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File 3443/1914 Pt 5 'Persia: German agents' [‎161v] (336/395)

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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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Enclo. No. 2 of Serial No. 301.
Telegram P., No. 38, dated the 1st (received 2nd) March 1917.
Prom—His Majesty’s Consul, Kerman,
To—His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran.
[Repeated Shiraz (No. 118), Bushire (No. 22).]
Reference my telegram 36.
Yesterday I saw Kurdistani and 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. Nasrat separately. There are two
questions. One the arrears due on Farman Farma for financial year 1915-16.
Farman Farma sent a very curt (?) answer to Kurdistani when he asked him
whether the arrears should be received from the former agent or from 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.
Nos rat. Farman Farma said he better first collect * revenue. This
was not mentioned by 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. Nosrat.
Second. Repeated orders have been sent by the Persian Government to
commute and collect all revenue fixed in kind at market rates, and Kurdistani
was eventually obliged to send notice to all concerned including Farman larma,
but at the same time he informed him that he had protested It is impossible
to carry this order into execution, and in many cases it would be unjust.
Persian Government will have to accept some compromise as they did three or
four years ago. If enforced it would be an additional 10,000 Ts. to F s
revenue assessment. In his case Persian Government has ordered question to be
suspended for some (?) months and he has been informed to this effect.
Correspondence which has been shown to me does not reveal any . malice
or unreasonableness in actions of Kurdistani. He has protested against the
commutation and collection of revenue in kind in the way directed, but we
must collect all just revenue, and if F. who is. apparently making the
most of his position, and certain ^wasi-Russian interests are let off (?), collec
tion from others will be impossible.
Understand that Sykes’ Muntashir-us-Sultaneh seems to be in direct com
munication with Kurdistani and Farman Farma on this subject, Perhaps
Sykes would like to know this.
Addressed Tehran; repeated Shiraz 118, Bushire 22.
Enclo. No. 3 of Serial No. 301. ”
Telegram P., No. 42-125, dated the 9th (received 10th) March 1917,
From—His Majesty’s Consul, Kerman,
To—His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran.
(Repeated Bushire.)
I was told yesterday by Kurdistani that he had heard that Nusrat-ud-
Dowleh, son of Farman Farma, was being talked of in Tehran as possible
Governor. He suggested the appointment of Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Bahadur Bakhtiari with
adequate following to keep order till the South Persia Rifles are organised and
trained. I pass these statements on for what they are worth as Kurdistani’s
sincerity and aims are not known by me. Bakhtiari Governor would be un
popular and there would be perpetual (?) friction between his followers and
South Persia Rifles.
The Governor-Generalship of Kerman is the appointment referred to
above.
Enclo. No. 4 of Serial No. 301.
Telegram P., No. 2b, dated the 10th (received llth) March 1917.
From—His Majesty’s Consul, Kerman,
To—The Deputy Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Bushire.
Following telegram No. 29, dated 6 th March, received from Minister,
reference my telegram 17-34 :—
Begins. Your telegram 31. Very strong telegram is being sent to the
Governor by the Prime Minister advising him to dismiss Ihtiskam and
suggesting we may eject him ourselves if he does not. Ends,

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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.

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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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