File 3516/1914 Pt 9 'German War: Persia' [‎189r] (382/618)

origical orders and this may betaken io include landing of troons for com
pletion of demolition and destruction of date trees etc lint' would n,,r
include marching about on shore attacking other villages ^ Fresh mders
would be necessary for this. Both Officer Commaldin? Troops and I do
r.i’,i Und r s 1 nd why J°, n re 1 ulre for the Indian Infantry a week’s more
w " on!y ° n f lnal Plan is being carried out. If cutting down date groves
cut 4 a Tr- k t0 f Ce ? m I?, ish ’ only a portion had better be blown down or
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Please rep7y^rmed^tely be ° aUSe W6 are havi ^ Di S htly ra!ds here -
No p 1 n tlie -received Begins. Please refer to my telegram
No. 42], C. Following message from Seoior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. -—
^ l mS ‘ ^ lan - o^g^ally arranged is being strictly followed. Officer in char^Q
of Troops has been instructed that except against Dilwar and its (belonging P)
be is not to undertake any offensive measures. In case of failure^due to |
weather, of commuuications between ship and shore seven days* rations were !
demanded. Main body and demolition party is being landed now. I hope to
Ifter d H Bl r bire F 1 ^-i tW ° 0r 1 i hree da js’time if present weather continues,
after destiuction of Pilwar wells and date groves. After Officer in char-e
o droops has established himself and can inform me time required, wfll
are etht ' 1 ^ ab0ard ?' L M ‘ S ‘ " L ^ence **. Total casualties
killed 0 ^ n ni Iann ^ and t ^ ree Indiari s wounded and three seamen
killed. Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . End of message.
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Telegram P., No. 1622 B., dated the 14th (received 15th) August 1915.
From—The Hon’ble Lieutenant Colonel Sie P. Z. Cox, K.C.LE C SI
Political Kesident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Basrah,
To The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla. r
Following is Minister, Tehran’s telegram. No. 249.
I have had no communication whatever with- Government, except a tardy-
expression of regret from His Majesty the Shah which he made before
occupation of Bushire. Result of our occupation of Bushire taken by itself
has fallen rather fiat, as from past experience Persians are aware that we
always recall our troops. However taken along with appearance of Russian
and British troops in east and north-east of Persia and about the same time
the quite undesigned march of a part of Kasvin garrison in this direction, it
has given the Grovernment something to think about, and pro-German party in
Tehran is making a strenuous effort to get together under their representative,
Mustaufi-el-Mamalik, and this party is so composed that it would not be possible
for us to refuse to tolerate it. My press campaign has been so far successful
in its effect that a general concensus of opinion now obtains that Mejlis which
can permit itself to be domineered by a minority is a useless incumbrance.
I hope to get at least one of our demands for reparation for Bushire outrage
out of M. if he does succeed in forming a Cabinet which I doubt. Dismissal
of Governor of Fars seems easiest and most pressing of our demands,
and then I propose to turn him out of office. He is a man who depends too
much on pi;o-German democrats, to be able to take sustained action against
the German party for us to tolerate his remaining at the head of affairs, but of
course as long as he keeps straight we will keep him.
Prolongation of Cabinet question here is due to inability of Russians to
send additional troops to Kasvin and we can only secure the friendship of the
Persian Cabinet by making impossible the existence of every other combina^
tiou.