File 3516/1914 Pt 9 'German War: Persia' [‎110r] (224/618)

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| Inc) ta had bo convinced that Durc^-Cerr&i latrl *uo 3
In Afibaal^tan w^ul d fa! 1 * -u barren *jr«un4* rii© "ui^.an
llint^ter al«^ nad told re core than mice that ju^t before no
left Tondon hn r/ae assure! that, a- uneaetneee ^*ae entertained
by Its Maieety’e Governrrent on the score of Afghanistan.
I <%* not say that ocroa with a full ImowlbSis of the true ate
of affaire we c^uld have caterla 1 ly altered tne course of e/e.it
On lool-rtn? back it seeco to re clear eaoy^i tnat at the tire
nothing but the despatch of Huso tan troops would nave put suf
ficient heart into the Persian Govornrent to taka really effec
tive Treasures to stop the Gemai bands and the troops as m
know wsre not forthcorin t*
But to revert to the fenrans .- As before rorarkod
th®>) 1 , ■••.-•) 1-.o fullest use of t. » abeyauce of responsible s -t-
horliy in Persia, Parties ijro tat ins sor eta la.? life 400 ren
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in 4btt were despatched to Afghanistan, a tents were sent to
ferr:ah, Wasiruss redoubles his pernicious activities la C&snti
and Ta^gistan, and larre qaantltlee of enrs etc. 'tc. - one
ennv^y that roahhed Isfahan towards the end of July corprised
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over 200 rule loads - wore poured in vide .rorr-a.isaaii. rhe
sequel of tir-^o activities in tne fast and 3^-uth are s^ well
Imor/n to you, -Hr, A that t nee
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a not even surr
arise tuer, but it
'is fttt inf that I should report that tne B&khtiari Governor of
/f'drr-'au, after a roraat of weakness which fa/e ti.e German A feats
<yer and Frias Ins; sr a footing lu tne town itself snowed a
vigour which is In pleasing contrast cith the passivitg of
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aliroot al** his coV’eagues. For tho first throo neoks^after
Ain ed fowl ah* s res Ignat ion it was irpossible to iet a.x ins-
tmtftl^ns sent by the oenraaont off lets Is in any n spar tr; -ant to
local Governors to take action against the -3 err an agents, anc
Z had rely on appeals to our ancient frien-ihip witi*
individual Governors even to prevent tnerr fror giving passive
toloran.ee to the Gerrans. Mg’ appeals wore reinforced by
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