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File 3443/1914 Pt 6 'Persia: German agents; Documents captured at Kerman' [13r] (30/501)
The record is made up of 1 volume (244 folios). It was created in 17 Apr 1915-21 Jun 1921. 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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COPY.
Enclosure L'o. 1.
Translation of typed copy of letter from Von
Bethmann Hollweg to His Highness Kumar Mahendra Pertab.
Berlin,
I , C 17th. April, 1915.
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I have the honour to forward enclosed to Your Highness
a letter from His Majesty the Emperor and King to His Majesty
the Amir of Afghanistan as well as letters from the Chancellor
to the Amir Habibulla, the Maharaja of Nepal as well to the
Indian Princes indicated in the accompanying list, together
with translations in court language of the country concerned.
I beg Your Highness to hand the letter for His Majesty the Amir
to him personally and the remainder of the letters to be delivered
to their destinations in a suitable manner.
Your.Highness will have convinced yourself during your
stay in Germany of the sympathy which Germany has for the Indian
cause. I hope that Your Highness will picture to the Amir of
Afghanistan and the princes and people of India the impression
you have gained here. I leave it confidently to Your Highness
after your arrival in Kabul to take all measures to further the
Indian cause, in which Your Highness may rely on the powerful
support of the Imperial Government.
VON BETHMANN HOLLWEG.
His Highness
The Kumar Mahendra Pertab of Hathras and Mursan.
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- Content
The volume contains correspondence regarding the movements and activities of the Central Powers in Persia [Iran], India and Afghanistan between April 1915 and January 1918. The correspondence is particularly concerned with information gained from German papers left behind in Kerman, Persia, and with German propaganda sent to the Amir of Afghanistan, the Maharaja of Nepal and various Indian rulers.
The primary correspondents are: Government of the German Empire; War Office; British Consul General, Ispahan; British Resident, Nepal; Government of India.
The volume contains several items in German (ff 48-49 and 178-98), copies of some of the documents captured in Kerman. The full list of documents captured is at ff 167-75.
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 (244 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.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 246; 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.
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- English and German in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/477
- Title
- File 3443/1914 Pt 6 'Persia: German agents; Documents captured at Kerman'
- Pages
- 10r:15v, 109r:112v, 134r:136v, 229r:229v
- Author
- German Imperial Chancellor
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