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Telegram R., No. 289 C., dated the 9th (received 10th) July 1915.
From-MAjoR_A. P. Trevor, C.I.E., Officer on Special duty, Persian Gulf Residency,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla. ^
My telegram 265 0.
His Majesty’s Consul-General at Ispahan reports '.—Begins, Following
parties have since left Ispahan ostensibly for Yezd, Kerman :
(1) On July 1st Hentig Becher and six other Germans or Austrians, ten
Mujahids, twelve camels, arms and ammunition and (according to report)
machine guns.
(2) On July 6th Neidermey&r II and ? other Germans, 5 Austrian
soldiers, 17 Persian sowars, 4 gendarmes, 52 mules, 12 camels.
(3) Also following party from Kermanshah left Kashan, June 29th, for
Nain ostensibly for Samarcand: 2 Germans, 3 (?) Afghans with 17 loads of
ammunition.
I have reason to believe (that) in some cases alleged destinations are not
real ones. Ends.
Party 3 appears to be party mentioned by Consul at Hamadan, vide
my telegram 253 C., with addition of two Germans and are probably going to
Afghanistan.
Addressed Foreign; repeated Basrah by post to-day.
Telegram P., dated (and received) the 10th July 1915.
From—The Hon'ble the Agent to the Governor-General and Chief Commissioner iu
Baluchistan, Quetta,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
The presence of a white man at Champ, fifty miles south of Bampur, is
reported by Williams. He thinks that it is Zugmeyer, but this does not seem
likely, vide Kerman telegram of July 4th in which Zugmeyer’s party is
presumably the one referred to as (1).
Telegram P., No. 60, dated tfie Idth (received 11th) July 1915.
From—His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
Urgent. Please refer to my telegram No. 232.
I have addressed the following,to Foreign Office, London, and repeated it
Petrograd i — Begins. To-day both Russian Minister and I, at an audience
we had of His Majesty the Shah of Persia, pointed out the danger towards
which Persia is drifting and we also informed His Majesty that our
respective Governments would view Cabinets resignation, at bidding of a
minority in Mejlis, as a sign that Persia was under the influence of the
enemy and that as there could be no prospect of Persia observing a real
neutrality in those circumstances by putting an end to the German intrigues
and preventing their endeavours to create troubles in Afghanistan, etc., the
only course open to us was to suggest to our respective Governments that they
should consider what measures they themselves should adoprt tor the protection
of their own interests. We also urged upon His Majesty that he should exert
his influence to keep present Ministry in office. It seems from the Shah s rep y
Cabinet has at length definitely resigned, and that, although His Majesty would
like to maintain it, he doubts his ability to do so. Crisis is therefore likely to
continue, and no action can be taken to hold up emissaries going to
Afghanistan so long as it lasts. In view of Government of India s tele
gram 644 S„ disclosing situation as regards that country, my Russian colleague
and I think that no time should be lost in putting into effect our own
measures. Ends. —