Hard-coded id of currently selected item: . JSON version of its record is available from Blacklight on e.g. ??


Metadata associated with selected item should appear here...

IOR/L/MIL/5/803, ff 297-444

Record Id:
041-003474549
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
037-000340300
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100096029278.0x000001
LARK:
SLARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100111386953.0x000001
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/803, ff 297-444
Title:
Persia, Vol. 3
Scope & Content:
This file contains material relating to a review of conditions in Persia, following the revelation of Turkish plans to invade Persia in order to reach Afghanistan, which would in turn have threatened the British Empire in India. It includes:
  • A protest by the Persian Government over the violation of its neutrality and sovereignty
  • The reaction of Ahmad Shah Qajar to the telegrams of Emperor Wilhelm II and Sultan Mehmed V
  • The occupation of Isfahan by the South Persia Rifles under the command of Sir Percy Molesworth Sykes
  • The negotiations between the Political Officer of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC), Dr Morris Yudelevitz Young, and the Khans of the Bakhtiyari Tribe including Yusuf Khan Bakhtiyari Amir Mujahid, Najaf Quli Khan Bakhtiyari Samsam al-Saltanah, Ghulam Husayn Khan Bakhtiyari Sardar-i Muhtasham, Ja’far Quli Khan Bakhtiyari Sardar-i As’ad, and Nasir Khan Bakhtiyari Sardar-i Jang
  • The mobilisation of the forces of Lieutenant-Colonel Lazar Bicharakov to deter the Jangli Movement
  • The negotiations of Mirza Hasan Khan Ashtiyani Mustawfi al-Mamalik with the Bakhtiyari Khans
  • A request from Khusraw Khan Bakhtiyari Sardar-i Zafar to obtain weapons from the British Army
  • The release of the British Vice Consul at Rasht in exchange for Sulayman Mirza Iskandari
  • The protests of the Persian Government against the presence of Turkish and British forces in Persia
  • The clashes between a confederation of Kalhur, Guran and Bajalan and the Sinjabi Tribe
  • A battle fought between Jelus [i.e. Jilus, mixed Armenian and Assyrian forces] and Turkish troops at Ushnu
  • A proposal from General Lionel Charles Dunsterville to organise the resistance against Turkish forces
  • The recommendation by General Dunsterville that Britain subsidises Colonel Bicharakov's forces
  • The invitation of General Stanley Maude to General Nikolai Nikolaevich Baratov to visit Baghdad
  • And a report by the British Military Attaché on the mission of Ayat Allah Sayyid Hasan Mudarris to Tehran.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:
India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-000256868
036-000306786
037-000340300
038-000340690
040-000340691
041-003474549
Is part of:
IOR/L/MIL : Records of the Military Department
IOR/L/MIL/5 : Military Compilations and Miscellaneous Records
IOR/L/MIL/5/441-1076 : Military Miscellaneous Series
IOR/L/MIL/5/803-805 : Correspondence, telegrams and notes on Persia
IOR/L/MIL/5/803 : Correspondence, Telegrams and Notes on Persia, 1917-1919: Situation in Persia

 

IOR/L/MIL/5/803, ff 297-444 : Persia, Vol. 3
Hierarchy:
032-000256868[0005]/036-000306786[0007]/037-000340300[0134]/038-000340690[0001]/040-000340691[0003]/041-003474549
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MIL
Record Type (Level):
Item
Extent:
1 file, 108 folios
Digitised Content:
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100111386953.0x000001
Thumbnail:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1918
End Date:
1918
Date Range:
Mar 1918-May 1918
Era:
CE
Access:

Please request the physical items you need using the online collection item request form.

Digitised items can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.

Readers who have registered or renewed their pass since 21 March 2024 can request physical items prior to visiting the Library by completing
this request form.
Please enter the Reference (shelfmark) above on the request form.

If your Reader Pass was issued before this date, you will need to visit the Library in London or Yorkshire to renew it before you can request items online. All manuscripts and archives must be consulted at the Library in London.

This catalogue record may describe a collection of items which cannot all be requested together. Please use the hierarchy viewer to navigate to individual items. Some items may be in use or restricted for other reasons. If you would like to check the availability, contact our Reference Services team, quoting the Reference (shelfmark) above.

User Conditions:
Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Public Record(s)