ملف 3874/1908 "السكك الحديدية:- سكة الحديد العابرة لبلاد فارس" [و‎‎٣‎٩] (٥٣٦/٧٩)

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on the Russian side in order to support the scheme The next step consists in the
formation of the “ society d’(5tudes” and depends wholly on the attitude of the British
Government and of competent circles m Englan . , • i j. fPof
TZtEvents in pife.-The latest events may influence to - "|xtenUhat
-attitude and make necessary some observations about what we conside th^
favourable political consequences of our scheme, which is a direct result of the A g
Russian agreement and of the mutual confidence which has arisen as its sequel Ait
the division of Persia into spheres of influence, the The
-o - a ; n t h a t country have become identical as far as they are m toucn. n
• teoritv 0 f Persia is now a political necessity to both countries and can be assure
in the best way by a well-organised Government and by a great railway trunk which
is a guarantee of neutralisation. The absolute lack of “Xl^bTresumh
rmkes the regeneration of Persia an impossible task, and the situation may be esu
ra verv few word s _no roads, especially no railroads, and no resources to keep up
order On The other hand, as T preliminary to the construction of railways, the
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trans-Persian scheme advocate a .series of rai^s^ besides
ShhrktiVeZPEIy, the Trebizond-Van-Khoi line, the Shuster^Tehran line,
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political problems which arise in relation to our scheme. The advantages ot tne propos
railway can be summarised shortly as follows .
i If k the shortest line. We do not mean that it is the shortest link between
Calais-Bombay, taking into consideration the railways already existing. ,e journ y,
T rmrlnn Calcutta will be possible in less than eight days.
L d 2 It is an uninterrupted line, with no sea to cross from the ^klnhariff
3 . It is the cheapest line for goods and passengers owing to fi * e ^ ?™ 0 ndon-
O or,lied to 36 ner cent of the distance, Calais-Bombay. The fi st-class taie, idOnaon
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for instance depends even more than the Suez Canal on the attitude ot iu y.
for ln ^ e ;“ e P d e d n ™ a e t wlth the construction of the trans-Persian rai way the situation
in th? Mediterranean loses a part of its vital importance for
Any Russian port-even Archangel-may prove useful for the transport to India
British troops^ ^ ^ the Moslem world of Turkey with their coreligionaries in
India.