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File 3516/1914 Pt 9 'German War: Persia' [181r] (366/618)
The record is made up of 1 volume (305 folios). It was created in 11 Aug 1915-17 Dec 1915. 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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I are agreed that it would be politic to assent to the
request at once, and he is telegraphing strong!* to
his Government, in this sense.
The sum required each month is less than that whic
His Majesty's Government were prepared to expend them
selves as a subsidy. end it would be easy enough to
arrange that
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
200,000 per month should be ad
vanced in the guise oi a Moratorium in the name of
the two Governments, and should the Russian Government
agree to share in the arrangement the proportion of '
expense they would bear can bs settled lamer.
Retro-active effect of moratorium requesmed/alin
of something like £3u0,000 and it would be impossible
for Imperial Bank of Persia to finance the operation
at once without grave risk of another run, Russian
Minister is however urging his Government to- assent to
it, but the most that can be done would be to
promise Persian Government the whole or part of the
above sum as soon as a necessary arrangement can be
made by the Banks,
It must not be expected that Persian Government
Sfecttrnkria .against the Germans, but moral
siiecij produced oy the tact that ,Palw
has hn rttnt° Wes G + s e J is ' tance 'to pro-German influences
cnnn+ptt+ n Ppeal to th ® Powers to assist them to
wnn?a Gerraan oanrooign might be considerable, it
friendskn 0 ^!® ( ?? v rmaa supporters and encourage our
ernment ht u ni dubious attitude of the Gov-
ernment has ha.a a very chilling effect
but very larg3 resul * s p0 look forward to
n? ®h nat - Lon - appears 1° rae to hold out some
relat? staving^ci^ the possibility of rupture of
for a Time is of great importance
ioin e i V nf V Pussla ? Government v/ere mo decline to
least ?hnSi n9nt ’ i v ' /0 G d urge the.t I may concede at
least the monthly subvention m the form of s mbrainr
the of tde two Powers anl to employ the '
telegr;im C No be t3t ejl Xt and £60 ' 000 as su Sgosted in a®
Addressed to Foreign Office sent to India,
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The volume concerns the situation in Persia during the First World War. The main focus is the British occupation of Bushire.
The volume covers:
- Instructions regarding Bakhtiari.
- Movements of Wassmuss and German agents in Persia.
- Situation in Bushire, at Isfahan, at Urumia [Urmia, Iran], and at Tehran.
- Attitude of Persian Prime Minister.
- Arrival of Russian troops at Enzeli [Bandar-e Anzali, Iran].
- Murder of British Vice-Consul at Shiraz.
- Attacks on British Consuls at Isfahan and Kangavar, and on Consulate officials at Shiraz.
- Situation at Anglo-Persian Oil Company oilfields.
- Activities of German Vice-Consul at Sultanabad.
- German activity at Kermanshah.
- German sending gold to Persia, to outbid Anglo-Russian financial assistance.
- Extract of Imperial Bank of Persia's report on German occupation of Kermanshah.
The volume’s principal correspondents are: Charles Marling, British Minister at Tehran; British Consuls at Meshed, Sistan and Kain, Kerman, Isfahan, Khorasan, Kermanshah; Arthur Prescott Trevor, Officer on Special Duty in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; 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 Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; John Nixon, General Officer Commanding, India Expeditionary Force 'D', Basrah; Charles Hardinge, Viceroy of India; Alfred Hamilton Grant, Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of State for India; George Buchanan, British Ambassador in Russia; Imperial Bank of Persia; Shaikh Hussein of Chahkutah and Rais Ali of Dilwar [Rais Ali Delvari].
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (305 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 307; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/486
- Title
- File 3516/1914 Pt 9 'German War: Persia'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:7v, 11r:78r, 81v:82v, 85r:174v, 175v:269v, 278r:306v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence