ملف ٣٤٤٣/١٩١٤ الجزء ٢ "الحرب الألمانية: المبعوثون الألمان إلى أفغانستان" [ظ‎‎١‎٣‎٧] (٤٩٠/٢٨٤)

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No. Cf. 251, dated Bushire, the 6th (received 14th) July 1915 (Confidential).
From— Major A. P. Trevor, C.I.E., Officer on Special duty, Persian Gulf Residencr
(in the absence of the Resident), *
To—The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department.
In continuation of my letter No. 235, dated 5th June 1915, I hare the
honour to forward herewith, for the information of the Government of India
Ho. 63 , dated the 19 th Jane 1915. ^ copy of the rnarfcinally-cited despatch
t . . . frora Hls Ma .l pst .v’s Consul-General at
Ispahan to His Majesty s Minister, Tehran, regarding the situation at the
former place, and describing an interview with the new Governor-Genpml
the Sardar-i-Ashjaa. ^cneiai,
2 . The late Governor-General Sardar-i-Muhtasham was recalled at the
instance of the Kussian Legation owing to the supine attitude he adopted on
the occasion of the murder of M. Kaver, Manager of the Russian Bank. Mr
Grahame has sent me a copy of his two despatches on this subject; unfortun
ately one has been lost in the post. On receipt of a copy I will forward copies
for the information of the Government of India. 1
Ispahan situation.
Appointment of Sardar-i-Ashjaa, Bakhtiari: his programme.
^ 0 * Ispahan,
Sir » 19th June 1915.
In amplification of my telegram No. 128 of do-day's date, informing you
of my interview of yesterday evening with Sardar-i-Asbjaa, I have now the
honour to report as follows :
My Russian Colleague having expressed the desire to accompany me
when 1 should call on the Sardar-i-Ashjaa in pursuance of the instructions
contained in your telegram No. 51 of the loth instant, I arranged wilh
M. Hildebrandt that we should pay a joint visit yesterday evening to His
Lxceilency who had for some days past been soliciting an interview with me.
In a preliminary discussion on our line of action M. Hildehrandt and I
agreed that it would be preferable to tell Sardar-i-Ashjaa that we had no desire
to cast the shortcomings of his brother Sardar-i-Muhtasham in his teeth and
Ttn Id h S 1 V U - r n lati ° nS With him 0n a clea “ sIate : further that
a v r i 1 " nl J p 8 >rable to avail ourselves of the offer which Sardar-i-
Ashjaa had made in the course of an interview on the 11 th instant, viz., that
he would be prepared to appoint a non-Baklitiari Deputy Governor who should
he a persona grata to both Legations and their local representatives.
call deSi x T . 1 t0 T ? k the lead a " d ^id that we made this joint
nm flcatlon frel .L p • ^ Excelle "<7 had now received the official
sourL of nWi e tn ,f r l®°r rn ^ ent ° f hi9 a PP"i"‘ment which was a
ource of pleasure to all his friends, not least to both Legations whose
influence, as I was sure His Excellency must be aware, had plaved a laree
Hakht'iaris.° Wn aPP01Dtment and “ the mai " tena "" e of the honour of the
with one of the^t^reni v' n f unconcealed self-satisfaction, responded
happv when he shnT^' P 1 *™ 868 , 1 " the that he would only feel really
worfhv of the confidinc T ^ V 0 pr0ve b . v his actions that he was
wormy ot tde conhdence reposed in him by his friends.
ing that he hadfreHrpfi ^ Sardar-i-Muhtasham and learn-
town, we mildlv consipnpd r a ^ _ 1 *^^ ar af, a garden some miles outside the
some 111^^1 reservations)! " ^ ^ a merited oblivion (with
°f the happie/era^now^awn?^ 00 ^ e ^T fl ^ ^ aint * n P ur P^ e an( l a picture
ia putting in the high lights, DS 01 spahau au(1 a PPeaIed to us to help hiia