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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in Jan 1896. 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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This note on the memorandum produced by Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, Minister Plenipotentiary to Tehran 1894-1900, was written by Sir William Lee-Warner and focuses on various issues relating to the current situation in Persia. These include:

  • the issue of the Regie debt;
  • concerns over the succession of the Vali Ahd to power following the death of the Shah;
  • the delimitation of the Perso-Baluch frontier;
  • Anglo-Russian relations and actions in Persia;
  • Russian influence over the region and over the Vali Ahd;
  • considerations over how English finances and personnel could be better managed in the region.

The document concludes with notes from 'E N' and 'G H'. The identities of these authors are unknown.

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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/18/C64

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Jan 1896 (CE, Gregorian)

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'Persia. Note on the memorandum by Sir M Durand on the situation in Persia - HC 1274 of 1895 [L/PS/3/349].', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/18/C64, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000833.0x00009e> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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