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File 3443/1914 Pt 5 'Persia: German agents' [21r] (48/395)
The record is made up of 1 volume (188 folios). It was created in 1 Aug 1914-25 May 1920. 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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Entente for permission to remove the goods, for, as soon as the
English knew of their existence, the^ * 7 Quid o all ir their power
to obtain possession of them, rather than to let them fall into
our hands .
The routes into Afghanistan are for the present still closed
against us; the one via Constantinople - Eantzasus - Turkestan
is in the power of the Entente, the other via Bolshevist Russia
to Turkestan is not yet practicable. The War Ministry is in
treaty with the Enter.te on the subject of the despatch of German
commissions to German prisoners of war still in Russian territories
i n S ib e ri a an d Tu rke s t an .
The plan is to send Lieut.Wagner - with a reliable Persian
now in Berlin, who has already served with the Expedition, - to
Turkestan. There they could arrange suitable measures, or proceed
to Afghanistan in disguise, make enquiries as to the baggage, and
bring it back to Germany. Lieut.Wagner seems particularly
suitable for this task, as he knows the lan uage, and has already
accomplished the journey from. Afghanistan to Turkey through Persia,
under the most difficult conditions and in disguise.
I respectfully beg to propose:
That tbe importance of the enterprise should be pointed out
to the authorities, and that it should be supported, so that the
two gentlemen mentioned above travel to Turkestan under the
protection of the P/V. Commission, and may be able to arrange the
necessary measures there.
At the same time, I proxjoee the allotment of a sum of money,
from a fund at the disposal of the War Ministry, for the
execution of this ent rprise.
By Order
Captain Fiedermaye r
(Sd) C MaOT.SR.
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The volume contains correspondence regarding the movements and activities of the Central Powers in Persia [Iran] and Afghanistan between December 1916 and May 1920. The correspondence is particularly concerned with German agents captured in Persia and imprisoned in India, and with the retrieval of German papers left behind in Herat, Afghanistan.
The volume includes extracts from the diary of Walter Griesinger detailing the German mission to Afghanistan led by Oskar von Niedermayer in 1914-16. The primary correspondents are: Government of the German Empire; War Office; Directorate of Military Intelligence; British Consulate General, Meshed; Government of India.
The volume contains three items in German: a list of German military personnel active in Persia in February 1916 written by the German Military Attache, Tehran (ff 55-56); and two letters from the German Government relating to Niedermayer’s mission (ff 107 and 123-124).
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 (188 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 first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 192; 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, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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- English and German in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/PS/10/476
- Title
- File 3443/1914 Pt 5 'Persia: German agents'
- Pages
- 20r:21v, 29r:30v
- Author
- Wagner, Kurt
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