File 3516/1914 Pt 12 'German War: Persia; Bakhtiari and Bawi affairs'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- File 3516/1914 Pt 12 'German War: Persia; Bakhtiari and Bawi affairs'
- Date:
- 1915/1916
- Description:
- Abstract: The volume concerns the situation in Persia during the First World War. The main focus is securing cordial relations with the Bakhtiari to ensure security for British trade.The volume covers:Proposed grant of British honours to two Bakhtiari khans, Sirdar Assad and Sirdar Jang.Proposed matrimonial alliance between Sheikh of Mohammerah and Bahktiaris.Proposal to subsidize Bakhtiari Khans.Proposal to guarantee local autonomy to Bakhtiaris in event of dissolution of Persia.Attitude of Bakhtiari Khans.Letters from Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) staff regarding German intrigues among Bakhtiari and other tribes of southern Persia.Payment of a subsidy to Bakhtiari Khans.Measures for protecting APOC's property in Arabistan [Khuzestan].Proposed subsidy to the Bawi tribe.Arab raids to APOC's parties.The volume’s principal correspondents are: Walter Beaupre Townley and Charles Marling, British Ministers at Tehran; Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; George Buchanan, British Ambassador in Russia; Eyre Alexander Barby Wichart Crowe and Walter Langley, Foreign Office; J G L Ranking, British Consul at Ahwaz; Percy Cox, Political Resident in Persian Gulf; Thomas William Holderness, Lionel Abrahams and Arthur Hirtzel, India Office; Charles Hardinge, Viceroy of India; Anglo-Persian Oil Company.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 162; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- First World War (1914-1918)
International relations
Mesopotamian Campaign (1914-1918)
Oilfields - Geographic region:
- Khuzestan
Persia - Rights:
- رخصة المشاع الإبداعي لأغراض غير تجارية
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000419.0x00017f_ar
81055/vdc_100000000419.0x00017f_en
IOR/L/PS/10/488
IOR/L/PS/10/488