File 3443/1914 Pt 2 'German War: German emissaries to Afghanistan' [‎128r] (265/490)

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Telegram P., dated the 23rd (received 24th) June 1915.
From -His Majesty's Secretary of State for India, London,
To—His Excellency the Viceroy, Simla.
aua me measures winch Sir P. Cox proposes, m his No. 1086 B„ dated 12 th
May, should be taken on the outbreak of war at Mokammerah, are am, roved
o . As indicated m your telegram of the 25th May, precise action practicable
at Buslnre must presumably depend on the military and naval forces
Itegarding the ships, the Admiralty have been addressed. With reference to
practieable.^ 8 teleSram ° f the 16th June wiil d -btless eonsid^Xt h
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Telegram R., No. 257 C., dated (and received) the 25th June 1915
Fmm—M uo^ARTkbvos, C.I.E., Officer on Special duty, Persia^ Gulf Re s i.
T0_The ment^Simla^ 6 GoVetnment of Il,dia in the and Political Depart-
* ti H m ^’ s f Consul-General at Ispahan telegraphs as follows, No, 129.
to His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran
Begins. Poliowing party arrived, June 20th. Two German officers,
twelve Herman and Austrian soldiers, two reported to be in disguise.
Forty-three Turks and Caucasians. Escort of two officers and sixteen
sowars from fsaib Hussein. Above all mounted and armed with one rifle and
one revolver per man. . Eight transport mules with maxim gun, &c., twenty-
two with arms and ammunition, twenty-eight with heavy baggage. Ends.
Addressed Cox; repeated to Foreign.
Telegram P., No. 1306 B , dated the 25th (received 26th) June 1915.
From—The Hon'ble Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Percy Cox, K.C.I.E., C.S.I. Poli
tical Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
Please refer to my telegram No. 1293 B., 23rd instant.
His Britannic Majesty’s Minister at Tehran telegraphs as follows.
No. 207 :—“ The activity of the Germans in the province is increasing. An
endeavour is being made-by (?) Wassmuss to organise an attack on Bushire
by the local tribes, strengthened by men locally recruited. A party of
German (s) and Austrian prisoners of war, who have escaped in some numbers
from Trans-Caspia via Meshed, is starting for Birjand and Afghanistan.
Another similar party under Greisinger and Zugmeyer is making for Kerman
and Pugin is leaving for Meshed.
“ Thanks largely to the Germans at Ispahan; the murderer of the Manager
of the Bussian bank is still at large and the only satisfaction which the
Bussia(ns) have obtained for the outrage is exchange of (?) Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Motashem
for Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Ashjaan, his own brother, as Governor-General, while as yet I have
not succeeded iu obtaining the removal of the Governor-General of Ears. The
fact is that the Prime Minister is falling more and more under influence of
pro-German democrats and though profuse promises are made by him that he
will check the intrigues of the Germans nothing of an effective nature is done,
and there is a prospect now that Earman Earma, Minister of the Interior, who
is the only member of the Cabinet who shows in that direction any degree of
energy, will be transferred to Ministry of War, which is nothing but a
sinecure, at the instance of the Germans and Turks. In that position he will
be of little practical use to us. All representations for effective measures on
the part of Persian Government are met by the Prime Minister with threats
to resign and with requests for the withdrawal of the Bussian troops. He
is in a difficult position. Of Persia’s real interests he is well aware, but any