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Telegram P., No. 564-F., dated the 24th (received 25th) December 1915.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran,
To -The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Delhi.
(Addressed to Foreign Office, sent to India, Basrah and Petrograd.)
This afternoon the Shah received the Rnssian Minister and myself. The
retention of the present Prime Minister for the time being provided he purged
his Cabinet of hostile element and got rid of the Swedish Officer Commanding
the Gendarmerie was suggested by us. We foresaw however that in the near
future a change of Prime Ministers was inevitable. His Majesty agreed and
when the Pirman Parma was suggested by me as the future Prime Minister
the Shah said he quite agreed and urged that it should he done at once. His
Majesty promised to urge the Pirman Parma immediately to accept office.
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Telegram R., No. 769-C., dated the 25th (received 26th) December 1915.
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, Delhi.
Your telegram No. 398.
Sent letter in the sense indicated to Soulet yesterday by special messenger
who will, I think, deliver it safely.
Also wrote to Kawam in answer to his letter of December 14<th saying
if he could indicate safe means of getting stuff up I could assist him with
money and ammunition as I was sure Persian Government and you would
not like him to be hampered at this crisis by lack of these necessities.
To-day rebels at Borasjun have issued communique to the effect that
Gendarmerie have captured three gates and made Kawam prisoner; this is
probably one of their usual lies.
Addressed to Tehran ; repeated to Poreign and Basrah.
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Telegram No. 567-F., dated the 25th (received 26th) December 1915.
From—His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran, .
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political
Department, Delhi.
My telegram 564.
Farman Farma has received his appointment.
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Telegram R., No.-570-F., dated the 26th (received 27th) December 1915.
From—His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, _ „ . ^ .
To—The Secretary to the Government of India m the Foreign an o i ica
ment, Delhi.
FamtSFaTma^resented Cabinet to Shah this morning. More important
appomtments Mus]iaverel Mamalek ] late Secretary General
of that Department.