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File 3443/1914 Pt 3 'German War: Afghanistan and Persia; German agents; British troops in East Persia' [114r] (238/345)
The record is made up of 1 volume (167 folios). It was created in 10 Nov 1915-5 Jun 1916. It was written in English and French. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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121
Telegram P., No. 33 849, dated the 31st January 1916.
Form—The Chief of the General Staff, Delhi,
To—The Officer Commanding, Nasratabad, Sistan.
Reference telegram No. 12-F., of 28tli instant, to Foreign and Political
Department, from Consul, Sistan.
Please telegraph, your views on the general situation especially with regard
to Consul’s suggestion for reinforcing your force.
No machine gun can be sent, and it is most unlikely that any mountain
guns or reinforcements can he despatched owing to more important demands
from elsewhere.
137
Telegram P., No. 27-C., dated (and received) the 5th February 1916.
From—His Britannic Majesty J s Consul for Sistan and Kain,
To —The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Delhi.
(Repeated to Baluchistan.)
Please see my telegram No. 12-E., of the 28th January. Written
agreements to sell have been given me by holders of grain in Sistan and with
assistance of Karguzar we are collecting stock as quickly as possible.
Up to next harvest, namely, June 10th for wheat, and May 21st for barley
we shall have enough. In Kacha there is a considerable reserve stock.
I believe we can ration a considerably larger force in Sistan from June
10th if timely arrangements are made with the Persian Government to sell
us surplus stocks of next harvest.
Por stock required up to harvest we have to pay 81,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
almost
immediately. This includes supplies for Hazaras and Baluch levies who have
found buying in market impossible.
I am about to propose revised rates of pay with free rations for Baluchis,
139
Telegram P., No. 13-F., dated (and received) the 7th February 1916.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Consul for Sistan and Kain,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Delhi.
(Addressed to Tehran.)
xnree uniters at - . x j. jo if
notoriously unsympathetic to us. This matter is very important. Is it pos
Bible to send ex-Cossack or Revenue Gendarmerie Oihcers
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The volume contains correspondence regarding the Persian Campaign of the First World War and the movements and activities of the Central Powers in Persia [Iran] between November 1915 and April 1916. The correspondence is particularly concerned with German and Ottoman attempts to infiltrate Afghanistan from Persia, and of ensuring the continued neutrality of both Afghanistan and Persia.
The primary correspondents are the British Legation, Tehran; the British Consulate, Seistan and Kain; and the Government of India.
The volume contains a single folio in French (f 164), a communication from the National Committee for the Protection of the Independence of Persia.
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (167 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 3443 (German War/Persia) consists of six volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/472-477. The volumes are divided into six parts, with each part comprising one volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 165; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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- File 3443/1914 Pt 3 'German War: Afghanistan and Persia; German agents; British troops in East Persia'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:43v, 44ar:44av, 44r:53v, 56r:61v, 63r:63v, 65r:68v, 71r:80v, 82r:119v, 121r:137v, 140r:146v, 148r:151v, 153r:159v, 160ar, 160r:163v, 165r:165v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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