File 2818/1906 'Persia: Seistan disturbances and consular guard'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- File 2818/1906 'Persia: Seistan disturbances and consular guard'
- Date:
- 1906/1909
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains correspondence which discusses a serious disturbance in Seistan in which a crowd attacked the British Consul over measures taken to limit the outbreak of plague.The dispatch of Indian Army troops to the town is discussed in the context of a consideration of the efficacy of the Persian government and army, as well as the implications of the deployment of Russian Cossacks.Included in the correspondence is a report from H M Consul, Seistan, on the rapidly deteriorating situation in April 1906. Other correspondents include Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Secretary and Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, H M Ambassador, Persia.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 165; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 48-69; these numbers are written in a combination of blue crayon and pencil, but are not circled.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Plague
Bubonic plague
Government of Persia, Qajar dynasty - Geographic region:
- Seistan
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000365.0x0003b9_ar
81055/vdc_100000000365.0x0003b9_en
IOR/L/PS/10/100
IOR/L/PS/10/100