'Minutes memos despatches etc'

Content

This file concerns British policy regarding Persia (and, to a lesser extent, British interests in Mesopotamia). It is largely composed of printed memoranda by George Curzon and other senior British politicians. Also included is a significant amount of related letters and despatches, as well as printed transcripts of speeches delivered by Curzon. Of particular note are the following:

• Memorandum by Curzon entitled 'Nushki-Seistan Railway', dated 17 August 1916
• Papers of the War Cabinet's Eastern Committee, comprised of correspondence and memoranda, dated September 1918-November 1918 (ff 5-6 and ff 10-19)
• War Cabinet report entitled 'Railway Policy in Relation to General Military Policy in the Middle East.', dated December 1918 (ff 21-26)
• Memorandum entitled 'Memorandum Regarding the Policy of His Majesty's Government Towards Persia at the Peace Conference.', dated December 1918 (ff 31-42)
• Letter to Curzon from the Secretary of State for India, Edwin Samuel Montagu (ff 43-49)
• Transcript of a speech on Persia, delivered by Curzon at a banquet given in honour of His Highness Prince Firouz Mirza Nosret-ed-Dowleh, at the Carlton Hotel, 18 September 1919 (ff 56-58)
• Printed letters from Curzon, writing as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, to Percy Zachariah Cox, British representative in Persia, dated October 1919-April 1920 (ff 60-66)
• Transcripts of two speeches given by Curzon as Foreign Secretary, in the House of Lords, regarding the British Government's Persian policy, dated 16 November 1920 and 26 July 1921 respectively (ff 68-71 and ff 72-73).

Appended to the aforementioned War Cabinet report is a map of railway gauges across the Middle East region (f 25).

Extent and format

1 file (76 folios)

It is grouped into

'THE MIDDLE EAST SHOWING RAILWAY GAUGES'

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/253, f 25

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 78, 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.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

Mss Eur F112/253

History of this record

Date(s)

17 Aug 1916-1 Mar 1922 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Foreign policyRailwaysBilateral agreements

People & organisations

Foreign OfficeSecretary of State for Foreign AffairsSecretary of State for India, United KingdomSecretary of State for the Colonies, United KingdomWar CabinetWar Cabinet, Eastern Committee

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