"الوضع في بلاد فارس، المجلد II" [و‎‎٢‎٥‎٩] (٢٤٤/١٦٩)

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Decjrohar, ,31 r C, Ifcrlln.j-, (Teheran);
Marcli 1918.
D. 9,0.p.ra. 1 /Iurcli 12th. 1918,
R. 11.30.a.m. March 13th, 1918.
No.209.
Your telegr.ims Nos, 133 and 139.
I am sending messenger to Tii’lis via Baku and
another via Tabriz.
-iCtinii Consul at Tabriz had no news whatever
from Caucasus. Telegraphic and Postal communications
have been interrupted for a fortnight. Large
sect!on of railway has been destroyed and no more
trains are leaving for Julfa owing to lack of
petroleum. Manager of Indo-Yuroneun Telegraph
Company informs me that tribesmen have all turned
robbers. He already has authority of CorTvoiy to
spare no expense in maintaining line. Plan adopted
is to send out rnan with repairing instruments unci
furnished with money to conciliate robbers when
necessary but he is frequently robbed of all his
money before he roaches the snot. Hitherto damage
appears to have been accidental result of fighting.
I fear chaotic state of country renders (?subsidy)
impossible and if tried would probably result in wil
ful damage of line us a means of extorting black mail
Addressed to foreign Office No.208. dent to
India and Bagdad,