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Colonel Guschin that he cannot guard up to lines of Shahrakht (Chahrakhs)
Kain and Talkhab until he receives 80 Hazaras from Meshed, but he will at
once watch road up to Sohdeh half way between Kain and Birjand.
I am of opinion that whether Afghan Government assists them or not the
Germans mean to make a date set against Sistan this winter, and if this view
is correct, unless reinforcements with guns are sent from India, we shall not be
able to spare any troops even for Birjand.
In Birjand, our one British banking and trading firm are doing no business
and on account of the general financial stringency find it difficult even to
collect their large outstandings. If they are ordered with Yice-Consulto
withdraw to Sistan it will not affect them very adversely.
Addressed Tehran and repeated to Meshed,
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Telegram P., No. 119, dated the 12th (received 13th) Sep tember 1915.
Prom—His Britannic Majesty's Consul at Kerman, Kerman,
To—The Secretary to the Goveruaent of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
A party of twenty Germans bound for Yezd ostensively arrived on
September 10th at Nain from Ispahan. One German or Austrian with three
natives arrived at Anar bound for Y ezd on same date. There is reason to
believe latter is the refugee from Kain, who has slipped out from here
secretly.
Bepeated to Bushire and Quetta.
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Telegram P., No. 22 F., dated the 12th (received 13th) September 1915.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Consul for Sistan and Kain,
To—The Secretary to the Gover nment of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
Please refer to my telegram No. 22 P. of 1st January last (No. 21 F. of
9th September ?). Last night I was informed by Governor that my inform
ation about one German having re-entered this district from Herat was
correct. He has received report from Ers who entertained him at Sarab.
He professes not to know prese nt whereabouts of the man, He has heard
that, with the exception of one German who has remained at Herat, all the
other Germans have gone to Kabul.
I am informed by Yice-Go nsul that Cossacks have captured near Tabas
one Turkish Officer, two Afghans and some Persians or Arabs. One Afghan
was killed. Some documents were taken with him. A German doctor and an
Austrian Officer have escaped for the moment.
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Telegram P., No. 123, dated (and received) the 13th September 1915.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Consul, Kerman,
To— The Secretary to the Government pf India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
I have some two thousand rounds old 1901 stock cartridges besides some
four thousand new. May I give Governor-General the old stock, as he
importuning me to get him Lee-Metfoid cartridges.
Repeated to Major Trevor.