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Telegram P., No. 234 E|, dated the 13t]tl ( received 14th ) A P ril 1916#
From—His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran,
iji 0 The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
Following report received from Ardestan signaller, who got into touch
with Kerman last night.
Persian telegraph office at Sardar Zafar has been wrecked and plundered
by Bakhtiari sowars, who carried off 1,500 tomans in cash. Indo-European
Telegraph Department’s offices untouched and lines in good order. Sardar
Nosrat has sent men out to catch four Germans with hundred Persians who
are reported from Kamalabad to be near Sirjan.
Addressed to Foreign Office; repeated Sistan, Meshed and Bushire.
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Telegram P., No. 148—$14, dated the 13th (received 14th) April 1916.
From—The Deputy Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
Please refer to telegram 45 S. from Foreign Department.
If Wassmuss is still there jpid has aoy authority, he will not agree to
exchange any one but Listemann for O’Connor; he might possibly agree to
exchange one of others, say Ferguson, for Eisenhut if Khans would let him.
If, however, Wassmuss has disappeared (as rumour says), I think it is just
as likely Khans would exchange O’Connor for Khalu (Zair P) Hossein as for
Eisenhut, in fact probably more likely as they care nothing for latter.
There is possibility of our securing release, I think, if instead of remaining
quiescent we show some sign ol activity here.
Addressed Basrah; repealed Tehran.
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Telegram R., No. 48,?dated the 13th (received 14th) April 1916.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Simla (repeated Cox and Bushire).
Your telegram No. 45 S. £ Persian Government have sent orders to Soulet
to effect release of His Majesty’s Consul, Shiraz, and other prisoners and
Commandant of gendarmerie has sent similar instructions to loyalist gendarmes
at Shiraz to capture Wassmuss^
I should prefer to wait (a&d) see result before parleying with Wassmuss or
the Khans at Abram.
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Telegram R., No. 121 F., dated the 14th (received 15th) April 1916.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla.
last p^ara^ra^? ram ^°* ^ concur entirely in opinion expressed in
Addressed Bushire; repeated to Basrah.
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