‘[Persia and Persian Gulf] Concessions (existing and prospective, in which the Political Department has been interested recently)’

IOR/L/PS/18/C176

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The record is made up of 1 file (16 folios). It was created in 17 Sep 1913. 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 file contains handwritten (and in one case, typewritten) notes on a number of concessions relating to Persia and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , in which the 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. 's Political Department held an interest. The concessions are listed at the beginning of the file as follows:

  • 1. Euphrates and Tigris navigation (Lord Inchcape [James Mackay]);
  • 2. Mesopotamian oilfields (International);
  • 3. Mesopotamian irrigation (Sir John Jackson Ltd);
  • 4. Russian oilfields (The Anglo-Persian Oil Co.);
  • 5. Mohammerah [Khorramshahr]-Khorremabad Railway (Persian Railways Syndicate);
  • 6. Kerman Mining Concession (Persian Railways Syndicate);
  • 7. Baluchistan oilfields (Burma Oil Co. and Anglo-Persian Oil Co.);
  • 8. Mining concessions on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Coast and Islands;
  • 9. Ispahan irrigation scheme;
  • 10. Koweit [Kuwait] oil;
  • 11. Imperial Bank of Persia's mint contract.

Of these eleven concessions, notes on all except 2 and 8 are included. In each case, the notes detail the origins and current status of the concession.

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1 file (16 folios)
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The file contains a table of contents at the front of the file. The sections listed in the contents (apart from sections 2 and 8, which are not present) appear in the same order throughout the file, with the exception of section 6, which follows section 7.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 127, and terminates at f 142, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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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/C176

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17 Sep 1913 (CE, Gregorian)

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