ملف ٣٤٤٣/١٩١٤ الجزء ٢ "الحرب الألمانية: المبعوثون الألمان إلى أفغانستان" [و‎‎٢‎٣‎٦] (٤٩٠/٤٨٤)

PERSIA.
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POT.ITICAL.
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25JUN1^|t)
De cypher, Mr. Marling (Teheran) June 24th 191 o.
(d. 11.5 p.E. r. 25th).
1 tc 5r*cia
N °* 214 - ! 3 SEP 1915
German activity InTrATncHT increaains. -acsmuc is
endeavouring to organise an attaon by local tribes on Busnrre:
party oi Germans strengShenea by men locally recruited an
Austrian prisoners oi war who have escaped M some nu.m
from Trans Caspian vi& Meshed, is starting ior cirjand an
Afghanistan and another similar party under nugme/or an
Griesinger for Kerman; Pugin is leaving lor 1 " es " e ^
„ Ispahan thanlcs largely to German connivance mu
„f Bussian Bank Manager is still at large and only satis-
faction for outrage that Bussia has obtained is exchange
Sirdar MOtashem for Sirdar Ashda his o» brotner as ; o r -
General, while I have not yet succeeded in f
g, -fyanm Par- Pact undoubted Prime Minister is
Po-nprai removed from ^aru.
influence of pro-German democrats
falling more and more undt-r m
and though he mahes profuse promises that he will che t -
man intrigues nothing effective is done and there is no
prospect that Farmafarna, Mnister of the Interior ,
is Ohiv member of Cabinet to show any degree of energy in
that direction will be at instance of Turks and Germans Wans
jarred to Ministry of war which is nothing but a sinecure
and where he will be of little practical use to us.
Prime Minister meets all representations for effective
measures on the part of Persian Government with reouests for
the withdrawal of Euseian troops and with threats to resign.
K e is in difficult position. He is well aware of Persia's
real