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File 3443/1914 Pt 4 'Persia: East Persia affairs; German agents' [102r] (210/368)
The record is made up of 1 volume (179 folios). It was created in 9 Feb 1916-20 Dec 1916. It was written in English and German. 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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Letter under consideration.
Comment.
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Arrived at Bampur in February 1916. Forc
ed to leave and looted. Rejoined
Zugmeyer north of Bam, and while the
whole party was trying to get through
to Shiraz, it was attacked near Baft by
Bakhtiaris. Zugmeyer, Wedig and
Gricsinger escaped.
Confirms Minister’s information of
April 30th.
Diary No.'51492.
Heard of capture of Kermanshah one month
after it happened.
Capture took place on February 25th;
1916.
Diary No. 41256.
Composition of parties :—
(a) Under Niedermeyer—
Winckelm arm said—
Diary No. 37554.
Dr. Becher
Niedermeyer
Voight
Seiler.
* Three or Four others ..
Czerturas.
Waldmann.
Voss.
»
Fasting.
Frederich.
(t) Under Seiler—
Winckelmann said—
Zugmeyer
Zugmeyer.
Bohnstorff
Bohnstorff.
Griesinger
Griejfsinger.
Biach .. ..
Biach.
Wedig
Wedig.
One party to Baluchistan ; the other led by
Seiler with Bohnstorff and Griesinger
endeavoured to get to Afghanistan.
Seiler’s attempt viA Deh Salm.
(c) Under Paschen, working towards
Afghanistan vid Khabis.
Only name obtained was Fasting in this
party.
Paschen is in Kabul.
Fasting was reported on April 25th as
under arrest in Shiraz.
Diary Na. 50587.
{d) Under Major Klein
Last reported in command of the troops
at Kermanshah on December 20th.
Diary No. 38118.
Niedermeyer ..
Last mentioned under arrest at Shiraz
Diary No. 50587.
Becher
Ditto
Ditto.
Voight
Possibly the man sent in to Chahbar by
Islam Khan on January 24th, but
this has not yet been verified. ^
Diary No. 35981.
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Seiler
Under arrest at Shiraz
Diary No. 50587.
Bohnstorff
Ditto.
Zugmeyer
Wedig
Griesinger
*N Attacked by, but escaped from, Bakh-
/ tiaris and proceeded to Dashtab
1 and Khabr. Zugmeyer and
) Griesinger are prisoners at Niriz.
Diary No. 51492.
Kardorff ...
Passed through Burujird m route to
Kirmanshah. February 17th, 1916.
Diary No. 42638.
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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 May and November 1916. The correspondence is particularly concerned with finding and capturing German, Ottoman and Austrian agents active in Persia and Afghanistan.
The primary correspondents are: British Legation, Tehran; War Office Directorate of Military Intelligence; Chief Commissioner, North-West Frontier Region of British India bordering Afghanistan. Province; British Legation, Sistan and Kain; British Consulate General, Meshed; Government of India.
The volume contains a single item in German (ff 149-150), a list of German military personnel active in Persia in February 1916 written by the German Military Attache, Tehran.
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 (179 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 3443 (German War/Persia) consists of six volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/472-477. The volumes are divided into six parts, with each part comprising one volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 181; 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.
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- File 3443/1914 Pt 4 'Persia: East Persia affairs; German agents'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:5v, 9r:11v, 15r:30v, 32ar, 32r:58v, 61r:73v, 74ar, 74r:148v, 151r:180v, back-i
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