Abstract: The volume concerns events that happened in Persia and in the Eastern territories of the Ottoman Empire (Iraq), during the First World War. The main focus is the Turkish action in Persia, and the British intrigues to maintain control over Persia, preventing the country from entering the war and supporting Turkey in a Muslim coalition.The volume covers:Alleged plunder by the Turks of jewels and money for a value of two million sterling from the shrines of Nejef [Najaf, Iraq] and Karbala, in January 1915.Leave granted to British and Russian ministers.General situation in Persia, British interest in preserving its neutrality so that it would not enter the war in support of the Ottoman Empire.Rectification of Turco-Persian frontiers.Protest of Persian Government against actions taken by the British, and requests to respect the Persian neutrality.Political events at Tehran.Translation of appeal written by Muhammad Javid, Governor of the Province of Baghdad, inciting Jihad in Iraq and Persia against the Entente Powers (ff 264-267).Pro-Turkish feelings in Persia in early 1915; British fear of a holy war.Pro-Turkish activities of Isfahan Mullahs.Protests of Persian Government against the presence of British troops in Arabistan [Khuzestan, Iran], and British decision to ignore them.Participation of Swedish officers in German intrigues in Fars [Persia], by fetching weapons; British requesting the withdrawal of Swedish officers from Persia.Reported 'Turkish atrocities' against Christians in the district of Dilman [Azerbaijan], where the Russians found more than 200 corpses when entering the villages in March 1915.Proposed censoring of Persian mail.Deportation of German subject by British authorities in southern Persia, protest of Persian Government against.Landing of British troops near Ahwaz [Iran], on 20 February 1915.Weakening of Persian support of Turks, recorded in April 1915.Turkish occupation of Kasr-i-Shirin [Qasr-e Shirin, Iran].Telegraphic communications via Ahwaz, Persia, with sketch map of the telegraph line, by W Barker (f 89).The volume’s principal correspondents are: Thomas William Holderness and Arthur Hirtzel, India Office; Charles Hardinge, the Viceroy of India; Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Walter Beaupre Townley and Charles Marling, British Ministers at Tehran; Eyre Alexander Barby Wichart Crowe, Foreign Office; Percy Cox, Political Resident in Persian Gulf; Terence Humphrey Keyes, Political Agent in Bahrain; Alfred Hamilton, the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department, Delhi; the Persian Minister of Foreign Affairs.The volume contains newspaper cuttings from
The Times, and
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.There is a quote in Ancient Greek, from
Odyssey9.369.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 335; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-333; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: The volume concerns events that happened in southern Persia and in the territories of the Shatt al-Arab, during the First World War. The main focus is the protection of oilfields.The volume covers:The Arab movement in Mesopotamia.Possible despatch of troops to the Kārun river and to Ahwaz [Ahvāz, Iran], to protect the oilfields.Spreading of the jihad movement amongst Arab tribes, seceding from Sheikh of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr, Iran].Withdrawal of British subjects from Ahwaz.Pipeline and telegraph line damaged by Bawi tribe near Ahwaz.Sheikh of Mohammerah's defeat of the Bawi tribe, in February 1915.German intrigues, and the arrest and deportation of the former German Consul at Bushire and of German agents.Russian defeat of Turkish forces at Dilman, Azerbaijan, in March 1915.Turkish occupation of Kasr-i-Shirin.Movements of German agents; protest of Persian Government against.Evacuation of British and Russians from Kerman.The volume’s principal correspondents are: Thomas William Holderness and Arthur Hirtzel, India Office; Eyre Alexander Barby Wichart Crowe, Foreign Office; Charles Hardinge, Viceroy of India; Walter Beaupre Townley and Charles Marling, British Ministers at Tehran; Percy Cox, Political Resident in Persian Gulf; Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Strick, Scott and Co; Anglo-Persian Oil Company.There is a letter in French within the file, from the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs.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 198; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.