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13. ‘Letter from Lt-Col Sir A.T. Wilson, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., C.M.G., D.S.O., Officiating Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign and Political Department, Simla.’
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- Abstract: The file contains a printed copy of a letter, sent by Lieutenant-Colonel Arnold Talbot Wilson, Officiating Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Secretary to the Government of India, concerning the protection of the oil fields operated by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) in the Arabistan region of Bakhtīārī. Wilson’s letter contains a précis of the protection given to the oilfields during the First World War, the current extent of oil extraction facilities in the region, justification for their continued protection, and his own recommendations for this protection.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: The booklet contains an original typed pagination sequence.
14. 'Tribal List: Arabistan (Northern and Southern) 1923'
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- Abstract: The memorandum is divided into two main sections. The first section (folios 3-9) is an alphabetical list of minor tribes/tribal sections/tribal sub-sections; each entry notes a corresponding main tribe or confederation to which it is understood they belong. The second section (folios 10-55) is arranged loosely alphabetically into entries for these main tribal groupings. Each entry includes a brief background description, along with a table providing the following information: chief(s), number of families/tents/houses, number of armed men (horse and foot), number of rifles, and a section for further notes. The information these tables provide is often broken down by tribal sub-sections.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 55; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The front and back covers have not been foliated.
15. ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 14. PART II. (From 16th to 30th September 1915.)’
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- Abstract: The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 16 and 30 September 1915. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, letters, memoranda, lists and tables.The volume mostly relates to:Reinforcements and supplies for Force D, including: river craft; aeroplanes; road vehicles; personnel; food; weapons; and ammunitionStaff appointments and details of injured and sick officersUpdates on progress at the Tigris line, especially at Sinn, Sannaiyat [As Sina‘yat] and Kut-al Amarah [Al-Kut]Proposals to advance on Baghdad after taking Kut-al AmarahDistributions of Force D (f 50) and of the Turkish [Ottoman] troops (f 123)Russo-Turkish operations at VanDiscussions of the situation in Persia [Iran], including the impact that the withdrawal of British Consul, Thomas George Grahame, from Isfahan to Ahwaz [Ahvaz] has had on employees of the Anglo-Persian Oil CompanyConversations between Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, and the Shaikh of Muhammareh [Khorramshahr] with regards to negotiating with leaders of the Bakhtiari [Bakhtīyārī] tribal confederation to protect the oil fields and ‘maintain order’ in Arabistan [Khuzestan]The rejection of Turkish forces from Najaf [An-Najaf] by the local populationDiscussions about how to govern holy places between the Basrah [Basra] Vilayet [a province under the Ottoman Empire] and Baghdad in anticipation of them coming under British control, and the extent to which the Persian Government should be consulted on this matter.The volume also includes:Appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations summarising the situation in Mesopotamia on 20 September (ff 47-48) and 27 September 1915 (f 113)A ‘Brief report on the possibilities of the Development of Irrigation in the Basrah District’ by Lieutenant P A Stoddard, Indian Army Reserve Officer (Special Irrigation Officer), (ff 64-71), which is accompanied by comments from Cox and Brigadier-General Joseph Cameron Rimington, Royal EngineersCopies of correspondence between Edmund George Barrow, Military Secretary, India Office, and Bertram Blakiston Cubitt, Under-Secretary of State for India, on the subject of aviation units for service in India and Mesopotamia, which include tables of personnel and vehicles required (ff 91-96)The Quartermaster General’s Embarkation Statement, listing reinforcements and details for Force D which embarked at Bombay [Mumbai] and Karachi (ff 128-134).The vast majority of material in the volume dates from September 1915, with the exception of a small amount of material which dates from May, June and August 1915.A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at the start of IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3236.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 136; 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 also present in parallel between ff 3-134; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
16. ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 8. (From 1st to 31st March 1915.)’
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- Abstract: The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 1 and 31 March 1915. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include letters, tables, and telegrams containing reports and orders.A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at folio 6, and the volume concerns:Intelligence summaries and appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military OperationsThe distribution and effective strength of Force DThe gathering and transport of reinforcements for Force DRequests for supplies and equipmentBritish efforts to gain the support of local Arab and Bakhtiari [Bakhtiyārī] rulersThe blockade of the EuphratesThe reorganisation of Force D as an Army Corps under the command of General Sir John Eccles NixonPossible terms of peace with Turkey [Ottoman Empire]The distribution of the Turkish ArmySuspicions regarding German activity, and particularly that of Wilhelm Wassmuss, in south Persia [Iran].Summaries of the contents of previous volumes can be found at folios 3 to 5.The volume contains a small number of copies of telegrams and letters from February 1915.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 236; 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 also present in parallel between ff 7-234; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21x33cm
17. 'A note on communications and irrigation in the Persian province of Arabistan'
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- Abstract: This note on communications and irrigation in Arabistan was written by Sir George Cunningham Buchanan and was printed in Simla at the Government Monotype Press. The information in the note is divided using sub-headings which include:general descriptioncommunicationsthe Karun Riverirrigation (in Shushter and Ahwaz)navigationproposals for improved communicationsFolios 8-9 contain photo illustrations of the Karun River and Ahwaz Rapids.Four maps are enclosed at the back of the file (folios 11-14).The file was previously marked confidential.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 15; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence between ff 4-7.
18. 'A Précis of the Relations of the British Government with the Tribes and Shaikhs of Arabistan'
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- Abstract: The volume is Lieutenant A T Wilson, IA, Acting Consul for Arabistan, A Précis of the Relations of the British Government with the Tribes and Shaikhs of Arabistan(Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1912).The volume is a compilation of historical, economic and political information about Arabistan [Khuzestan] and its relations with the British, by Lieutenant Arnold Talbot Wilson, Indian Army, Acting Consul for Arabistan.The contents of the volume are as follows:List of Officials in Arabistan;I British Interests in Arabistan, 1635-1800;II Arabistan - Internal Politics up to the death of Haji Jabir and genealogical table of Shaikhs of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], 1527-1881;III Shaikh Miz'al's Rule, 1882-1897;IV Shaikh Khaz'al's Rule, 1897-1910;V Shaikh Khaz'al and the Persian Customs;VI Shaikh Khaz'al - Political Relations with British Government;VII Piracies;VIII Turko-Persian Frontier Question;IX Shaikh of Mohammerah and Turks;X Irrigation in Arabistan (I Karun; II Karkhah; III Dizful);XI Acquisition and Tenure of Land in Arabistan, with Annexes;Sixteen appendices, numbered I-XVI (supplemented with a later additional appendix, IXa) each containing a transcription (one in French, others translated into English from Persian) of relevant firmans, agreements, concessions, and other documents from the period 1844-1910.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation system commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 68 on the back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto page of each folio. This is the system that has been used to determine the order of pages.Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence, numbered 2-115 (ff 8-66).
19. 'A précis of the Relations of the British Government with the Tribes and Shaikhs of Arabistan. By Lt A T Wilson, Acting Consul for Arabistan'
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- Abstract: This volume was published by the Superintendent Government Printing in Calcutta in 1912 and marked as very confidential. The first part of the volume concerns the Relations of the British Government with the tribes and shaikhs of Arabistan and included list of officials in Arabistan (folio 6) and collections of reports and correspondence on: British interests in Arabistan between 1635 and 1800, the issue of frontiers between Turkey and Persia (folios 30v-34), information on the Sheikhs of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr, Iran] from 1567 to 1910 and their relations with the Turks, and piracies in the Shatt-Al-Arab from 1891-1900 (folios 28-30). The second part of the volume concerns irrigation schemes in Arabistan (folios 39-44) and land acquisition by foreigners in Arabistan (folio 44v-50).Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
20. 'A Précis of the Relations of the British Government with the Tribes and Shaikhs of 'Arabistan By Lieutenant A T Wilson, Acting Consul for Arabistan'
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- Abstract: This volume consists of a précis issued by the Government of India which provides comprehensive details regarding the history of relations between the British Government and the tribes and rulers of 'Arabistan. The volume is divided into eleven sections as follows:I. British Interests in 'Arabistan;II. 'Arabistan: Internal Politics up to the death of Haji Jabir and genealogical table of Shaikhs of Mohammerah, 1527-1881;III. Shaikh Miz'als's rule, 1882-1897;IV. Shaikh Khaz'al's rule, 1897-1910;V. Shaikh Khaz'al and the Persian Customs;VI. Shaikh Khaz'al: Political Relations with British Government;VII. Piracies;VIII. Turko-Persian Frontier Question;IX. Shaikh of Mohammerah and Turks;X. Irrigation in 'Arabistan;XI. Acquisition and Tenure of Land in 'Arabistan with Annexes.Between folios 51-70, the volume contains a number of appendices including copies of various relevant agreements. On folios 69-70, the volume contains the Persian text of a concession granted to the Nasiri Company for running ships from Ahwaz to Shushtar.The volume was compiled by Lieutenant Arnold Talbot Wilson, Acting Consul for 'Arabistan. The printing statement reads, 'Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, 1912'Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 70; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An original printed pagination sequence is present in parallel between ff 8-65.
21. 'Memorandum on the Financial Obligations of the British, Indian and Persian Governments respectively in relation to Telegraph Lines in Persia.'
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- Abstract: This file consists of a memorandum concerning the financial obligations of the British, Indian and Persian Governments respectively in relation to telegraph lines in Persia. The memorandum is divided into sections as follows:Jask royalty and claims for wilful damage (the claims in question being against the Persian Government);Central Persia line;Henjam-Bunder Abbas [Henjān-Bandar-e ʻAbbās] line;Arabistan [Khūzestān] telegraph lines reconstruction;Robat-Seistan [Robāţ-e Meshkī-Sīstān-e Balūchestān] line;Kerman-Bunder Abbas line.Each section provides details of the costs of construction of the line(s) in question, plus the amount payable by the Persian Government. For some of the lines, details of costs incurred by other bodies, such as HM Treasury, the Foreign Office, and the India Office, are included.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 211, and terminates at f 216, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
22. File 537/1921 Part 1 'Persia: Oil - Defence of A.P. Oil Co's fields etc'
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- Abstract: The item contains correspondence and other papers regarding the protection of oilfields in Arabistan, Persia [the southern part of Khuzestan Province, Iran] run by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC). Topics discussed include:The withdrawal of a British military unit from Ahwaz [Ahvaz] following the end of the First World WarThe reliance for protection of the oilfields on continued friendly relations with the Sheikh [Shaikh] of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and the Bakhtiari [Bakhtiyari] people, and considerations that these relations could be adversely influenced by the Soviet Union or by any attempt by the Government of Persia to assert more direct control over the areaPotential creation of a ‘volunteer defence force’ made up of APOC employees, and discussions over how the Government of Persia would react to such a forcePossible availability of British troops in Iraq for protection of the oilfields in an emergency, and discussion of the technicalities of requesting and providing such assistance.The primary correspondents are: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia; the Foreign Office; the India Office; the Colonial Office; the Air Ministry; the Committee of Imperial Defence; the Government of India; Air Headquarters, Iraq; the British Consul, Ahwaz; the British Consul, Baghdad; and APOC Ltd.Physical description: 1 item (161 folios)
23. File 1283/1913 Pt 2 'Persian Gulf and Arabistan: German competition'
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- Abstract: This is part two (of two) of a larger volume IOR/L/PS/10/366; it concerns increasing German competition experienced by British firms trading in the Persian Gulf region, and contains discussion between British officials as to possible action to strengthen the latter.Specific issues predominantly discussed in this part include:the abandonment of Antwerp and Hamburg by British shipping lines, and the current monopoly held by the Hamburg-America Line;agreements made between British shipping companies and the Hamburg-America Line;the establishment of a regular shipping service from Antwerp to the Persian Gulf by the Hall Line to compete with the Hamburg-America Line;the establishment of Messrs Robert Wonckhaus and Company on the Karun River and its success in competing with the Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation Company, and a possible subsidy for the latter from the British Government;a query from Paul, Gray and Company (see ff 28-33) as to whether they may continue to represent a German merchant, Mr Roever at Shiraz, following the outbreak of the First World War (1914-18);British-Russian proposals to use the war to take the Persian drug import trade away from the Germans.The following reports by Henry George Chick (Commercial Adviser and Vice-Consul at Bushire) can be found within: a memorandum on the development of Messrs Robert Wonckhaus and Company's activity on the Karun River (see folios 152-155 and 168-171, two copies), and a report on German trade and shipping in the Persian Gulf for the year 1912-13 (see folios 86-94). Also contained within this part are copies of a contract between Muin ut Tujjar and Robert Wonckhaus and Company for the lease of a wharf and warehouse at Ahwaz (see folios 95, and 68-74).It also includes a letter from Arthur J Dale (former German Vice-Consul at Sultanabad [Osmānnagar]) to Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, dated 30 June 1915. The letter provides background information on Perische Teppich Gesellschaff, an explanation for its success in the Persian carpet trade, and confirmation of its switch to political activities following the outbreak of the war; the author seeks the downfall of this company. A letter from W Barker, dated May 1916, seeking employment as a business adviser in the Persian Gulf can be found on folios 6-10.The French content consists of two items only: a letter from J D Riedel and Company addressed to Mirza Mohamed Hassan Zia and Company, Importer of Drugs and Chemical Products at Shiraz dated 4 September 1914 (see folio 23); and an extract of a circular issued by agents of the Hamburg-America Line at Antwerp on their Persian Gulf Service (see folio 188) issued by their Belgium shipping agent Tonnelier and Scheppens in 1913.Physical description: This item is part of a larger physical volume and is located towards the front; it occupies folios 3-198.
24. File 3414/1906 Pt 3 'Persia: telegraphs; exchange of telegraphs with Russia and Anglo-Persian convention for improvement of Arabistan telegraphs'
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- Abstract: Correspondence discusses the exchange of telegraph lines with Russia.Telegraph lines discussed are the Seistan line; Arabistan telegraphs (Mohammerah-Ahwaz); North Persian line (Tehran-Khanikin and Tehran-Shahrud). The signing and ratification of the Arabistan Telegraph convention is also discussed.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 236; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
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