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File 3443/1914 Pt 2 'German War: German emissaries to Afghanistan' [129r] (267/490)
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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13
Zil-es-Sultan s appointment to Fars was suggested about five weeks ago
by Persian Government. At the time it seemed unobjectionable, but proposal
Las not been revived. Nothing has been heard of a request for a guarantee
made by His Highness.
Repeated Basrah, Petrograd; addressed to Foreign Office, London.
Telegram P., dated the 2otll (received 26th) June 1915.
From—His Majesty's Secretary of State for India, London, •
To—His Excellency the Viceroy, Simla.
Persia. Mr. Marling’s telegram No. 214, dated 24th instant, regarding
German activity, has no doubt been repeated to you by Sir P. Cox and i
presume that Consuls at Meshed, Birjand and Kerman are alive to the import
ance of preventing the entry into Afghanistan of the Germans and of
otherwise neutralising their efforts.
Aide Memoire from the Russian Government states that the Karguzar of
Sistan reports that one hundred thousand rifles had been distributed by the
Amir of Afghanistan and His Majesty was also at the instigation of Turkey,
equipping twelve thousand men to march on Meshed.
The Persian Government were asked by the Russian Minister at Tehran
if they had a force sufficiently large enough to prevent Pugin and the other
Germans from reaching Afghanistan. On receiving a reply in the negative,
Russian Minister said that Russia would he obliged to take steps herself.
It is, the Russian Minister thinks, of first importance that Pugin and his
companions should he prevented from reaching Meshed.
Enquiry should be made, and, if you see no objection, it would be as well
to endeavour to arrange with the Amir if they cross his frontier for immediate
arrest and deportation to India of these Germans.
Telegram R., No. 260 C., dated the 25th (received 26th) June 1915.
From— Major A. P. Trkvor, 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.
Following from Eis Majesty’s Representative at Shiraz, 191
Begins. Disorderly state of Shiraz and neighbourhood is becoming daily
more serious. There are constant robberies in and around town. Armenians
are being threatened and assaulted. Situation in town was critical yesterday
and serious trouble was only averted by gendarmerie under orders from
Pousette.
It is becoming increasingly evident that only force to be relied on for
maintenance of order both here and on road is gendarmerie and I again venture
to urge that if His Majesty’s Government desire to have pence and order
maintained in Southern Persia it will be necessary to provide funds for
gendarmerie as already proposed. Men have been nearly three months without
pay and early decision is necessary.
To avoid delav, I suggest that His Majesty’s Government should authorise
Your Excellency to expend, say, £50,000 on upkeep of gendarmerie in Ears for
one vear, money to he disbursed from time to time as required on demand of
Officer Commanding (at) Shiraz addressed to British Consul, llus uould avoid
any formalities with Persian Government and would make gendarmerie practic
ally dependent on us. If proposal approved, I would submit further sugges-
tions regarding accounts, &c.
Addressed Tehran; repeated Bushire.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (238 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
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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