ملف رقم ٣٤٨ لسنة ١٩١٣ الجزء ٢ "بلاد فارس: شؤون كرمان" [ظ‎‎٨‎٣] (٢٨٤/١٧١)

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Telegram No. 257, dated 1st March 1914*
From—The First Assistant to the Political Resident, Bushire,
To—His Majesty’s Consul, Bandar Abbas.
Misbah-i-Diwan leaves to-morrow by slow mail for Chahbar. He has
specific instructions from the Central Government under no circumstances to
land at Bandar Abbas but to proceed direct to Chahbar. He expects some
twenty Bakhtiari sowars from Kerman and some thirty to forty local men to join
him at Bandar Abbas and asks that you will kindly have these men warned to be
ready through Mulla Muhammad Sharif. Please accord such good offices in
this connection as you are able, if you see no objection.
Telegram P., No. 258, dated 1st March 1914.
From—The First Assistant to the Political Resident, Bushire,
To—His Majesty's Consul, Bandar Abbas.
Please refer to my immediately preceding telegram.
One thousand men were spoken of by the Misbah as being possibly
necessary. I pointed out to him that mediation was the main object of the
mission on which he was engaged, and that I felt certain that approval would not
be accorded to the collection of a force of such strength in Bandar Abbas. He
protested profusely that your advice would be followed, and made reiterated
promises to keep you fully informed of what he intended to do. In this
connection^ however, it would be as well to remain on the watch.
Telegram, Words 44, dated 12th (received 13th) March 1914.
From—The Clerk in charge, Chahbar,
To—The Political Resident, c/o Officer Commanding, Bushire.
Misbah-i-Diwan, formerly Deputy Governor of Bandar Abbas, arrived from
Bushire by this mail. It is stated that he is to be appointed Governor of
Bampur and will remain here pending arrival of an escort either from Bampur or
Kerman.
Telegram No. 300, dated 13th March 1914.
From—The Political Resident, Bushire,
To—His Majesty’s Consul, Bandar Abbas.
My telegram 257, March 1st. Following from Clerk in charge, Chahbar
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“ Misbah-i-Diwan.. .Kerman.”
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