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No. Cf.-360, dated Bushire, the 18th October 19''5.
From— -Major A. P. Trevor, C.I.E., Deputy Political Resident in the Persian
Gulf,
To—The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
£ Department, Simla.
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your endorsement No. 1864-W.,
dated 4th October 1915, forwarding a copy of a letter No. 1863 of the same
date to the address of Sir Percy Cox, asking for his remarks on the subject of
a petition submitted by certain persons deported from Bushire, praying for
their release.
2. As Sir Percy Cox is now at Kut-el-Amara, and these persons were
deported from here on my recommendation, I venture to offer a few remarks.
3. The petition is misleading from beginning to end and contains more than
one falsehood. These persons were selected for deportation from among the
most virulent anti-British, and active pro-German Bushiris and principal
mischief-makers of the Town.
4. Their “ inimical feelings ” were too widely expressed all over Bushire
and occasioned too much annoyance to the Residency Staff for anyone in
Bushire to accept their present professions of so-called loyalty. The “ Officers
of the benign British Government”, certainly can safely say that their conduct
was not “just what it is stated (in the petition) to be ” even the “ Jam-i-,Tam”
says that some of them “ were formerly friends of the Germans and talked evil
of the British”, and refers to them as “ pro-Germans ” (vide articles submitted
with my letter INo. Cf.-352, dated 10th October 1915).
5. His Majesty’s Minister at Tehran has expressed the opinion that these
persons should “ remain in India until the situation (at Bushire) has become
normal again”, which means until the defeat of the Germans is a patent fact
even to Persians.
6. I would strongly deprecate having them back to resume their old anti"
British propaganda and vituperation, as they certainly would do as long as the
Persian Government and Mujlis remain so much under German influence as
they are at present.
I am sending a copy of this letter to Sir Percy Cox.
Telegram P., No. D. S.-30, dated Delhi, the 10th November 1915.
From—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Delhi,
To—The Deputy Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire.
(Repeated to His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran.)
At request of his Government, Consul-General here asks for repatriation
of 14 persons deported to Bombay from Bushire. His Britannic Majesty’s
Minister Tehran has also been addressed on the subject by Persian Government.
Ho you see any objection now to their repatriation ? If not, kindly arrange
with Bombay Government direct and inform Government of India accordingly.
Telegram No. 7454-W., dated Bombay, the 20th October 1915.
From—The Secretary to the Government of Bombay, Political Department,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department.
Please refer to my letter No. 60S8-W., dated 14th September last to
Home Department. In view of altered political situation, should the persons
mentioned not be repatriated ?