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Enclo. 3 to Serial No. 225.
Telegram No. 145-1317, dated 3rd December 1915.
From— Major A. P. Trevor, Deputy Political Resident, Persian Gulf, Busbire,
To—His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran.
About 1st instant Governor of Gulf Ports received an undated letter from ^
one of his men at Shiraz, who writes “ On the night of the 8 th Muharram (15th
November) Gendarmerie went to Imperial Bank of Persia, Shiraz and took
14,000 tumar.s and that the young German who was in Shiraz (PB oever ) has
been sitting in Imperial Bank of Persia, Shiraz, the past three days. ,r ~’
He adds that Gendarmerie and democrats who drill every day occupy all
important points while Qawam and Baharlu only hold Masjid Nasr-ul-Mulk
and gate and cannot do* much.
On the other hand, a messenger sent by me with letter to His Britannic
Majesty’s Consul, Shiraz, says that when he left Shiraz, Qawam was holding
his quarter and people were daily expecting a fight between Gendarmerie and
Baharlu.
It would appear that Qawam is improving his position and I think it
might be useful if Persian Government wmild send him stringent and definite
orders to make every possible effort to suppress Gendarmerie and secure relese
of His Britannic Majesty’s Consul and party in co-operation with Soulet.
Enclo. 4 to Serial No. 225,
Telegram R., No. 383, dated the 4th (received 5th) December 1915.
From—His Majesty's Minister, Tehran,
To— Major A. P. Trevor, Deputy Political Resident, Persian Gulf, Bushire.
His Majesty’s Government have decided not to negotiate with the Khans
on terms proposed by them and in these circumstances we seem to be pre
cluded from discussing exchange of prisoners suggested in your telegram 730-C.
Enclo. 5 to Serial No. 225.
Telegram R,, No. 739-C., dated the 5th December 1915.
From— Major S. P. Trevor, Deputy Political Resident, Persian Gulf, Bushire,
To—His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran.
(Repeated Basrah departmentally.)
Fars situation .—Por some time past rumours have been rife that Mr.
Makertich, an Armenian Signaller of Indo-European Telegraph Department
of long standing, had been killed, Various letters and finally one from one
of Darya Begi’s men in Shiraz leave little doubt that reports are unfortunately
true and that he was shot by the Gendarmerie, apparently for his pro-British
activity.
Special messenger to Malcolms here brings news that Gendarmerie forced
Mr. Hai Malcolm, a British protected person, to pay up a large sum of money—
18,000 tumans being at first demanded ; this was reduced to 10,000 tumans
on intercession of some leading Persian merchants.
In short Gendarmerie have been terrorising Shiraz ; they are no doubt
seizing all the money they can lay hands on.
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Telegram R., dated the 12th (received 17th) December 1915.
From—His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Delhi.
(Addressed Ahwaz, repeated Basrah and Government of India.)
Your telegrams of December 10th and December 11th and my telegram
No. 382-E., December 3rd.