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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' [285r] (574/746)
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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SECRET.
3614.
p r0 n Lieut-C ol onel Trevor, Bus hire, to Secretary of
<uate for India.
Dr ted Bushire, 30th April 1922.
Received 1st iviay 1922. 8.a.m.
Teheran telegrrjn to Foreign Office.
No. I"* ^ k^ve no w is^ t'O prolong stay of British troops
unn ecessarily, and if there was an efficient, regularly-paid
Persian force, such as the South Persian Rifles, available to
replace them, I should be the first to recommend their removal 0
In existing circumstances, I do most strongly deprecate their
removal at present time, just when country is relapsing into
condition which originally necessitated their despatch. Ever
since disbandment of South Persian Rifles, hinterland has been
rapidly relapsing into a state of chaos, and fighting is going
on in many districts. Zair Khidhar is again Khan of Tangistan,
and several anti-British Khans have been reinstated. The
results of sending Persian troops to Borasjun and other'places
in Pars are not such a*s to lead one to expect that they can
maintain order, nor does condition' of Shiraz, as reported in
Consul’s telegrams, offer much encouragement? in fact, I
very much doubt, if partially disciplined and only occasionally
paid troops, auch as new Persian Army in Southern Persia seems
to be at present, can be relied on to m; intain order. In
present circumstances, I venture to express earnest hope that
it may be possible, while agi in agreeing in principle to their
withdrawal, to make it conditional on Persic’.n Government s
first reducing the hinterland to ordor, restoring the safety
of the Bushire-Shiraz road, and improving the conditions of
Shiraz. From local point of view, I consider it would be
greatest mistake to agree to withdrawal until some such
conditions have been carried out; and I do not think, unless
they ara, and unless the Persian Government can provide
re
gularly-paid and disciplined troops, that we p^ V O p 0r ty
adequate guarantee that British l iv ® 3 ,‘aVqt'tion which form
would be safe, or that cables tnd wire ieas station, wmcn^ror
essential link telegraphic communication .-t <g • >
’* to Soo of St.t. for
India, Teheran 123 and Baghdad.
CM.(Ciphers) Oopla. to *-.0 ^
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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)
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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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