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File 3294/1913 Pt 1 'Turco-Persian Frontier Commission: Expenditure' [‎115r] (225/241)

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The record is made up of 1 part (324 folios). It was created in 1913-1916. 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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In continuation of my despatch Ho. 23, dated September
6 th, I have the honour to submit, for your information, a
further report upon the steps taken by me regarding the attack
on the officers of this Commission in the course of which Mr.
Hubbard was severely wounded.
2. Following on the enquiry referred to in paragraph 7 of
my above despatch, I caused 4 more men to be arrested by Ismail
Aghat an abstract of their evidence given by than has been sent
direct to His Majesty’s Consul, ^abria.
Whilst they denied all complicity, their statements tended to
confirm the conclusions summarized in paragraph 10 of my above ■
despatch. These men, together with the 8 men first arrested,
were sent to Khoi, to be detained in custody pending further
orders.
3 . By September 8 th, Mr. Hubbard’s condition had improved
sufficiently to make it possible to move him, and he was
transported in an improvised stretcher by sowars of this escort,
in 2 stages, to Dilnan, by a difficult hill path. After a
day's rest there he was transported to Khoi by Russian ambulance
waggon, in 3 stages, but not without much suffering, owing to
the
The Right Honourable
Sir Edward Orey, Bart., K.G., M.P*,
etc., etc©, etc©.
His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State
For Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Office,
LOUDON,

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The first part of the volume (folios 122 to 446) contains correspondence concerning the advance of a loan of one hundred pounds to Arnold Talbot Wilson and his instructions from HM Foreign Office to proceed to Constantinople in connection with the Turko-Persian Frontier Commission.

Further discussion concerns:

  • proposed remuneration for members of the Commission and arrangements for the allocation of expenses to the Government of India in the first instance;
  • the Commission's proposals regarding the composition of the survey party and escort;
  • the revised programme and arrangements in Luristan;
  • rank and medals for members of the Commission;
  • communication of composition and personnel of Commission to the press.

A secret cipher is used to transmit a number of telegraphs (e.g. folio 375 and folio 376).

Correspondents include: On Special Duty (Arnold Talbot Wilson); Viceroy; HM Consul-General in Crete, Mr A Wratislav HM Ambassador at Constantinople; Secretary of State, Foreign Office, Sir Edward Grey; HM Consulate at Tabriz; the War Office, London; British Commissioner, Turco-Persian Frontier Commission (A Wratislav and Arrnold Talbot Wilson); Consul for Karaman.

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1 part (324 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from folio 446 to folio 122 of the volume.

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