File 4648/1912 'Railway projects in South Persia; surveys of Gulf ports'
IOR/L/PS/10/316
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The record is made up of 1 volume (129 folios). It was created in 1912-1916. 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 telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, and maps relating to the development of railways projects in South Persia and the associated marine surveys of Gulf ports, notably Bandar Abbas and Bushire.
The volume includes the report of Lieutenant Arnold Talbot Wilson on the technical issues concerning development of railway lines between Bushire and Shiraz, and Bandar Abbas and Shiraz. Also included is a report on the commercial possibilities of these two developments, compiled by Commercial Adviser, H G Chick. These reports (folios 101-124) are preceded by an accompanying summary and analysis by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Percy Zachariah Cox.
Also discussed in the correspondence is the question of concessions for railways in the neutral zone and the relative advantages (climate, water supply) of Bushire and Bandar Abbas as railway termini in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The correspondence also features discussion of a rumoured German scheme for a Bushire-Shiraz railway.
Further discussion surrounds the arrangements for marine survey work in the region of Henjam and Bandar Abbas to be undertaken by the RIMS Palinurus. A report by the Captain of the Palinurus, Captain B W Mainprise is included along with three marine survey maps (folios 48-50).
The principal correspondents in the volume include: the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Consul General for Fars (Lieutenant Colonel Percy Zachariah Cox); (Lieutenant Colonel Stuart George Knox); First Assistant to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Captain L Birdwood; Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department; Under Secretary of State, 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. ; Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey); Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Louis Mallet); Director, Royal Indian Marine, Walter Lumsden; Officer Comanding, RIMS Palinurus ( Captain B W Mainprise); Secretary to the Government of India, Marine Department.
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (129 folios)
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- 2 imagesRef: IOR/L/PS/10/316, f 482 imagesRef: IOR/L/PS/10/316, f 492 imagesRef: IOR/L/PS/10/316, f 50
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 4648 (Railway projects in South Persia; surveys of Gulf ports) consists of 1 volume, IOR/L/PS/10/316. The explanation of the cover sheet/divider at the front of each volume (regarding the correspondence series numbers which have been put together to form the volumes) will be given in the Scope and Content.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 127; 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/10/316
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- P. 4648/1912
- Date(s)
- 1912-1916 (CE, Gregorian)
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- RailwaysMarine navigationHarbours
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- PuhalBushirePersiaBandar AbbasShirazFars
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- Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsAssistant to the Political Resident in the Persian GulfPermanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsPermanent Under-Secretary of State for IndiaGovernment of India, Secretary to the Marine DepartmentRoyal Indian Marine, DirectorPolitical Resident, Persian GulfCommander of RIMS Palinurus
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- IOR/L/PS/10/316
- Title
- File 4648/1912 'Railway projects in South Persia; surveys of Gulf ports'
- Pages
- 41r
- Author
- Fars
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/316
- Title
- File 4648/1912 'Railway projects in South Persia; surveys of Gulf ports'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:40v, 41v:47v, 51r:126v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/316, f 48
- Title
- 'BUNDER ABBAS-PUHAL SURVEY Section No I Bunder Abbas', '(Sd.) B.W. MAINPRISE, Capt. R.E., Octr. 1913.'
- Pages
- 48r:48v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/316, f 49
- Title
- 'BUNDER ABBAS-PUHAL SURVEY Section No II Suru to the Rud-i-Kul', '(Sd.) B.W. MAINPRISE, Capt. R.E., Octr. 1913.'
- Pages
- 49r:49v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/316, f 50
- Title
- 'BUNDER ABBAS-PUHAL SURVEY Section No III Puhal', '(Sd.) B.W. MAINPRISE, Capt. R.E., Octr. 1913.'
- Pages
- 50r:50v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence