File 3874/1908 'Railways:-Trans-Persian Railway.'

IOR/L/PS/10/160

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The record is made up of 1 volume (267 folios). It was created in 1907-1911. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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The volume comprises correspondence, despatches, memoranda, notes and reports on the proposed construction of the Trans-Persia railway which would link the European and Indian railway systems. The economic and strategic considerations of the construction of a railway linking Calais, Berlin, Baghdad and India are discussed in detail.

The principal correspondents are the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey), the British Ambassador to Persia, (Sir George Head Barclay) the British Ambassador to Russia (Sir Arthur Nicholson); representatives of the Foreign Office and India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. .

The correspondence from the Government departments from May 1910 onwards contains a thick black border according to official mourning protocol following the death of King Edward VII on 9 May 1910.

The subject 3874 (Railways: Trans-Persian Railway) consists of 1 volume, IOR/L/PS10/160.

The volume has a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format
1 volume (267 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 3874 (Railways: Trans-Persian Railway) consists of one volume: IOR/L/PS10/160.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 267; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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English in Latin script
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British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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IOR/L/PS/10/160
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P 3874/1908

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1907-1911 (CE, Gregorian)

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