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'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia' [652r] (1305/1386)
The record is made up of 1 file (692 folios). It was created in c 1880-1891. 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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1 41
Taimour
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
Khan had succeeded in raising the siege of Oroomiah. His Highness
informed me that he intended going himself to Souj Boulak as soon as possible.
[ have &c.
(Signed) ‘ WILLIAM G. ABBOTT.
No. 57.
Mr. Thomson to Earl Granville.
(Substance received by telegraph, December 7 )
, My Lord, Tehran, December 7, 1880.
I HAVE the honour to report to your Lordship that information has reached
the Persian Government that Sheikh Obeidullah, accompanied by his sons and the
Persian Chief Hamza Agha, have now withdrawn across the Persian border and found
refuge in Turkish territory.
I have, &c.
(Signed) RONALD F. THOMSON.
No. 58.
Mr. Thomson to Earl Granville.
(Substance received by telegraph, December 9.)
My Lord, Tehran, December 9, 1880.
I HAVE just received a telegram from Her Majesty’s Consul-General at
Tabreez, dated this day, in which he states that Mirza Hussein Khan, the Sepeh
Salar, has reported to His Royal Highness the Veli Ahd, the complete submis-
sian of Merghever, and adding that there is now a good prospect of order and
tranquillity being completely restored without loss of time upon the Kurdish border.
F I have, &c.
(Signed) RONALD F. THOMSON.
No. 59.
Mr. Thomson to Earl ranville.—(Received December 9.)
My Lord, Tehran, October 17, 1880.
WITH reference to my despatch of the 11th instant,* I have the honour
to state that I hear from the Turkish Ambassador that he has received a telegram
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from Samit
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, who is in command of the troops at Van, stating that he had
occupied all the passes by which the Kurds could cross over on to Turkish territory,
and adding that, though individual Kurds may have gone over into Persia to join the
present movement, no Chief or entire tribe had taken part in it. Fahri Bey has
communicated this information to the Shah, who has informed him that he has
instructed the Itimad-es-Saltaneh and
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
Khan, who are respectively advancing,
the former along the eastern and the latter along the western shores of Lake Oroomiah,
to place themselves in communication with Samit
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
for the better furtherance of
the objects they all have in view.
. The Turkish Ambassador lays the blame for all these frontier disturbances on the
Persian Government, and declares that he has constantly, but unavailingly, pressed
for the extradition of Kurdish Chiefs who, having committed crimes in Turkey, have
passed over into Persia, and that these are the leaders and fomenters of movements
like the present one. On the other hand, the Persian Government strenuously
disclaim all responsibility, and accuses Turkey of " purging her confines ” at the
expense of Persia.
No good, of course, results from these mutual recriminations, and the only plan
for preventing the recurrence of frontier disturbances is for the two Governments to
come to that agreement to which they both express their willingness to accede when
* See No. 11.
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This file consists of letters, notes, and printed material on Persia compiled by George Curzon in the course of conducting research prior to the writing of his book: Persia and the Persian Question . The papers' contents and type vary considerably, but consists primarily of handwritten notes, some of which are organised roughly for individual chapters of the book. The rest of the file includes newspaper clippings, official reports, printed maps, and other published material on the history and geography of Persia. The official government reports are primarily government of India balance of trade reports, while published material consisted mainly of academic and non-academic papers on Persian archaeology by members of the Scottish Geographical Magazine and the history of the telegraph published by the Indo-European Telegraph Department.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 692; 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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