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'Letter from Sir M. Durand to Foreign Office' [72v] (4/4)
The record is made up of 1 file (2 folios). It was created in 18 Oct 1898. 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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Kohuk to
Quetta, vid
Panjkur and
Kelat.
4
is chiefly remarkable as being the only river of any importance that lies
between Kashan and Quetta, a distance of more than 1,300 miles.
Beyond Kohuk we are in British Beluchistan, and the only route that I
have travelled along lies up the Rakshan River to Panjkur, Kelat, and
Quetta.
This would be suitable for a telegraph line, but Quetta lies 3 degrees to
the north of Pahra, Magas, and Kohuk, while no doubt a more direct route
can be found vid Bela to Karachi.
In conclusion I would venture to suggest that the new line should run
vid Kashan, Nain, Yezd, Anar, Bahramabad, Kerm, Kerman, Bam, Rigan,
Basman, Pahra, Magas, Sib, Isfundaka to Kohuk, and from Kohuk either to
Quetta or Karachi.
P. M. Sykes.
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The file consists of a letter from Henry Mortimer Durand, Minister at Tehran to the Foreign Office, introducing an enclosure from Captain Percy Molesworth Sykes regarding the proposed telegraph line from Kerman to India, dated 22 September 1898. Sykes details the potential starting points for the new line at either Ispahan [Isfahan] or Kashan, assesses the geography and climate of alternative routes, outlines his experience traversing route sections, and provides recommendations.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 71, and terminates at f 72, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, 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.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- Title
- 'Letter from Sir M. Durand to Foreign Office'
- Pages
- 71r:72v
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