File 3443/1914 Pt 3 'German War: Afghanistan and Persia; German agents; British troops in East Persia' [‎152r] (314/345)

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T ' e Amazing Incident.
ous I)epartoent e of a GeMlaniiCTfe U S n a ddp m i’ thl ' ee h °T i before n00 . n ’ tlle iIlustri -
positions which used formerly to he ocoupied^rth^V ^ shriues > anfl hl > h
agitation by rioters who established themselveS there ^ri ^ll f +lf V ° Ut:10n aR r
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(of the town) to prevent anf oXe^fof d^rder^ 611 aU tLe differeilt parts
Soon afterwards the Bant was sealed nn ami iv/rrmr, ^ xi t • i
B ank was confined in one of The r^msTof t e rp lr 8 -^
Afterwards tee Britite Coaswf waiTioS tarn X
manner, customary in civilised countries (!), the Consul carryincr a white flat
m token or surrender. He saluted the Persian Blag of thl Lion and Sun m
iifcfs “xivis* “ 4 c " d “ He “ “
These important steps, seemingly difficult or even impossible, were carried
ou m the course of 2 or 3 hours, during which no cry was raised or a shot
action Witll0ut an ^ 0ILe kno wmg what had really happened to occasion this
^ JJ 16 . ^ternoon the Consul, the Bank Manager and some Englishmen
with ail their belongings and loads were sent out in the direction of Bushire
under escort of a number of Gendarmes.
The town is up to now in perfect order, and quite quiet: the people are
ail pleased and pursue their avocations.”
(The paper then goes on to comment on the vigour and resolution with
which the affair was carried out, and declares that the action was the outcome
of public hatred and eulogises the prompt way in which it was executed.)
The presence of the giant of terror, i.e., the British Consul in Shiraz,
rendered, useless all our measures, and he nullified all our endeavours through
his activity and he was a fatal poison in the life of the Nation. The protectors
of the independence of the country, who tied the hands and legs of this demon
of sorcery, have rendered a great service to this country and have placed the
people of Ears under a great obligation.”
The paper concludes with a warm tribute to the Gendarmerie which it
describes as the “ Protector of Persia ” and a force which is guarding the
Nation, and recommends the people that they should persevere to the last drop
of their blocd to strengthen it, because the fall of the Gendarmerie will be
simultaneous with the fall of Persia.
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No. 2953-C., dated Bombay Castle, the 30th December 1915 (Confidential).
Prom—J. E. C. Jukes, Esq., Deputy Secretary to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. ,
Political Department,
To—The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department.
With reference to your telegram No. 186-D.S., dated the 28th December
1915, I am directed to forward, as desired by the Government of India, the
letter from Wassmuss to Listemann which was received from 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. , Bushire.