ملف ٣٥١٦\١٩١٤ الجزء ٩ "الحرب الألمانية: بلاد فارس" [و‎‎٧‎٣] (٦١٨/١٥٠)

203
Telegram P., No. 1897 B., dated the 11 th (received 12th) September 1915.
From—The Hobble Lieutenant-Colonel Sir P. Z. Cox, K.C.I.E., C.S.I.,
Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Basrah,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
The following telegram No. 330 has been received from His Majesty’s
Representative at Tehran.
Please refer to my telegram No. 3^8 P. At Enzeli 1,200 Russian troops
have been disembarked. A/Vhat the full numbers of the force may eventually
he is not known by Russian Minister, as his telegrams have been received in a
very mutilated condition, but the troops are under the command of a General
Officer which appears to show that it will be considerable enough to restore
situation in Persia. In a telegram received from the Russian Minister for
Poreign Affairs the possibility of despatching troops to Ispahan is mentioned.
205
Telegram P., No. 3 F., dated (and received) the 12th September 1915.
From-LiETmNANT-CoLONELT. W. Haig, C.M.G His Britannic Majesty’s Consul-
General and Agent to the Government of India in Khorasan, Meshed,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla. „ , „ ,
German party in Herat. Please refer to my telegram No. 1 P. ol tne drd
instant. , , , ,
The party was on 3rd instant still at Bagh-i-Shah but had been warned to
be ready to proceed on the 5th instant to Ka u. a | : '. . ■, t ^
shrines have been visited bv the Germans under escort and it is said that tney
have made plans hut as they were not allowed to eihibfted a
doubted. When received in durbar by Governor the Germa u he
map and proclamation of jehad issued by Shiahs and Sunni M 1 ct t
q Tnrkev and thev promised assistance in the form omcei , ;
for her help to insist on the cession of seems
Afghanistan and (of I^a.)^ much has beef done by the (
to have been made by t^ese piomis . vvvanv thev are . owing to
Germans to make themselves p°pu ar a ’} , a g { a „.itiv e3 Their criticisms
information circulated in our mterests regwded^ fugitives^ ^
of the armaments and troops of ^ ]to j nspec t the troops or to
the commander °f troopsjms decline ed> the P Turks were refused
receive a visit from them. -Lney , 8 are not permitted to have free
permission to recite Khutba and t P ^ ^ ve of t | iem been
intercourse with the populace. Unfor L lesram 21 F., dated Birjand,
permitted by the Governor to re uru ( y party of stragglers who
£ & h-^, s ifss, ?. is
The first party’s movements were it ’ n k tl f e eomma nder of the
rj r u K“!^' “ op ' ,d “ b ”
—»—
206
Telegram P, No. 210 C., dated the 12th (received 13 th) September 1915.
From-His Britannic Majesty’s Consul for ^tan ’ Political Depart-
To The Secretary to the Government of luma in the hore.g
rnent, Simla. a 90 T? from Tehran. After consulting
c^rw^ °“ Dale 1138 replied 10