'Persia, Vol. 3' [‎315v] (38/296)

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This file 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:

• A protest by the Persian Government over the violation of its neutrality and sovereignty
• The reaction of Ahmad Shah Qajar to the telegrams of Emperor Wilhelm II and Sultan Mehmed V
• The occupation of Isfahan by the South Persia Rifles under the command of Sir Percy Molesworth Sykes
• The negotiations between the Political Officer of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC), Dr Morris Yudelevitz Young, and the Khans of the Bakhtiyari Tribe including Yusuf Khan Bakhtiyari Amir Mujahid, Najaf Quli Khan Bakhtiyari Samsam al-Saltanah, Ghulam Husayn Khan Bakhtiyari Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. -i Muhtasham, Ja’far Quli Khan Bakhtiyari Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. -i As’ad, and Nasir Khan Bakhtiyari Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. -i Jang
• The mobilisation of the forces of Lieutenant-Colonel Lazar Bicharakov to deter the Jangli Movement
• The negotiations of Mirza Hasan Khan Ashtiyani Mustawfi al-Mamalik with the Bakhtiyari Khans
• A request from Khusraw Khan Bakhtiyari Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. -i Zafar to obtain weapons from the British Army
• The release of the British Vice Consul at Rasht in exchange for Sulayman Mirza Iskandari
• The protests of the Persian Government against the presence of Turkish and British forces in Persia
• The clashes between a confederation of Kalhur, Guran and Bajalan and the Sinjabi Tribe
• A battle fought between Jelus [i.e. Jilus, mixed Armenian and Assyrian forces] and Turkish troops at Ushnu
• A proposal from General Lionel Charles Dunsterville to organise the resistance against Turkish forces
• The recommendation by General Dunsterville that Britain subsidises Colonel Bicharakov's forces
• The invitation of General Stanley Maude to General Nikolai Nikolaevich Baratov to visit Baghdad
• And a report by the British Military Attaché on the mission of Ayat Allah Sayyid Hasan Mudarris to Tehran.

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1 file, 108 folios

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English in Latin script

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