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Telegram R., Nc. 246 C., dated (and received) the 21st June 1915.
From— Major A P. Trevor, CJ.E., Officer on Special duty, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Resi
dency, Bushire,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
Your telegram No. 183.
Wnssmuss has been very active lately, and is well supplied witR funds.
He lias given large sums to four Confederate Khans and there is considerable
competition among these gentlemen for honour (and profit) of putting him
up. He has engaged five headmen of sowars and footmen at 50 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. per
month each and about 100 sowars at 18 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. each and has offered Khans 18
tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. for each sowar In the East India Company army and later Indian Army, an ordinary native cavalryman or mounted cavalryman. and 12 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. for each footman they can bring. Fur
ther he appears to have a considerable quantity of arms and ammunition which
he is distributing.
He talks very big about being ready on June 26th and about German
ships coming up the Gulf and he seems to be getting considerable following.
Governor has recently replied to a telegram from the Minister of the
Interior that only source of trouble in this district was Wassmuss and that, if
the Persian Government could not get him recalled, there would most certainly
be trouble and that British would have legitimate grounds for intervening.
I venture to suggest that it might be advisable to inform Persian Govern
ment that Wassmuss is using all means to stir up Khans to attack Bushire and
seems likely to succeed; and that, if Persian Government do not take immediate
steps to get him recalled at once, we shall be compelled in our own interests to
land men and guns, etc., to protect British lives and property.
Addressed Tehran; repeated Shiraz, Basrah and Foreign.
Telegram, No. 620, dated (and received) the 21st June 1915.
From— Major A. P. Trevor, C.I.E., Officer on Special duty, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Resi
dency, Bushire,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
My telegram 243 C. British Consul-General at Ispahan telegraphs that
twelve sowars for duty with German Consul left for Kerman on 19th June.
Addressed Foreign ; repeated Kerman and Basrah.
Telegram P., No. 250 C., dated (and received) the 22nd June 1915.
From— Major A. P. Trevor, C.LE., Officer on Special duty, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Resi
dency, Bushire,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
I have received following telegram, dated June 21st, No. 42, from Consul
at Kerman :— Begins.
« German couriers have arrived at Yezd. The Governor of the place will
try and keep town quiet, but be will not be able to prevent incidents occurring
such as that which took place in Ispahan. Officer in command ot gendarmes
boldly advocates pushing his Government into war, and he will be a dangerous
tool to officer of Germans. Karguzar and Nazim are quite as mischievous,
though they are not quite as reckless as he. Addressed to His Bntanmo
Majesty’s Minister at Tehran and repeated to Bushire. Ends.
Bepeated to Sir P. Cox by post.