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File 334/1916 Pt 1 ‘German War – Persia. Shiraz Prisoners – Major O’Connor’ [25r] (54/531)
The record is made up of 1 volume (260 folios). It was created in 18 Nov 1915-4 Sep 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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190
Telegram P., No. 94, dated the 6th (received 7th) July 1916.
r rom—His Britannic Majesty^ Minister, Tehran,
T0-The ment%L°. the G ° Vernment ° f India ^ ^reign and Political Depart-
. telegram No. 199. In view of your telegram 1038 fl 33 ft v\ a c
views expressed by Government of India. His Maiestv’* PoL O ^ndof
decided that pardon cannot be granted Khans. With this exceptloT^nsr^^
tions in my aboyementioned telegram hold uond 7 haJ • .? “struc-
Malcolm that under Farman Forma’s pressure Soutt is, however nowmakTng
apparent sincere attempt to induce Khans to release prisoner uncondlSna l?
jZT h0I,e in Soulet ’ s endeayours, but at alicyentsfirm
tone he is said to he taking cannot be injurious to your negotiations
Addressed Trevor as No. 228 .Repeated Basrah.
192.
Telegram P.,l'Io.l-G,3187,dated 3rd July 1916.
Fr°m-ThR General Officer Commanding, Force "D" Basrah
^o -The Chief of the General Staff; Simla. ’ Jasrah ’
th^iiidvisJbiHL 1 ;; 5, v- 43 ’ 28t ’2 June * with regard to
oossiblv a of ; -’asking any. terms with Khans excent
Officer of .P rd30ners . General
Cox end Trnwnr- 111 ?’ Bu3nire . . 13 in entire agreement with
b° disastrous iu fe 7 ?°? ce83 P n wil1 - l f901 confident,
09 ai3a sorous in the lutur© to our position.
211 .
Telegram R., Ho.1442, dated the 9th, (^©ceived 10th)
^ m, . July, 1916.
: rom-in© Deputy
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 the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
To Secretary lo the Government of India in the Foreign
- _ ^uid Political Department, Simla. (Repeated to Basrah).
Your telegram Ho.3233 < dated 27th June and Minister^
^9jf'^ arn 0j - ^tn July, Bushire, Ho.228. Should negotiations
with Khans now be commenced?
. should negotiations be conducted by me or by
military authorities in accordance with your telegram 343D-£
dated 16th February.
229
Telegram P., No. 3355, dated (and received) the 11th July 1916.
From—The
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 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 (repeated to Bushire).
Please see telegram, 1442, of July 9th, from Bushire. The proper
course in my judgment is that negotiations should now be left in the hands of
the military authorities under direction of Army Commander, as the
Tangistani prisoners for exchange are military prisoners some of whom are
now at Basrah and others on the way here from India. From his personal
knowledge of Persia and of situation the General Officer Commanding at
Bushire, General Douglas, is fully qualified to conduct these negotiations and
will be in constant touch with Deputy Resident.
Seeing that we have 12 Tangistanis against 6 British prisoners I presume
that negotiations will start with endeavour to secure simple exchange and
gradually increase inducement if it is probably necessary —vide Army Com
mander’s telegrams 3143 and 3187 to Chief of the General Staff.
It would be convenient for us to he informed of views of Government of
India referred to in Tehran telegram No. 94 of July 6th to Foreign Depart-
meut.
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The file contains papers relating to the arrest at Shiraz by the Persian gendarmerie on 10 November 1915 of HM Consul at Shiraz (Major William Frederick Travers O’Connor), the Manager and other employees of the Imperial Bank of Persia at Shiraz, the Superintendent of the Shiraz section and other employees of the Indo-European Telegraph Department, and other British subjects.
The papers also concern: the arrested British men being deported to Borazjun [Borazjan, also spelled Borasgun in the volume] with their wives and families, from where the female members of the group were sent to Bushire, and most of the men were moved to the neighbourhood of Ahram, where they were held prisoners of the Tangistani Khans and the German agent Wilhelm Wassmuss; negotiations for the release of the prisoners, including the possibility of the release of captured German or Austrian or Tangistani prisoners in exchange for the release of the British prisoners; the release of all the Ahram prisoners except Major O’Connor on 10 August 1916, and the subsequent release of Major O’Connor on 20 August 1916.
The main correspondents include: the 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. ; the Foreign Office; HM Minister, Tehran (Sir Charles Murray Marling); the 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and the Deputy 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Arthur Prescott Trevor); the Government of India Foreign and Political Department; Jess Christmas (whose husband, an official of the Indo European Telegraph Department, was one of the British subjects being held captive); and Livingstone Zeytoon and Company, Manchester.
The papers consist of correspondence and 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. Political and Secret Department minute papers.
The file includes three documents in French: a note verbale from the French Ambassador to London, Paul Cambon, 6 February 1916; a telegram from Aristide Briand, Prime Minister of France, to Cambon, 4 February 1916; and a note from the German Minister in Athens to the Greek Government, February 1916.
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (260 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 334 (Pt 1 German War - Persia, and Pt 2 Persia) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/582-583. The volumes are divided into two parts, with each part comprising one 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 262; 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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- Title
- File 334/1916 Pt 1 ‘German War – Persia. Shiraz Prisoners – Major O’Connor’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:31v, 33r:56v, 58r:91v, 94r:116v, 117ar:117av, 117r:157v, 160r:166v, 167ar, 167r:175v, 178r:201v, 204r:211v, 215r:217v, 220r:229v, 231r:237v, 242r:243v, 249r:254v, 255v:261v, back-i
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