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File 1421/1908 Pt 2 'Persia: oil; Ahwaz oil guard' [174r] (351/482)
The record is made up of 1 item (239 folios). It was created in Oct 1907-Nov 1910. It was written in English. 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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the
COPY.
LiAaj
TELEGRAM. P.
14.-
From Major P.Z. Cox, C.I.E.,
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Bushire,
To The Secretary to the Government of India
in the Foreign Department, Calcutta.
Ho.743.
Dated the 14th December 1907.
Heed, the 15th December 1907.
Following sent to Tehran. Begins. A letter from Vice
> ) A
Consul, Ahwa^, Ho.383, dated December 2nd has just been received
in reply to my letter forwarding to him post copies of your
telegram Ho.147, dated November 20th, your telegram No.151, dated
y
November £2nd, and my telegram No.675 of November 27th. Your
telegram doubting adequacy of my ad interim proposals had not been
received by him at time of writing. While he mentions that there
is no limit in moderation to the number of guards who might be
employed with advantage he expresses view that with 24 men proposed
the endeavour aimed at can be secured. He is however inclined
to recommend 6 additional infantrymen that is 2 for Southern and
4 for Northern locality.
An attack in force he adds is highly improbable and is a
contingency which need not be contemplated. 10 more infantrymen
will be necessary to meet Vice Consul’s recommendation; but he
says that 6 of his own escort can be lent for the present and
uggests that as general outlook i
s more favourable perhaps
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Part 2 consists of correspondence relating to the deployment of a consular guard at Ahwaz to protect British subjects working in the region. The correspondence is between the Government of India, Foreign Office, 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. , and representatives of Concessions Syndicate Ltd (later Anglo-Persian Oil Company). Included as enclosures are letters, telegrams, and memoranda from the following:
- British Minister to Persia;
- George B Reynolds, geologist for Concessions Syndicate Ltd;
- Lieutenant-Colonel David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer, Vice-Consul in Arabistan, at Ahwaz;
- Edward Grey, Foreign Secretary;
- British Treasury;
- Percy Cox, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , at Bushire;
- William Knox D'Arcy, petroleum entrepreneur.
The papers cover several matters, including:
- the size of the guard and length of the period of deployment;
- the question of who will bear the cost of the guard and its accommodation;
- pay and allowances of staff;
- relations between the Bakhtiari tribes and the Syndicate;
- an increase to the guard at Isfahan;
- the proposal to replace Government of India guards with local Bakhtiari men.
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- File 1421/1908 Pt 2 'Persia: oil; Ahwaz oil guard'
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