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'Situation in Persia, Vol. II' [‎265r] (181/244)

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Ref: IOR/L/MIL/5/803, ff 175-296

The record is made up of 1 item (122 folios). It was created in 11 Mar 1918-9 Apr 1918. 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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other pernicious agreements".
4. They demand unconditional participation
m peace Conference on the ground that Persia unlike
other neutrals has suffered losses through operations
of belligerents.
5. They express regret for arrest of vice consul
and Bank Manager at Resht whose release they are
eavouring to effect, but they hold British Military
authorities responsible because they arrested suliman
Mirza on Persian soil*
6. As regards financial assistance they consider
they have a right to that asked for > note of
February 1st (see Point 5 of my telegram 60 of
February 3rd) and they hope that it will be paid.
7 ' In C ° nClUslon note stat es Persian Government
COnnd6nt that ,7ith assistance of His Majesty's
Government m meeting their reasonable wishes they
'-'1x1 succeed in maintaining their neutrality and
preserving order in interior.
Addressed to Foreign office sent to India
No. 24o. Bagdad.

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This item contains material relating to a review of conditions in Persia, following the revelation of Turkish plans to invade Persia in order to reach Afghanistan, which would in turn have threatened the British Empire in India. It includes:

  • The promise of assistance from Mirza Hasan Khan Ashtiyani Mustawfi al-Mamalik to Mirza Kuchak Khan Jangali
  • The transportation of British land and air forces to Hamadan
  • The Government of Persia's protest against Britain's violation of the sovereignty and neutrality of Persia
  • The state of telegraphic and postal communications in Persia and railways to the Caucasus
  • The possibility of a coup de main being effected at Kazvin [Qazvin] and Tehran by the Jangalis
  • The assassination of Assyrian Patriarch Mar Shimun XIX Binyamin by Isma‘il Agha Shakkak (Simko)
  • The placement of General Lionel Charles Dunsterville under the command of General Stanley Maude
  • An opportunity for Dunsterville to reach Enzeli [Anzali] and proceed with his party to the Caucasus
  • The raising of levies from the Bakhtiyari Tribe to protect the flank of General William Raine Marshall
  • And the allocation of funds toward famine relief to obtain the good will of the population at Hamadan.
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IOR/L/MIL/5/803, ff 175-296
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'Situation in Persia, Vol. II'
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