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File 3443/1914 Pt 2 'German War: German emissaries to Afghanistan' [105r] (218/490)
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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v oTo hen 1 S8nt ™ y , tel ^ , : am No - 1398 B - 1 thought that Minister’s telegram
^so. 2-3 was sum total ot his recommendations. I afterwards received his tele
gram No. 247 and in view of it ventured to repeat my telegram No 1398 B
to Secretary of State.
Telegram V., dated the 16th (received l‘7th) July 1915.
From—His Majesty's Secretary of State for India, London,
To- His Excellency the Viceroy, Simla.
Please refer to Marling’s telegram No. 245, dated the 13th instant.
He has been told that His Majesty’s Government agree entirely and that
he should in concert with you take necessary action.
Telegram P., No. S. 680, dated the 17th July 1915.
From—His Excellency the Viceroy, Simla,
To—His Majesty’s Secretary of State for India, London (repeated to His Britannic
Majesty’s Minister, Tehran; Sir Percy Cox, Basrah; and Major Trevor
Bush ire).
Persia. Please see Tehran telegram 247 to Foreign Office of 14th July.
We concur in Marling’s opinion that time has arrived for strong action.
We do not agree with Marling that seizure of Mohammerah, Lingah,°Bunder
Abbas and Hormuz is desirable, but we entirely support proposal for increase
of Russian garrisons in North. By the forcible occupation of Moharomerah we
should estrange a valuable friend who has by his conduct deserved well of us,
and possibly again excite the tribes astride the Oil Company’s pipe line.
Bunder Abbas, Lingah and Hormuz present no difficulty in taking, but by
their occupation we should dissipate our strength and, as has recently-
occurred at Bushire, expose small garrisons to tribal attack; nor would
such action be very effective. In our opinion action most suitable to take
would be to assume administration of Bushire at once, take over control
of Customs House, hold revenue and disallow despatch of merchandise
into the interior of Persia. This action should be taken without intimation to
Persian authorities, who should be left to question action of His Majesty’s
Government themselves. In this way we should prove to them seriousness of
intentions of His Majesty’s Government and place onus of discussion on
Persian Government at same time. When questioned, British Minister at
Tehran might inform Persian Government that the measures taken by us at
Bushire are due to the conviction unwillingly forced upon His Majesty’s
Government that the Persian Government are no longer in a position to
maintain order in Bushire and its neighbourhood, and that the regrettable
attack made by 300 tribesmen in which tw r o British officers were killed and
several
sepoys
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
wounded and killed affords confirmation of this. Further that
it is clear to His Majesty’s Government that the Persian Government are
either unwilling or unable to prevent Southern Persia being made a base of
hostile operations against England and her allies from the fact that the
Persian Government arc permitting various armed parties of Austrians and
Germans to recruit Persian sowars and to leave Ispahan and Kerman with
supplies of arms and munitions. His Majesty’s Government is reluctantly
compelled to take such measures as it may consider necessary for the protec
tion of its ow r n interests as a situation of this kind is intolerable. But if the
Persian Government are now prepared to deal effectively and seriously with
matters which are constantly being brought to their notice, British Minister
Beceived on 25 Aii3 «bi5
IKD1A FOREIGN SECRniALi b
Letter. Ko. 80 M
Bated o- jyjJ915
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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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