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Telegram R., No. 1060-C., dated the 23rd (received 24th) November 1916.
From —Lieutenant-Colonel Sir P. Sykes, K.C.I.E., C.M.G., Shiraz,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Delhi.
(Addressed to Tehran ; repeated to Chief of the General Staff, Cox and Bushire.)
Parman Parma proposes that in early January I should accompany him
to Kazerun with Column and some Persian troops. A detachment of Indian
Infantry to be joined by draft now on road would be left at Shiraz.
Parman Parma confident can re-establish authority of Persian Govern
ment to Bushire which we might possibly visit.
Prisoners would be kept Shiraz until certain that they could be taken
Bushire.
Gough and I consider that this is best course for re-opening Bushire road
permanently. Kazerun alone will be given as objective Column to Persians.
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Telegram R., No. 40-F., dated the 23rd (received 24th) November 1916.
From—His Britannic Majesty’s Consul, Shiraz,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Delhi.
(Addressed Bushire; repeated Minister and Cox.)
Your telegram No. 12230.
Our attitude towards Soulet is at present rather “ wait and see
As you know I gave him assurances from Dehbid that his hostility
towards Parman Parma should be forgiven and himself maintained in Ilkhani-
ship. Since my arrival he has been sending friendly messages and promises.
I propose asking him to come and see Sykes and myself and we will try
and come to friendly understanding. Lately he has been dead against
Mahomet Ali Khan Kashkuli but fighting has ceased for the present.
Parman Parma is anxious to remove him from Ilkhaniship but to take his
time over it. If he is to be removed finally 1 see no one who can take his
place—certainly not one of brothers, one of whom is an invalid and other
foolish. It may be to our interest to keep him strong enough to keep his
tribesmen in subjection, provided always that central power in Pars is strong
enough to cope with him if he rebels. This it is not at present assumed.
South Persia Rifles should be able to do the necessary, and meanwhile Sykes*
column (though not strong enough for offensive purposes against powerful
tribesmen) is ample to defend itself should Soulet try another coup d'etat.
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No. 1323-W., dated Karachi, the 21st November 1916 ; .
From—The Hon'ble Mr. H. S. Lawrence, Commissioner in Sind,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment.
I have the honour to advise despatch by mail train of date of two boxes
of German papers which were sent to my care by His Majesty’s Vice-Consul,
Bunder Abbas (vide his letter No. 1062, dated the 6th November 1916).
The Railway receipt is enclosed.