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13. 'Collection of private Telegrams between the Secretary of State for India and the Viceroy, prior to the Outbreak of War with Turkey'
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- Abstract: The file contains a collection of twenty telegrams between Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes (Secretary of State for India) and Charles Hardinge (Viceroy of India) during August-September 1914 prior to the outbreak of war with Turkey.It concerns the contribution and use of troops from India, and drafts on the army; considerations of maintaining the safety of India, and the strain put on the Indian defence of the frontier; troop movements and mobilisation - including the despatch of Imperial Service Troops and Cavalry, and the sending of troops to German East Africa, and Europe.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 4; 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.
14. ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 15. Part 1. (From 1st to 15th October 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 October and 15 October 1915. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: letters, telegrams, notes, tables, and memoranda.A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at folios 5-6, and the volume concerns:Appreciations [reports] and intelligence summaries from the Directorate of Military OperationsLists of prisoners taken and casualties at Kut-al-Amarah [al-Kut]The question of pursuit of Turks [Ottoman Army] from Kut-al-Amarah up the TigrisBulgaria’s entry into the warMedical suppliesGeneral John Nixon’s support for an advance to Baghdad and comments on the proposal from the Viceroy, Cabinet, and Secretary of State for IndiaA cavalry skirmish near Aziziyah [Al ‘Aziziyah]Reinforcements for Force D.The following tables appear:Composition of Force D on folios 3-4, including administrative unitsThe distribution of the troops in Force D on folios 35-37 and 98-100The strength of Force D on folios 22 and 84-85.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 134; 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 8-132; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
15. ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 37. PART I. (From 1st to 15th August 1917.)’
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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 15 August 1917. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, memoranda, letters, and tables.An index to the contents of this volume can be found at folios 3-15 and a summary of the contents can be found at folio 16. The volume concerns:The supply of food, animals, construction materials, weapons, and other items to Force DRiver and railway traffic in MesopotamiaRailway construction in MesopotamiaArrivals to and departures from the port of BasraProblems with the unloading of ships at BasraProposal for the transfer of men from the Disciplinary Labour Corps into a free Labour CorpsDiscussion of British strategy in Mesopotamia, including current policy of securing control of the Baghdad Vilayet, and inability to take offensive action without Russian supportRecruitment of Arab prisoners of war in India ‘to serve the Sheriff [Sharīf] of Mecca’Intelligence concerning movements of Turkish [Ottoman], German, and Austrian unitsIntelligence concerning German construction of a railway ‘towards Mosul’Discussion of the creation of a French Consulate at BaghdadFinancial administration of Force D and the territory occupied by the British in MesopotamiaProposal for forming a new division of Force DIntelligence concerning Russian movements in the Caucasus and mutiny within the Russian armyIntelligence concerning Kurdish movements and attacks on Russian troopsShortage of medical officers.The volume also contains:Distribution and composition of Force D including details of lines of communication, commanding officers, and units captured at Kut-al-Amarah [Al-Kut] (ff 3-36)Distribution of Force D including details of lines of communication, 15 July 1917 (ff 123-127), 22 July 1917 (ff 216-220)Distribution of the Turkish Army, 7 August 1917 (ff 147-148), 14 August 1917 (ff 226-227)Detailed statement of ration strength of Force D on 30 June 1917 (ff 39-42), 7 July 1917 (ff 175-178)Ammunition held and used by Force D, 29 July 1917 (ff 42-43), 4 August 1917 (ff 123-124)Strength return of Force D dated 2 June 1917 (ff 45-61)Ration strength of Force D on 14 July 1917 (ff 67-69), 21 July 1917 (ff 152-154), 28 July 1917 (ff 234-236)Report of number of pilots and aircraft available for service in Mesopotamia, 2 August 1917 (ff 81-82), 9 August 1917 (f 179)Two diaries of information from 7 July 1917 (ff 90-107) and 21 July 1917 (ff 193-194) covering: climate and floods; local produce; Inland Water Transport; medical affairs; military government; the Directorate of Works; the YMCA in Baghdad; and the crash of a German planeWeekly return of sick and wounded for the week ending 14 July 1917 (f 114) and 21 July 1917 (ff 187-188).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 242; 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 3-240; 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 46. PART I. (From 1st to 15th May 1918.)’
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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 15 May 1918. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, memoranda, and tables. An index to the contents of this volume and a summary of the contents can be found at folios 3-35.The volume concerns:Military personnel issues, including reinforcements, promotions, demobilization plans, and rewards for performanceSupply of food, construction materials, animals, ammunition, and other items to Force DArrivals to and departures from the port of BasraRiver and railway traffic in MesopotamiaRailway construction in MesopotamiaA report on the performance of the 49th Bengal InfantryProposals for ‘reducing expenditure’ on shipping between India and MesopotamiaDiscussion of British strategic priorities in MesopotamiaIntelligence concerning Turkish [Ottoman] military actions in the Caucasus and Persia [Iran]Matters relating to Dunsterforce, including the movements of Dunsterforce and the formation of an Armoured Car unitThe occupation of Kerkouk [Kirkuk] by Force DPursuit of Turkish forces following the capture of KerkoukForce D’s withdrawal from KerkoukThe occupation of Tauq [Tawuq]Matters relating to the British blockade of Najaf following the killing of a British officer, including the surrender of the town and the arrest of ‘mal-contents and ringleaders’Aerial bombing of camps near Fathah [Al Fathah], Erbil, and Altun Keupri [Altun Kupri].The volume also contains:Distribution and composition of Force D including details of lines of communication and commanding officers (ff 36- 49)Distribution of Force D including details of lines of communication, 6 April 1918 (ff 150-165), 13 April 1918 (ff 165-180), and 20 April 1918 (ff 328-339)Ammunition held and used by Force D, 26 April 1918 (f 52) and 3 May 1918 (ff 276-278)Ration strength of Force D on 30 March 1918 (ff 136-140), 13 April 1918 (ff 219-223), and 20 April 1918 (ff 342-345)Detailed statements of ration strength of Force D on 9 March 1918 (ff 141-147), 23 March 1918 (ff 205-210), 30 March 1918 (ff 244-250), and 6 April 1918 (ff 381-386)Strength returns of Force D dated 2 March 1918 (ff 61- 73), 9 March 1918 (ff 74-99), 16 March 1918 (ff 251-273), 23 March 1918 (ff 123-125), 6 April 1918 (ff 202-204), 13 April 1918 (ff 340-342), and 20 April 1918 (ff 147-149)Statement of Animal Transport held by Force D, dated 1 March 1918 (ff 101-111)Statement of Animal and Mechanical Transport held by Force D, dated 1 March 1918 (ff 300-311)Report of number of pilots and aircraft available for service in Mesopotamia, 2 May 1918 (f 127) and 9 May 1918 (f 352)Distribution of the Turkish Army, 7 May 1918 (ff 231-233) and 14 May 1918 (ff 408-409)War establishment for an Armoured Motor Car unit (ff 238-242)Weekly return of sick and wounded for the weeks ending 13 April 1918 (ff 288-290) and 20 April 1918 (ff 406-407)Names, designation letters, and classes of new battalions created by Force D (ff 295-296).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 422; 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 3-420; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
17. ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 46. PART II. (From 16th to 31st May 1918.)’
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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 31 May 1918. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, memoranda, and tables.An index to the contents of this volume and a summary of the contents can be found in IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3299.The volume concerns:Military personnel issues, including reinforcements, recruitment, and leaveArrivals to and departures from the port of BasraRailway construction in MesopotamiaSupply of animals, food, tents, construction materials, vehicles, and other items to Force DBritish propaganda in MesopotamiaDiscussion of the potential for recruiting Assyrians and Nestorians in Persia [Iran] for military serviceMatters relating to Dunsterforce, including: Dunsterforce’s movements; recruitment of Persian levies; and operations to suppress anti-British forces in PersiaBritish interactions with Russian officers in Persia, including payment of money to maintain Russian troops, and attempts to prevent a Russian general returning to PersiaAerial bombardment of Fathah [Al Fathah] and Humr [Al Humr]The creation of a Directorate for Irrigation in MesopotamiaIntelligence concerning the movement of Turkish units in Mesopotamia and PersiaIntelligence concerning the arrival of German soldiers, vehicles, and weapons at Constantinople [Istanbul]Intelligence concerning Turkish and German intelligence operations, including the German role in inciting the ‘rebellion’ in NajafBritish financial support for pro-British Persian politiciansActivities of the South Persia RiflesDiscussions of British military strategy in the Middle East, including the shift in focus away from Mesopotamia and towards PersiaRailway traffic in MesopotamiaForce D’s withdrawal from Kerkouk [Kirkuk]A summary of recent bombing raids and aerial combat, written for the Press AssociationText of a speech given by General William Marshall in Baghdad to mark Empire Day (f 266).The volume also contains:Strength returns of Force D dated 30 March 1918 (ff 14-22, ff 45-66), 6 April 1918 (ff 89-102), 13 April 1918 (ff 236-246), 20 April 1918 (ff 23-24), and 27 April 1918 (ff 126-128)Distribution of Force D including details of lines of communication, 27 April 1918 (ff 141-150)Ration strength of Force D on 27 April 1918 (ff 67-69) and 4 May 1918 (ff 134-137)Detailed statements of ration strength of Force D on 13 April 1918 (ff 103-107) and 20 April 1918 (ff 179-183)Report of number of pilots and aircraft available for service in Mesopotamia, 16 May 1918 (ff 35-36), 23 May 1918 (f 154), and 30 May 1918 (f 274)Weekly return of sick and wounded for the week ending 27 April 1918 (f 84)Distribution of the Turkish Army, 21 May 1918 (ff 112-113) and 28 May 1918 (ff 215-223)Ammunition held and used by Force D, 17 May 1918 (ff 128-129) and 24 May (f 250)Lists of captured food supplies (ff 231-232).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 279; 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 3-277; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
18. 'Remarks on the Bashi-Bazouks and other irregulars; including brief reflections on the present war. With a sketch of General William Ferguson Beatson, organiser of the Bashi-Bazouks during the Crimean campaign' by Colonel William Ferguson Beatson Laurie
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- Abstract: The volume comprises information about the Bashi-Bazouks and other irregulars including the following:remarks – discusses the notoriety and character of the Bashi-Bazouks, and their involvement in the Bulgarian atrocities during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877. A brief assessment of Turkish and Russian military is included, alongside a summary of current British interests in Asia Minor, and the involvement of William Ferguson Beatson with the Bashi-Bazouks during the Crimean War (1853-1856);Egypt – notes British interest in the country, and the announcement of intentions to send a force from India to occupy and hold Egypt in the event of an attack;the Turkish Irregulars – notes the use and advantage of using large irregular forces;Major-General W F Beatson – provides a biography of the man with remarks on his character, and details of his military career;papers relating to General Beatson's Indian Career - contains extracts, an inscription, and a quote dated 1848-1860.The front cover (f 1) contains an inscription to General Sir Garnet Wolseley (who served in the Crimea Campaign) with the author's compliments, dated July 1877.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 12; 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.
19. Dispatch No. 21 from the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in Camp near Tabreez, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company
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- Abstract: Dispatch No. 21 from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in camp near Tabreez [Tabriz], to the Secret Committee of the East India Company, of 20 August 1827, which was received from the Foreign Office on 8 October 1827. Macdonald Kinneir discusses the ongoing war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828], criticising the leadership of the Shah of Persia [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār] during the war and describing the ill-discipline of his troops and their ‘indiscriminate pillage’ of the province of Azerbijan [Azerbaijan]. He points to the opportunities missed by both Russia and Persia during the prosecution of the war, and indicates that he believes that Russia will be the eventual victor on account of the ‘deplorable weakness’ of the Persian Government. Macdonald Kinneir also gives an outline of the Russian forces in the southern Caucasus, giving approximate numbers of troops and their locations.The letter originally enclosed the translation of a journal kept by the Persian envoy Meerza Saleh [Mīrzā Ṣāliḥ Shīrāzī] and copies of Macdonald Kinneir’s dispatches Nos. 59 and 60 to the Chief Secretary to the Government of India, George Swinton (now catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/71/34-37).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
20. The Anglo-Persian War
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- Abstract: This item comprises enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee [Bombay Secret Letter], No. 24 dated 2 February 1857. The enclosures are dated 4-14 January 1857.The item comprises two despatches from Major-General Foster Stalker, Commanding the Persian Expeditionary Force, to the Secretary to the Government and the Quarter-Master General of the Army, Bombay, reporting the progress of operations against Persia [Iran], the condition of the troops, and logistical aspects of potential future movements of the Field Force, in particular the potential routes towards Shuster [Shushtar].The numerous enclosures to Stalker’s despatches consist of correspondence of, and reports by, the following military and naval officers and political officials: Lieutenant J [C?] Ballard, Superintendent Intelligence Department; Major R L Taylor, on Special Duty in Persia and Vice-Consul, Busrah [Basra]; Lieutenant J H Selby, Indian Navy, Commanding the Cometand Surveyor in Mesopotamia [Iraq]; Lieutenant Herbert Disbrowe, Assistant Political Agent, Persian Expeditionary Force; Captain J B Dunsterville, Assistant Commissary General, Persian Expeditionary Force; Major John Hill, Commanding Engineer, Persian Field Force; Lieutenant Claude Merriman, Field Engineer, Persian Field Force; Commander James Felix Jones, Indian Navy, Political Agent with the Forces, Civil Commissioner of the Town and Resident, Persian Gulf; Commodore Richard Ethersey, Commanding the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf; and J G Taylor, HM Vice-Consul and Commissariat Agent, Busrah.The papers notably cover and include:A ‘Memorandum regarding the force of the enemy in Fars’, detailing the number and condition of Persian forces encamped at the village of Borazgaon [Borazjan] ‘36 miles from Bushire’ [Bushehr], and the names of the Persian commanding officers (ff 369-370)Strategic information regarding both the Karun River [also spelled Karoon in this item] and Bebehan [Behbahan] routes for a potential advance towards Shuster, including information on the geography, terrain and climate of the area around the Karun River as well as its navigability for large vessels and steamers, disembarkation points, and resources for supporting the armyInformation on Mohumrah [Khorramshahr, formerly Mohammerah] and the surrounding area including: the terrain, climate and agriculture; a list of ‘Arab tribes tributary to the Persians’ on that coastal region including the extent of their armaments (ff 373-376); a report by Lieutenant Merriman on his reconnoitre of the town and fortifications at Mohummerah and a sketch of the nature of the defences being erected by ‘the enemy’ there (IOR/L/PS/5/490, f 410)A report by Lieutenant Ballard ‘regarding the countries through which a force marching on Shuster or Bebehan respectively would have to pass’ ( ff 382-392)A ‘Sketch showing supposed movements of the enemy of English Army seizing Mohumrah preparatory to ascending the Karun’, and a sketch map by Lieutenant Ballard, of the route between Bushire and Shiraz (IOR/L/PS/5/490, f 393 and f 394)An estimate by Major Hill ‘of the probable military force that will be required for an expedition to Shuster, on the Karoon River’ (ff 404-409)Information regarding the commissariat measures that would be required in order to advance on and besiege Shuster, including the method of advancing on Mohumrah and the large number of camels and mules it would be necessary to procureA memorandum by Commodore Ethersey detailing the kind of river transport it would be advisable to procure for an expedition to Shuster near the head of the Karoon RiverGeneral reports regarding the procurement of supplies and animals for the force near Bushire and the expected reinforcementsInformation supplied by Major Hill regarding the supply of materials for defences and for buildings to accommodate the troops during hot weather, notably what can be utilized from date treesA coloured map entitled ‘Sketch of the position of British Force at Bushire’ (IOR/L/PS/5/490, f 422).The item also includes the ‘Political diary of events connected with and, business transacted in the Bushire Residency in relation to the Persian Gulf Expeditionary Force’ covering 22 December 1856 to 4 January 1857, inclusive (ff 423-428).Physical description: 1 item (62 folios)
21. The Anglo-Persian War
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- Abstract: This item comprises enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee [Bombay Secret Letter], No. 13 dated 16 January 1857. The enclosures are dated 23 December 1856-14 January 1857.The enclosures primarily are, or convey, the despatches of Major-General Foster Stalker, Commanding the Persian Expeditionary Force (with their relevant enclosures), to the Secretary to the Government, Bombay, relating to the movements of the Persian Expeditionary Force since the commencement of operations up to the British capture and occupation of Bushire [Bushehr]. They are supplemented by copies of the political diary of Commander James Felix Jones, Indian Navy, Political Agent with the Forces and Resident in the Persian Gulf (also later Civil Commissioner in Bushire), from 29 November to 22 December inclusive.The papers notably cover and include:Details of the British: capture of Karrack [Kharg Island, also known as Khark]; landing at Halileh Bay [also spelled Hallila in this item]; defeat of the forces of Baukir Khan, Chief of the Tangistoon tribe [Bāqir Khān (Tangistānī), Governor of Tangistān, also spelled Tungistoon and Tungestoon in this item]; advance on the town of Bushire [Bushehr]; and receipt of the surrender of the Governor of Bushire and the remaining Persian [Iranian] garrison. Also included are two sketches depicting the attack on Rushire (Reishahr, five miles from Bushire) and the advance on Bushire (IOR/L/PS/5/490, f 170 and f 171)The stationing of a permanent British camp outside the walls of Bushire, including details of the health and condition of the troops, the construction of camp defences, and Stalker’s request for a small reinforcement of his troops as soon as possible in case of a dramatic change of weather or large scale illnessReconnaissance organised from Bushire, notably along the road to Feroozabad [Firuzabad], and to investigate the surrounding terrain and assess the attitude of local villagers towards the BritishStalker’s assessment of possible future military movements and the need for major reinforcements in order to effect a significant advance either to Mohumra [Khorramshahr, formerly Mohammerah], up the Karoon [Karun] River to Shooster [Shushtar], or to Shiraz [also spelled Sheeraz in this item]Measures undertaken to deal with the shortage of forage (grass and hay) for the cavalry and artillery horses at Bushire and the expected reinforcements from BombayIntelligence regarding Persian military manoeuvres in the interior of Persia [Iran], including reports of troops amassing at Feroozabad and Shiraz and rumours of their movements towards BushireCommunications between Felix Jones and Baukir Khan, Chief of Tungistoon, (subsequent to the recent defeat of his tribe, the deaths of immediate family members and loss of his property), relating to arrangements for his future secret co-operation with the British and the provision of intelligence of Persian military plans and operations, particularly regarding Shiraz and Borazjoon [Borazjan]Intelligence received by the British Agent at Shiraz, now at Bushire, regarding Persian troop movements from Tehran and Shiraz especially since the British capture of BushireThe despatch of a small naval force under Commodore Richard Ethersey, Commander of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf, conveying Lieutenant Herbert Disbrowe, Assistant Resident, Persian Gulf, to the coastal villages north of Bushire up to Bunder Deylum [Bandar Deylam], in order to communicate and come to an ‘understanding’ with the ‘chiefs of the Persian ports’ that would secure supply lines, open their ports for free trade and expedite procurement of forage for the army (horses and cattle) at Bushire. Includes a translation of Felix Jones’s template letter of acceptance of terms to be signed by each ‘chief’ (ff 211-213).Physical description: 1 item (58 folios)
22. The Anglo-Persian War
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- Abstract: This item comprises enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee, [Bombay Secret Letter] No. 54 dated 2 February 1857. The enclosures are dated 5-29 January 1857.The primary correspondents are: Major-General Foster Stalker, Commanding the Persian Expeditionary Force; the Secretary to the Government, Bombay; Dr J G Fraser, Civil Surgeon at Ahmednuggur [Ahmednagar]; and the Secretary to the Government of India. Also included are Resolutions of the Board, and Minutes of the Governor of Bombay and members in Council. The enclosures to the despatches include letters and reports of: Lieutenant Herbert Disbrowe, Assistant Political Agent and Assistant Resident, Persian Gulf; Charles Augustus Murray, HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Persia [Iran] (then stationed at Baghdad); Major H J Barr, Bombay Army; and Captain Griffith Jenkins, Indian Navy, Commanding the HCS [Honourable Company Steam] frigate Assaye.The papers relate to the progress of operations against Persia and related matters, and notably cover:Information regarding Persian coastal ports north of Bushire [Bushehr], particularly: their strategic value; the inhabitants, tribes and sheikhs [shaikhs]; topography; navigability, anchorage and facilities for disembarking troops; and resources for supplying the British forces in the event of future military movements in that direction. Included is Lieutenant Disbrowe’s report (ff 433-439) of the tour made by the Bereniceand the Falklandto visit the ruling shaikhs of Gonavah [Bandar Ganaveh, also spelled Gonava and Ginava in this item], Dillom [Bandar Deylam], Bunder Reeg [Bandar Rig] and Roodhilla [Dehrud-e Olya]. The report describes his meetings with the shaikhs to apprise them of the current conflict between Britain and Persia and to secure their agreement (by secret compact) to provide assistance and intelligence to the British in return for a temporary allowance, and contains information on the resources of Dillom, Hindiyan [Hendijan] and Bihbian [Behbahan, also spelled Bihbihan in this item] and the roads between those placesThe placing, by Murray, of Major Taylor of the Bombay Army, at the disposal of Major-General Stalker, to provide language assistance, local knowledge, and to relieve the pressure on Captain James Felix Jones, Political Agent with the Forces and Civil Commissioner in the town of BushireThe Persian forts and works at Mohumrah [Khorramshahr, formerly Mohammerah] in the course of erection and other works at the confluence of the Karoon [Karun] and Shatal Arab [Shatt al-Arab, also spelled Shut-el-Arab in this item] rivers, and Stalker’s assertion to Bombay that he was unable to destroy them due to the recall of ships to the Presidency (to form transports for the reinforcements)Proposals for an electro-telegraphic communication between the Bushire Residency, Stalker’s camp, and the shipping in the Bushire Roads, including the proposal by Major Barr (ff 453-455) and the Bombay Government’s approval of the scheme should Lieutenant R L Brunton, Acting Deputy Superintendent, Electric Telegraph Department, confirm that sufficient telegraphic cable is procurable in BombayThe transfer by Captain Jenkins, of three (‘men of rank’) prisoners of war, and their followers, captured at Bushire, to Ahmednuggur, via Poona [Pune] into the care of Dr Fraser, and the terms and arrangements for their confinement.Physical description: 1 item (47 folios)
23. The Anglo-Persian War
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- Abstract: This item comprises enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee [Bombay Secret Letter], No. 6 dated 2 January 1857. The enclosures are dated 6 November-30 December 1856.The primary correspondents are: Commander Felix Jones, Indian Navy, Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Secretary to the Government, Bombay; and Major-General Foster Stalker, Commanding the Field Force in Persia [Iran]. Their despatches contain numerous enclosures.The papers notably cover and include:Intelligence, and reports forwarded by the Political Agent in Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq], relating to: Persian fortifications and defensive measures in and around Mohumrah [Khorramshahr, formerly Mohammerah] and the Shut-ool-Arab [Shatt al-Arab] river; and the strategic importance of British forces capturing Shuster [Shushtar] and the strength of the Persian forces at that cityThe dealings of the Resident in the Persian Gulf with the Commissariat and Quarter-Master General staff officers sent in advance to Bushire [Bushehr] to organise supplies (arms, ammunition, food and fuel) for the reinforcement troops expected from Bombay, including the Resident’s instructions that the staff officers base themselves at Bassidore [Basaidu, Qeshm Island] rather than Bushire for security reasons, and that they commence their operations but postpone any despatches, due to the uncertainty regarding the initial destination of the reinforcements from BombayCorrespondence of the Resident in the Persian Gulf with the Bombay Government regarding his decision to send the staff officers to Bassidore and decision not to keep one British vessel in the Bushire Roads ‘for the protection of the Residency or of British subjects’ (f 78)Intelligence received from Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz [also spelled Sheeraz in this item] reporting the deterioration of Anglo-Persian relations and Persian military manoeuvres and war preparations, including: news of the departure from Tehran of HM Consul Richard Stevens; instructions to the British Agent at Sheeraz to leave that city; a list of Persian regiments in the Province of Fars and their commanding officers (ff 83-84); reports of Persian troop movements from Isfahan to Shiraz, Kirman [Kerman] and MohumrahDocuments, obtained by the Resident in the Persian Gulf and forwarded by the British Agent at Shiraz, indicating that Tahmasp Meerza, Prince of Shiraz and Prince Governor of Fars [Shāhzādah Ṭahmāsp/Ṭahmāsb Mīrzā Muʾayyid al-Dawlah] is soliciting, on behalf of the Shah, for a reconciliation with the British Government and the avoidance of military conflict whilst publically extolling the Persian capture of Herat and the march of Persian armies to Sheeraz (see ff 85-86, 88-89, 91-94)The decision of the Resident in the Persian Gulf to retain his title and exercise the functions of his role instead of putting himself at the disposal of Major-General Stalker in a military capacity.Physical description: 1 item (35 folios)
24. Ships bound for the Persian Gulf; affairs in Nepal
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- Abstract: Enclosures nos. 3-11 to dispatch no. 10 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 26 August 1838. The enclosures are dated 5-22 August 1838.Enclosures 3 and 4 contain instructions from the Government of India for HMS Volageand two sloops to travel to Bombay [Mumbai] in preparation for taking troops to the Gulf, and for HMS Rattlesnakeand HMS Victorto remain in Rangoon [Yangon] until further notice.The remainder of the enclosures concern a report by the Commander-in-Chief, India, into the vulnerability of provinces bordering Nepaul [Nepal] in the wake of worsening relations between the two countries. The report (enclosure 6, ff 480-483) proposes the movement of troops to either Jorhoot [Jorhat] or Gorruckpoor [Gorakhpur]. The enclosures also cover: a request for the relief of troops in Cuttack and Mhow and the reinforcement of Benares [Varanasi]; an offer of reinforcements from the Government of Ceylon [Sri Lanka]; and an enquiry about possible reinforcements from the Government of Mauritius.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 470, and terminates at f 494, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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