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File 3443/1914 Pt 3 'German War: Afghanistan and Persia; German agents; British troops in East Persia' [‎105v] (221/345)

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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He has also directed that all surplus stocks of wheat shall be sold at 25 tumam
kharwar. Owing to the difficulty of procuring grain some of the poor neonk IT
emigrating. It is reported from Jamrud that Shaukat-ud-Daulah, who is ^11
detained at Meshed on the charge of having caused the death of Nasrat-ul-Mull
has ordered the Ilbaigi and Mir Baki Sultan to send 100 sowars to Meshed to nrofp l
hnn The sowars are being collected, but Mir Baki Sultan has removed his fa min!
to Mahmudabad. m v
News from Herat.—k Kabuli trader has been robbed in the Bakharz distnVt
on his way from Meshed to Herat, but the thieves were traced to Kafir Kalah.
The Governor has received orders from Kabul to report the numbers of senovs
who have died or deserted during the past five years and the names of those who
have drawn pay m their names.
See Diary No. 1. It seems that the man who returned to Herat was not
Asgharzada but a Turk named 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. who accompanied him to Meshed
Paschen is said to have stated that he has been authorised to draw whatever
money he requires from the Governor and to have told the Governor that he
believed he would soon receive orders from Kabul to imprison the British Agent
The Governor replied that the Amir was not likely to issue such orders *
. Sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. on leave from Kabul report that some of the Germans there are emnlov-
ed. m the (government arsenal and workshops. ^ ^
On Christmas evening the Germans
who sent one of them to Naib Salar.
Governor visited the Germans.
sent two trays of sweets to the Governor,
Naib Salar, however, returned it. The
Some Khawanin sowars placed before the Governor by the Lashkar-nams
as the men who were responsible for the entry of the German party into Afghan
istan, have been severely beaten and dismissed the service. Their rifles have been
taken from them and they have been fined two years- pay.
A sowar In the East India Company army and later Indian Army, an ordinary native cavalryman or mounted cavalryman. of the party which accompanied Niedermayer’s party to Kabul has
edM 11 ™ a t, d re ?f rtS n at the party 18 wel1 treated and tllat the Germans are allow
ed to go where they like, except to the gun foundry and the Ark The Governor
to seTwhich way the c 7t jiSpf “ telk ^ ^ the Amil is Waitin§
Condition of Country. —Reports from most
unrest owing to the high prices of grain.
districts describe distress and
T. W. HAIG, Lieutenant-Colonel,
His Britannic Majesty’s Consul-General
and Agent of the Government of India in Khorassan.
-2-16.—29.—B.A.
G. M. Press, Simla. —No. C-611 F.D.—9

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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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