File 3443/1914 Pt 4 'Persia: East Persia affairs; German agents' [‎170v] (347/368)

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Jslam Khan. — Approached Biach by letter andopeiied up negotiations with
him. Said be was unable to cut the telegraph line himselt but would get
Kbalifah Khair Muhammad to do it, and it was done.
Nnsrat-ul-Mulk.—German agent at Bam. Acted as forwarding agent
for telegrams and letters.
Ncewab Khan Showed friendship towards Biach but offered
little assistance.
Persian BaUch 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. ^.-l^m Khan was the only Chief who would
enter into any negotiations with Biach.
Machine guns, rifles and ammunition.
Machine guns. —None with the southern Persian parties. Biach's instru
ments were taken by the Persians as machine guns and bombs. All machine
guns destined for these parties were seized by the Turks at Kirmanshah.
Hifles and ammunition. —Mostly German. Ammunition very poor. Wass-
muss took a very large share of ammunition, about a million and a hall rounds.
The Baluchis have come to an end of all them ammunition and it was noticed
that Bahram Khan’s men were armed with Lee-Metfords.
Money and Miscellaneous.—Germans have probably spent a million and
a half sterling including that brought in by Marshal von der Goltz in 1 ersia.
mreless.—Vhe whole installation is believed to he in Kirman. Biach only
knew of one set which was intended for Afghanistan. Beceived daily war news,
heard our wireless working but did not attempt to decipher it. Wireless has not
been working for the last two or more months.
Cost of attacks on Bushire. —Each attack cost about £6,000.
Expected result of Afghanistan expedition.—It was confidently hoped
' that the Germans would be able to buy the Amir with gifts of large sums of
money and a huge display of various kinds of presents. Afghanistan was to
declare war on the Allies, with the hoped for result that India would rise and
the Afghans would occupy Turkistan while we were quelling the trouble in
India.
Our troops in Eastern Persia.—Very little was known of our dispositions
and numbers, in fact Biach remarked that they could never trust their informa
tion and were working in the dark.
Karachi,
7th May, 1916
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E. C. WITHERS, Lieutenant,
Intelligence Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .