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File 3516/1914 Pt 5 'German War: Persia; situation in Arabistan 1915' [40r] (88/404)
The record is made up of 1 volume (196 folios). It was created in 26 Jan 1915-26 Jul 1916. It was written in English and French. 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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From Sir P. Cox, Basra, tith April 1915.
[Addressed to Government of India, repeated to
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.
.)
W (R ) 759 B. Following from Shiraz, 7 7, dated dth April
^ “ Reference Bushire’s 43-288. 1 have frequently spoken both to the
Governor-General and Pravitz regarding the attitude and proceedings of
Persian gendarmerie officers, and although both have assured me that their
political ^activities would be checked, and although formal orders to this
effect have been issued by l\, no other measures of any kind seem to have
been taken and these officers continue to conduct active campaign against
our interests in co-operation with W. and the democratic party here
“ i r ecrret to say 1 have lost any belief 1 originally had m l . s pro es-
sions of "neutrality^ If these were sincere he could by now have taken
effective steps to enforce attention to his orders and to punish disobedience.
Not only has he not done so but his own attitude is most ambiguous and
unsatisfactory, and he himself spreads absurd reports regarding deleats oi
the Allies, German victories, &c.
“ There can I think be no doubt whatever that he as well as othei
Swedes is cognisant of German plans and is working hand-m glove with
them to destroy our influence in the South and to embarrass us in even
possible wav. I receive daily many proofs of this. I heir early withdrawal
Fs in my opinion imperative for the preservation of our interests m Southern
“ Addressed to Tehran, repeated to Basra and Bushire.
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- Content
The volume concerns events that happened in southern Persia and in the territories of the Shatt al-Arab, during the First World War. The main focus is the protection of oilfields.
The volume covers:
- The Arab movement in Mesopotamia.
- Possible despatch of troops to the Kārun river and to Ahwaz [Ahvāz, Iran], to protect the oilfields.
- Spreading of the jihad movement amongst Arab tribes, seceding from Sheikh of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr, Iran].
- Withdrawal of British subjects from Ahwaz.
- Pipeline and telegraph line damaged by Bawi tribe near Ahwaz.
- Sheikh of Mohammerah's defeat of the Bawi tribe, in February 1915.
- German intrigues, and the arrest and deportation of the former German Consul at Bushire and of German agents.
- Russian defeat of Turkish forces at Dilman, Azerbaijan, in March 1915.
- Turkish occupation of Kasr-i-Shirin.
- Movements of German agents; protest of Persian Government against.
- Evacuation of British and Russians from Kerman.
The volume’s principal correspondents are: Thomas William Holderness and Arthur Hirtzel, 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. ; Eyre Alexander Barby Wichart Crowe, Foreign Office; Charles Hardinge, Viceroy of India; Walter Beaupre Townley and Charles Marling, British Ministers at Tehran; 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. ; Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Strick, Scott and Co; Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
There is a letter in French within the file, from the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (196 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 for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 198; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English and French in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/PS/10/482
- Title
- File 3516/1914 Pt 5 'German War: Persia; situation in Arabistan 1915'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:19v, 20ar:20av, 20r:34v, 36r:36v, 37ar:37av, 37r:43v, 46r:145v, 148r:197v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence