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File 3443/1914 Pt 3 'German War: Afghanistan and Persia; German agents; British troops in East Persia' [‎19r] (46/345)

The record is made up of 1 volume (167 folios). It was created in 10 Nov 1915-5 Jun 1916. It was written in English and French. 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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Telegram P v No. 31 F., dated (and received) the 12th April 1916.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Consul for Sistan and Kain,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla (repeated to Baluchistan, Meshed and Tehran).
Your telegram of the 3rd March, No. 300 D. S.
Thorburn is out with levies opposing Baluchi raiders. Blackwell prob
ably arrives in Sistan to assume command of Hazaras on April 13th.
General Dyer left Kacha Koh April 6th with expedition against Damanis
and expects to be at Galugan about April 27th. If this expedition succeeds
it will, I think, be perfectly safe for Dyer to march on Bam and Kerman
where he may arrive before Sykes.
In all probability Sykes will have left Bunder Abbas long before
Thorburn can arrive via Karachi. May he, therefore, accompany Dyer as far
as Bam at any rate and either continue to Kerman where his Consular
experience will be of great service or try to join Sykes from Bam ? If desired,
he could take a contingent of levies from here.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Consul for Sistan and Kain,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla (repeated to Baluchistan, Meshed and Tehran).
At sunset April 6th* Juma Jehil witfy Baluch lashkar of 300 or 400
Ismailzais and Haji Gulab with some Afghan Gurgich suddenly appeared at
Gerageh, 12 miles from Dehaneh Baghi.
At midnight they proceeded northward and began to round up Sistani
flocks which were collected at a spot 50 miles west of Girdi and 60 miles south
of Neh. The first contingent started homeward on about April 11th with
45 flocks. Our Sipeh, Girdi and Nasratabad detachments are endeavouring to
encounter band. At Sipeh we have 100 infantry (and ?) 150 camel sowar In the East India Company army and later Indian Army, an ordinary native cavalryman or mounted cavalryman.
levies and at Girdi one troop of cavalry and perhaps 80 levies. Forty infantry
have also gone out from Bobat.
Juma Jehil, like Mir Jehind, refused to meet Dyer at Kacha Koh, while
Haji Gulab actually guided a German into Chakhansur last month. Our Sipeh
contingent on morning of 12th was close to enemy. Later news has not yet
come in.
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Telegram P., No. 34 F., dated the 13th—14th (received 14th) April 1916.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Consul for Sistan and Kain,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
Fahreh Telegraph Ghulams, who had deserted to Germans, now -write to
Inspector of 7th Sub-Section, Dehaneh, asking to be taken back into employ.
Levies, they say, are deserting Germans who have been ordered back to
Kermanshah.
If Inspector can employ fresh men, I think be should do so, but I don’t
know whether this is possible. , All the past, service of these deserters at any
rate should be forfeited.
Ali Shah, subsidised line guard headman, who is anxious to get himself
styled a Persian official, should also be prevented from returning to sipeh.
Officer Commanding has been advised by me to confiscate his crops, there is
no difficulty in settling another tribe at Sipeh and there should be peace there
under new police arrangements.

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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 November 1915 and April 1916. The correspondence is particularly concerned with German and Ottoman attempts to infiltrate Afghanistan from Persia, and of ensuring the continued neutrality of both Afghanistan and Persia.

The primary correspondents are the British Legation, Tehran; the British Consulate, Seistan and Kain; and the Government of India.

The volume contains a single folio in French (f 164), a communication from the National Committee for the Protection of the Independence of Persia.

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 (167 folios)
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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 165; 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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