ملف رقم ٣٤٨ لسنة ١٩١٣ الجزء ٢ "بلاد فارس: شؤون كرمان" [و‎‎٩‎٧] (٢٨٤/١٩٨)

CONFIDENTIAL,
No. 463, dated Bushire, the 14th (received 24th) February 1914.
From Captain L. Birdwood, I.A.j First Assistant Resident (in charge current
duties),
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political De
partment, Delhi.
In continuation of this office letter No. 382, dated 8th February 1914, I
have the honour to forward, for the information of the Government of India,
No. 7, dated 8th February 1914. copies of the telegrams, noted in the
No. 21, dated i3tk F ebruary 1914. margin, which have been received from
His Majesty’s Consul at Kerman, in regard to contemplated action against
Ibrahim Khan, an employ^ of the Finance Department in Kerman.
Enclosure No. 1.
Telegram R., No. 7, dated (and received) 8th February 1914.
From—His Majesty’s Consul, Kerman
To—H is Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran. (Repeated Resident, No. 18.)
I have to thank you for your telegram No. 8.
I was unaware that Your Excellency had commenced or contemplated action
against Ibrahim Khan. I have, of course, never had positive proofs of latter’s guilt
but have had no doubt of it and cannot recall having intentionally said anything to
minimise it. I have now searched records unsuccessfully. Could Your Excel
lency kindly give me the reference so that I may, if necessary, modify or with
draw what I said. As my criticisms of Ibrahim Khan and those others {vide
among others my telegrams 37, 71, 91, 100, 131, also Diary paragraphs 427,
428, all of 1913) received no response, I judged they were considered inconvenient
and have naturally ceased from renewing them. I consider an investigation on
the lines of my telegram No. 131 of ver y desirable from many points of
view and present time suitable as we are not at the moment being pressed by
anyone only circumstances.
Ibrahim Khan has just gone out on a tour but could doubtless be recalled.
Enclosure No. 2.
Telegram R., No. 21, dated (and received) 13th February 1914.
From—His Majesty’s Consul, Kerman,
To—The First Assistant to the Political Resident, Bushire.
Following from His Majesty’s Representative at Tehran in reply to 7.18.
Begins.
No. 11.
• Enclosure No. x, ante.
Your telegram* No. 7.
I have urged Mornard to institute enquiries and to instruct Lecoffre that he
should consult you frankly on all matters. Ends.