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'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia' [666v] (1334/1386)
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Inclosure 4 in No. 76.
Consul-General Abbott to Mr. Thomson.
Sir, Tabreez, December 4, 1880.
THE Russian force at Nakchevan consists at present of 1,000 men and a battery
of artillery.
I further learn that these troops are a part of six battalions, the rest of which
have gone home, time-expired; that it is uncertain whether they will be replaced in
Nakchevan, but that if a complement he made the total number will amount to about
6,000 men. The officers in command of this force suppose it has been sent to the
frontier as an extra guard on account of the Kurdish insurrection, and to prevent
Turkish Kurds passing through Russia into Persian territory.
I have, &c.
(Signed) WILLIAM G. ABBOTT.
No. 77.
Consul-General Abbott to Earl Granville.—(Received January 6, 1881.)
My Lord, Tabreez, December 7, 1880.
I HAVE the honour to transmit to your Lordship copy and extracts of despatches—
forming live inclosures—addressed by me to Her Majesty’s Minister at Tehran at an
early stage of the Kurdish insurrection.
The despatch dated the 27th September was written as I was on the point of
starting for Oroomiab.
I have, &c.
(Signed) WILLIAM G. ABBOTT.
Inclosure 1 in No. 77.
Consul-General Abbott to Mr. Thomson.
Sir, Tabreez, September 11, 1880.
I HAVE the honour to report that Hamza Aga Bilbas, of the Mangour tribe, who
some years ago fled to Turkey, has since refused to return to Persia or pay taxes to
the Shah; but he recently came to Souj Boulak and made a feint of giving in his
submission to the Persian Government.
The
Prince Governor
A Prince of the Royal line who also acted as Governor of a large Iranian province during the Qājār period (1794-1925).
of Souj Boulak endeavoured to arrest him; but he
overpowered his assailants, several of whom he killed, after which he and his Kurdish
horsemen, about a hundred in number, made good their escape.
Hamza Aga is now supposed to be with his tribe in their stronghold between
Souj Boulak and Lahijan, and the Persian Government are dispatching a military
expedition of about 2,000 men to coerce him into obedience.
The Persian Government do not intend using violent measures against Hamza Aga
provided he will come to terms with them, but are anxious to obviate his returning to
Turkey when it is not improbable he would eventually give in his adherence to
Sheikh Obeidullah.
I have &c
(Signed) ‘ WILLIAM G. ABBOTT.
Inclosure 2 in No. 77.
Consul-General Abbott to Mr. Thomson.
(Extract.) Tabreez, September 16, 1880.
THE Foreign Office Agent called upon me this afternoon. He said that reports
had reached the Veli Ahd from various sources that the Kurdish Chief Hamza Aga,
alluded to in my despatch of the 11th instant, had allied himself with Sheikh
Obeidullah, and that the latter was assuming a menacing attitude towards Persia.
The Agent added that he did not give much credence to these rumours, but that His
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This file consists of letters, notes, and printed material on Persia compiled by George Curzon in the course of conducting research prior to the writing of his book: Persia and the Persian Question . The papers' contents and type vary considerably, but consists primarily of handwritten notes, some of which are organised roughly for individual chapters of the book. The rest of the file includes newspaper clippings, official reports, printed maps, and other published material on the history and geography of Persia. The official government reports are primarily government of India balance of trade reports, while published material consisted mainly of academic and non-academic papers on Persian archaeology by members of the Scottish Geographical Magazine and the history of the telegraph published by the Indo-European Telegraph Department.
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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 692; 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.
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