ملف ٣٥١٦\١٩١٤ الجزء ١٤ "الحرب الألمانية: بلاد فارس؛ الوضع العام" [و‎‎٩‎٤] (٥٣٢/١٩٢)

As I have maintained my friendly regards for yon since olden times, I am
not content now that you should lea ve a stain on yourself in history, and write
these few words to you as an ultimatum to ask you if you are ready to make
reparation for the past and obtain a good name for yourself with the Persian
nation, or not. If you are a Muhammadan and Persian, and regard me as
your well-wisher, you should at once prepare yourself to serve your beloved
land, and re-assure me with your word. If you are not, you should write to me
plainly so that I may proceed to carry out my duty as a Muhammadan.
I am sending Mirza Muhammad Khan to obtain an answer and you
should give him a reply in writing.
Enclosure No. 3.
Dated the 20th Shawwal 1333 (2nd September 19K).
From—The Darya Begi,
To— Ahmad Khan of Angali,
According to news received by me a number of the troops of Shaikh
* Quite incorrect of course. Khazal have arrived at Bushire* and
a. p. Teevob. intend in conjunction with foreign troops
to pass your territory, and come to these parts. Shame on you if you keep
quiet and consent to such a thing ! You have declared yourself neutral
from the beginning, and as I have friendly regards for you, and am confident
that you will not be deceived by the enemy, I write to say that to-day is not
a day when you should keep quiet, while 1 the unbelievers’ troops are invading
our land.
I write plainly to you that, if you are a Muhammadan and a Persian,
and ready to oppose the unbelievers, you should inform me so that I may
start to assist you: if you are on the side of the unbelievers, you should
inform me so that I should know what to do. I will not write more than
this. I am sending Mirza Mahmud Khan Sultan, and you can hand him the
reply in writing.
Enclosure No. 4.
Extract from a letter from Muhammad Khan Hayat Daudi to Ahmad Khan of Angali, dated
the 1st Zi Qa'adeh 1333 (l 2th September 1915).
The news here is that yesterday evening Ali Khan Sultan came with a
letter for the Sartip (Ismail) Khan, containing a telegram to the Darya Begi
from the Governor-General of Pars. The telegram was briefly as follows
*< t 0 Governor of all the Ports, Dashti and Dashtistan.
« From what I hear the conflict between Ismail Khan and Ghazanfar-us-
Sultan is simply on account of their personal hostility and is not actuated by
any other causes, according to the letters which he has^written. You should
soon put an end to it thereby ridding Ismail Khan of it.”
The letter also stated that he (Darya Begi) was whole-heartedly inclined
towards Ismail Khan and that it was necessary that a place should be appoint
ed for a meeting place, and an arrangement made for the settlement ot the
whole affair and thet Ismail Khan should not listen to devils^ by which he
means us ourselves. This is the purport of Darya Begi’s letter.
The Sultan said that Darya Begi had strongly advised Mirza Muhammad
Khan to cease to afford assistance to Agha Khan, and that he should be
handed over to Ismail Khan, so that this trouble might be ended. He (the
Sultan) was saying that they would surrender Agha Khan to Ismail Khan and
the latter was at "liberty to deal with him as he wished. I do not know if he
was telling the truth or lying. I do not know what the Khan will reply to
him _ * * * So much I know that he will hardly agree to an inter
view with him, until Agha Khan’s affair has been brought to a definite issue.