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'P. 1. 2410/1903. Persia:- Financial Situation. Loans.' [291r] (586/1056)
The record is made up of 1 volume (526 folios). It was created in 3 Apr 1903-17 Jan 1906. It was written in English and French. 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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I
nave no right/ to ask from what source the money comes,
lu is for this reason that I have on previous occa
sions ventured to argue that so long as the Gulf Cus
toms is the real guarantee, the mention side fcy side
with them of other merely nominal ones, as a conveni
ent diplomatic fiction, is not a matter of any practi
cal importance.
This, however, is only a personal view which I
restate in order to make rny own position clear. I
have always, in obedience to Your Lordship's orders,
stiongly impressed upon the Persian Government that
the mention of the Gulf Customs as sole security was
deemed by us essential to the completion of last
year s advance. If they tax us v/ith excessive for-
nulism, they expose themselves to the retort that
their insistence upon v/edging into the contract notori
ously bogus guarantees as coverers to the real one,
for the mere sake of pretending to observe an agree
ment with Russia, of which they are deliberately vio
lating the spirit, is not merely pedantic but hypocri
tical .
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to a loan made to the Persian Government in April 1903, and further advances made during 1904 and 1905.
The discussion in the volume relates to the terms of the loan agreements including possible concessions and collateral that could be secured against them; and agreements with the Imperial Bank of Persia through whom the money was loaned. Also discussed is the definition of the term 'Fars and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' in relation to customs duties, as this was one of the concessions that the 1903 loan was secured against.
Further discussion surrounds loans and advances which the Persian Government were negotiating with the Russian Government; and a proposal for an irrigation scheme on the Karun River which was considered as a possible concession in return for a further loan advance.
Included in the volume is a copy of the Règlement Douanier signed on the 29 August 1904 between representatives of the Persian Government and His Majesty's Government (ff 193-232).
The principal correspondents in the volume include the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Lord Lansdowne, Sir Edward Grey), the British Minister to Persia (Sir Arthur Henry Hardinge), the Under Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Charles Hardinge, Sir Thomas Henry Sanderson), and for India (Earl Percy, Sir Arthur Godley), the Viceroy of India (Lord Curzon of Keddleston), the Secretary to the Political and Secret Department of 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. (Sir Richmond Richie) and the London Manager of the Imperial Bank of Persia (George Newell).
The volume is part 1 of 4. Each part 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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (526 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 2410 (Persia Loans) consists of 4 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/8-11. The volumes are divided into 4 parts with each part comprising one volume.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 526; 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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- English and French in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/PS/10/8
- Title
- 'P. 1. 2410/1903. Persia:- Financial Situation. Loans.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:59v, 60v:82r, 83v:86v, 89r:98v, 100r:127v, 129r:143v, 146r:156v, 159r:186v, 190r:192v, 234r:235v, 237r:249v, 252r:256v, 259r:259v, 262r:267v, 268v:321v, 327r:367r, 368r:392r, 393r:525v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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