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Further, Ghazanfar-us-Sultaneb, Agha Khan and other Khans of Bashti
and Dashtistan are most willingly ready to afford them (Ismail K an and his
friends) any assistance. A ,
This is the history of our visit and the result of our trouble and our
impartial investigation. Of course the Government authorities are alive to
their duties and aware of the facts of this plan.
Verily this is the true story.
(Sd.) The body of the Ulema of Kazerun—
Muhammad Ash-Sharif, Muhammad Abdur-
Rahim, Hasan Tabatabai (Habl-ul-Matin and
German Emissary No. 35 E?), Ala-ud-Din
Husaini Saedi, Ali Askar Abul-Hasan Husaini,
Mehdi Husaini, Aii Muhammad, Mehdi,
Muayyed-uz-Zakir and Habibullak Husaini.
Enclosure No. 5.
Telegram.
Extract from the “ TazianeE\ No. 35, dated the 9th Ramzan 1333
(22nd July 1915).
His Royal Highness Ain-ud-Datjleh, Tehran.
Your esteemed telegram addressed to the Khans, Zair Khidhar Khan and
Shaikh Hussain Khan of Chahkutah has been received and caused great
astonishment and regret; because now that God Almighty has granted us an
opportunity to restore the honour and former losses of Persia, the authorities
holding the reins of Government have sat still with folded hands ; not only
have they not taken any action to improve the state of affairs, but they are
deceiving tbe nation with phrases such as the necessary steps and are
secretely aiding the enemies of our country.
Every patriot will interpret such telegrams only as partiality towards the
enemies of religion and our home, and against the feelings of the nation.
Such a meaning for the word “neutrality” has not been found in any
dictionary.
Eor several years past the north and south of our country have been
occupied by the troops of our enemies and they have taken all kinds of steps
in this crisis to crush our independence.
Do we consider ourselves still independent, and able to give orders for
neutrality or intervention ?
The wise of the nation have understood very well that if the Government
authorities were able or willing to preserve their honour, they would have
shown signs of this during the last 12 or 13 months, especially when our
guests were robbed.
It has been clearly visible that the traitors and followers of the enemies
of this country have always been the object of kindness; but a community
which has united in order to maintain the honour of their Government and
nation have been misrepresented as (disturbers of peace) and their action as
an historical disgrace.
We inform you plainly that the duty of the nation is first to obey the
religious leaders, and we also, in accordance with the decrees of the Proofs of
Islam and the leadership of our leaders, have prepared ourselves for jehad
with a view to removing the aggressions and high-handedness of the English
at Rushire and the traitors to the country. Our object is, firstly, the expulsion
of the British troops and, secondly, the restoration of the Germans. Nobody has
any right to restrain us in our objects, and we consider those who obstruct us
as apostates from the religion.
The Government authorities, who follow the same religion as we do,
should support us according to wisdom and the laws of Shara ! If in reality