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File 3443/1914 Pt 3 'German War: Afghanistan and Persia; German agents; British troops in East Persia' [‎90r] (190/345)

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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Meshed Diary No. 3, for the week ending January 15th, 1916.
Pefsian affctivs. The democrats of Meshed have been reorganising their
committees. There are thirteen committees in the town, each consisting of 12
members, and a small gang of ruffians has been organised whose duty it is to
intimidate the public. There is. some talk of lots being drawn among the ruffians to
decide who is to open a campaign of assassination, of which the first victim is to
be the mujtahid, Aghazada, but it is not likely that this matter will go beyond talk.
The democrats are much depressed by the news from Hamadan, Kum and Rabat-
i-Karim, which has apparently been communicated to them by the “ Central
Committee of National Defence, and has been received in their meetings with
wailing and lamentation.
Shaukat-ud-Daulah is still a prisoner in the arg. It is reported that his wife,
the sister of the deceased Nusrat-ul-Mulk, went to visit him the other day but was
not admitted as it was found that she had a revolver with her and it was suspected
that she intended to kill her husband. Mirza Ibrahim Khan, brother of the
deceased, has taken steps to prosecute Shaukat-ud-Daulah.
Russian affairs .—An arrival from Merv reports that considerable numbers of
Turkoman irregular horse {jigits) are being raised for garrison and frontier duty
in Russian Turkistan and also that recruitment for the regular army continues.
Persian and German Intrigues .—The Asr-i-Jadid of Tehran reports that j
a German caravan of 100 mules laden with specie; munitions, and arms, including
two or three machine guns, under the command of Seiler, formerly German Consul
at Isfahan and now “ Chief of the Persian Expedition ” was attacked by robbers
near Nain as it was making for Tabas, en route to Afghanistan, and that all the loads
were carried oh by the robbers.
A Turkish prisoner who had escaped from Russia, a boy of about 18, was
discovered in Meshed in the service of Mirza Ibrahim Khan of the Finance
Department. He has been arrested by the Russians and will be sent back to
Russia. M. Nicolsky also informs me that two Turkish fugitives have been arrested
by his agent at Sabzavar.
News from Turbat-i-Haidari .—I hear that the Russians intend to send to ■
Russia Ahmad Agha, commandant (on leave) of the gendarmerie at Tun, who was
arrested by them, on information supplied by me, as a German agent. I hear
also that the Persian authorities are anxious to know why the man has been
arrested.
According to a letter received from Tabas, Dr. Becker, one of the German
agents, has been wounded by Shirazi robbers at Pusht-i-Badam.
See Diary No. 2. The situation has been relieved for the present by the sale
of 200 kharwars of wheat from the Government granaries.
Fifty Cossacks have left Turbat for Rushkhar to search for barley.
News from Kariz .—The Russians are thinking of arresting the Kaudani
Ilbaigi and Mir Baki Sultan, but the question is apparently not yet quite decided.
There can be little doubt that these men have been harbouring German messengers j
and recently one Hap Mapd Shirvani has complained to my colleague that the
Ilbaigi has plundered 50 kharwars of his grain. The Hbaig i has also sealed
considerable stores of wheat and barley belonging to the inhabitants of Turbat-i-
Shaik-i-Jam, on the ground that the grain is required by the Kaudani Taimuns.
Shaukat-ud-Daulah’s men are also likely to be in trouble, as the Customs
Department has ordered the confiscation of an estate of his worth 17,000 tumans,
as a fine for having smuggled arms.
News from Herat.—See Diary No. 52 of 1915. The Commander of the Troops
has received a deputation of Colonels and has replied to their representations that
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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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