Its operations in Persia, aimed at fomenting trouble for the British in the Persian Gulf, were led by Wilhelm Wassmuss, a German diplomat who became known as the "German Lawrence of Arabia" or "Wassmuss of Persia".
Dets operationer i Persien med henblik på at skabe vanskeligheder for briterne i Den Persiske Bugt blev ledet af Wilhelm Wassmuss, en tysk diplomat, som også var kendt som den tyske Lawrence af Arabien.