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Telegram P., No. 43 C., dated (and received) Wim JiiTfTgTs"
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A party which is stated to consist of four Germans seve^ i,«
LTn '’ Z\'T e m0Stly °i 'l: 6 Bakhtiari tHbe > two suns and one hundred camels
laden with boxes, entered the town of Tahas on the 9th of July and was
expec ted to leave that place in three or four days’ time Villagers were well
Repeated to His Britannic Majesty’s Minister at Tehran, the Agent to the
Governor-General in Baluchistan and Vice-Consul at Birjand. D * ™ th
126
Telegram P., No. 813 C., dated the 19th (received 20th) July 1915.
Irom Major A. P. Trevoe, C.I.E., Officer on Special duty in the Persian Gulf
-Bushire, *
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla. t
Please refer to my telegram, dated July 14th, 303 C.
Poliowing telegram received from His Britannic Majesty’s Consul,
Kerman:— Begins. No. 71, dated July 19th. Germans. On July 13th,
Hentig and party took their departure from Anarek for Tabas. Ends.
127
Telegram P., No. 126 C., dated (and received) the 20th July 1915.
From—His Biitannic Majesty's Consul, Sistan and Kain,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment (repeated to Tehran, No. 44, Baluchistan and Meshed).
Reference is invited to Government of India’s telegram of July 18th,
684 S. It seems from latest accounts which are to hand that there will he in
or east of Tabas, at the end of this month, six parties containing at least
36 Germans and Austrians with four machine guns. These must be either
making for Herat ih Afghanistan or Sistan in Persian territory. If the Gov
ernment of India are still of opinion that it is all important that these parties
of Germans and Austrians should not be allowed to enter Afghanistan —vide
Poreign and Political Department’s telegram No. 623 S., of July 2nd,—it is
imperative, iu my opinion, that our 450 Rifles Infantry which are now at
Robat and Kacha should be ordered to move to Sistan immediately. As large
a number of Chageh Levies as can be spared should be sent to take their
place at Rohat and Kacha. It may be necessary for our troops to leave guards |
in charge of grain supplies at Koh-i-Malik Slab, until such time as suflicient
camels can be collected and sent to that place for removal of grain back to
Sistan. If we find that Germans have cleared out, the only way we can
intercept them is by means of our cavalry and portion of ’infantry whiedi
should come north by forced marches towards Ahwaz which is on border of
Afghanistan. Even if it is the intention of Germans to go south either via
Birjand or along edge of western desert, I think it should be possible for
troops to intercept them near Neh and Shusp. In any case it is necessary
that the greatest expedition should be exercised. If Consul-General, Meshed,
can spare me any number of surplus rifles and if he would send (them to me
with ?) as many old soldier, Hazaras, as he can entertain, I should be glad.
It does not seem possible to secure the services of any British officers in time
who would be able to command them. If I am permitted to take charge of
these until force from south arrives, I shall be ready to do so. I presume that
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