File 299/1918 Pt 3 'Persia: situation in the South; aeroplanes at Bushire; post-war garrisons in the Persian Gulf; question of withdrawal of British troops; War Minister's visit to the South, 1922' [203r] (410/746)
The record is made up of 1 volume (369 folios). It was created in 21 Nov 1919-27 Dec 1924. 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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65 )
Masjld-i-WakU Square. The large Palace Garden and the
Talar,or hall of audience,and the Octagonal building,
which was the first mausoleum of Karim Khan Zand,have
also been annexed by the Military Command,and the
Governor-General's quarters are now/ limited to two
courtyards in the Arg proper,with one entrance on the
Artillery Square.
The intention of the Minister for War is said to
be the creation of a strong fortified position,or citadel,
and the extension o* ohe present drill square and surround^
ing buildings and spaces,which sufficed the South Persia
Rifles and are now amply large enough for the present
Persian force, into an area from which an but the
Military will be barred access.
A reliable informant states that the Minister for War
intends to despatch an additional force of 800 men from
the north. Orders have certainly issued to Shiraz for
another 1000 men to be enlisted from the peasantryjand for
the past two days a commission has been sitting and dis
cussing this with tire landowners,who are raising objec
tions to the shortage of agricultural labour,and insinua
ting that nomad tribesmen like the Chehar-rahis might more
appropriately be enlisted.
A Persian Government official tell s me that the
Officer Commanding Troops in Pars actually contemplated,
but was dissuaded from,breaking down the high and strong
walls round the Arg.or interior Palace,which Karim Khan
Zand built.Naturally many and probably wild rumours have
ceen started by these extraordinary measures.lt is pre
dicted that the Military intend the creation of two high
towers inside this new citadel an (perimeter to overawe
the town; that the aim is Qawarn-ul-Mulk,and his family
quarter of the town; that the pieced of artillery,lent to
his dead father by His Majesty's Government in 1916,will
he confiscated;that the General Headquarters of the
Southern Division will be transferred from Isfahan to
Shiraz.
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The volume comprises telegrams, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to political and military situation in south Persia.
Topics discussed in the volume include:
- The retention of aeroplanes at Bushire
- Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. – proposals for garrisons
- Proposals for British garrisons in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the incidence of costs and possibility of reductions in those costs
- The Persian Government's demand for the withdrawal of British troops from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and discussion of HM Minister's proposed reply
- The grant of titles to 'notorious anti-British Khans' of Tangistan
- British troops in Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ports
- The intervention of the Persian Minister of War in the civil administration of the Bushire hinterland, including his visit to south Persia
- Retention of a battalion of the Indian infantry with ancillary services as the garrison of the Gulf
- Position of the Vali of Pusht-i-Kuh in relation to the Tehran Government and the British High Commissioner in Iraq
- Question of the withdrawal of the infantry at Bushire
- The argument of the Government of India that in the present circumstances redistribution of the Gulf garrison is undesirable.
The principal correspondents are: the Viceroy; the Secretary of State for India; the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad; HM Minister, Tehran; and 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. .
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.
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- 1 volume (369 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 371; 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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