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Telegram No. 1-W., dated the 1st January 1916.
From—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Delhi,
To—The Hon'ble Lieutenant-Colonel Sir, Percy Cox, K.C.S.L, K.C.I.E., Poli- %
tical Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Basrah.
His Britannic Majesty’s Minister at Tehran telegraphs 577-F., December
30th, that Edwall, Commanding Gendarmerie, has been dismissed.
Addressed Basrah, repeated Bushire.
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Telegram R., No. 775-C., dated (and received) the 31st December 1915.
From— Major A. P. Trevor, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Bushire,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, 4Pelhi.
My telegram No. 771-C., crossed your No. 187-D. S.
I have had a talk on the subject with Sir P. Cox who was here a few
hours yesterday.
Two more letters from Wassmuss, one addressed to Doctor Listemann, the
other to Doctor Linders came in by messenger evening of the 29th December.
I propose now in accordance with your instructions to return these to O’Connor
and request him to inform Wassmuss that, if he wishes to obtain information
regarding, or to communicate with, Germans interned in India, he should do
so through the recognized channel, namely, his own Government.
I suggest this course as Wassmuss’s letters came in with messenger bringing
O’Connor’s letters, and needless to say I have had no direct communication
with Wassmuss.
As regards Sheikh Hussein and Zair Kkadar I beg to suggest I should
write to them in the same sense if and when they remind.
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Telegram P., No. 203-D. S., dated the 3rd January 1916.
From The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Delhi,
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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
(Repeated to the 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .)
You should act as proposed in your telegram 775-C., dated December
31st, regarding letters from Wassmuss and two Sheikhs.
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