"ملف رقم II/١٢ مذكرات معلومات من إدارة الخارجية بخصوص شؤون بلاد فارس والساحل العربي من الخليج الفارسي. يناير "٠٩ --" [ظ‎‎٧‎٠] (١٧٨/١٤٠)

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Shall. Sir E. Grey intimated to the Russian
Ambassador in London that he viewed with
anxiety the despatch of Russian troops and
indicated the risks attendant thereon, hut
that^ the cordial relations between the two
-Ministers were not impaired in his view by the
discussions on the advantages or disadvantages
of the action. M. Isvolsky expressed his gratifi
cation at the communication and said his one
desire was to work cordially with His Majesty's
Government His Majesty's Consul at Batoum
reported on the 8th July that one regiment of
Cossacks, one battery of field artillery and two
companies of sappers were believed to have left
Baku on the 6th July for Enzeli. M. Sabline
put the strength of the force at one battalion of
infantry, oOO Cossacks, four guns and some
sappers. I he Local Assembly at Hesht was
exasperated at the approach of Russian troops
and protested in vehement language to foreign
k 10 Ti, m ey thre ^ tene ' 110 boycott Rinsian
gooils. 1 he Ulemas of Nejef expressed them-
selyes strongly against the Russian action.
6tnct orders were issued to the Russian Com
mander of the force not to advance beyond
Razyin unless cahed to move by the Russian
Minister at Tehran, and to strictly confine
himself to the protection of foreigners and
Tehran 1Uterests lf tlle foroe was to enter
The further advance of the Russian troops
fortunately proved unnecessary, for on the
morning of the 13th July, t^e joint Ws
Tel l„ S T ar i AS ^ d and tl,e Si P a hdar entered
practically unopposed and succeeded
aftei a brief struggle with the Royalist troops
m acqumng complete mastery of the situation!
the R h°, 0 ^ * P ossuislon of the nortliern and
the Baharistan quarters. The two Legations
::?r ce f s the
the lfit. f f y r, 0f i 0rei S n interests. On
t e 16tli July, the Shah took refuge at
the Russian Legation, where he was taken
undei^ Anglo-Russian protection. The two
thTon n ttm eCe ‘ 7ed 3 te i eS, ; aphi ° oom muuica-
the * ? mor “ ln g of tlie 17th Julv from
the Sipahdar and the Sardar, statin- that
according to a resolution passed at anextrv
16thj7lvT tinS heM at Ballaris tan on the
from J the’ a WaS | ? ece f al ' y that a d eputatiou
om the Assembly should wait on the Shah
to announce to him that it had been decided
to place the Yah Ahd, Sultan Ahmad Mirza
on the throne. As the Shah was, for Ms
peisonal safety, a refugee at the Russian
Legation under the protection of Great
Britain and Russia, it was therefore requested
that the representatives of the two Rowers
should appoint au hour on the 18th Julv
when the deputation could see the Shah, n
Sablme communicated the message to the
fn .s J r WaS f- ready a "' are of the Proceed
ings at the meeting m Baharistan and of the