important letter usually sent in an elaborate textile pouch, dispatched as part of the royal or diplomatic correspondence of rulers and elites.
, No. 16 P. O.—A, dated Simla, the 30th July 1915.
From—His Excellency the Viceroy and Governor-General of India,
To—His Majesty the Amir* of Afghanistan, G.C.B.,
G.C.M.G.
[Knight] Grand Cross of [the Order of] St Michael and St George (accolade).
Jfter compliments.—In my letter No. 15, dated the 25th July, corre-
gponding to 12th Ramzan 1333 Hijra, I gave Your Majesty such further
information in regard to the movements of the German agents now in Persia
as had then come to my knowledge. Since then I have received reports from
my Consular officers in Eastern Persia showing that one of the parties
consisting of four Germans, with some 80 sowars and machine guns, have
actually reached Kain. The Germau in command of this party intimated
that he had come as Consul, although he had no credentials whatever and
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- 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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