File 283/1912 'Disorders in South Persia: representations from Indian and British firms' [63r] (130/346)
The record is made up of 1 volume (169 folios). It was created in Jan 1912-Nov 1920. 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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Extract from a telegram Ko.1441/292 dated 14th
•Decsnher 1912, from Resident to Foreign, repeated to
Miniater.
German road. has hosn unsafe for ths
greater part of the present year for trade carayana, with
tr«e result that there has be^n a great outcry from Indian
traders, and that a great proportion of the customary trade
between reman and the South is being replaced by
raercnandiss from the orth* There is at present no prospect
of any material improvement in 1913 and we must expect a
further stimulus to trade from the v orth.
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The file contains correspondence relating to disruption of Indian and British trade in Persia owing to insecurity. Most of the correspondence consists of representations from Indian and British firms to the British Government asking for protection, and the discussion between the Government of India, Foreign Office, and 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. over how to respond. The volume includes handwritten drafts and minutes.
Most of the representations are from the merchant community of Shikarpur, who had agents in the affected region of Persia. Further correspondence is between the Bombay Chamber of Commerce, Karachi Chamber of Commerce, Calico Printers' Association Limited in Manchester, British Consuls at Bandar Abbas and Kerman, 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. , British Minister at Tehran, and Imperial Bank Persia.
Several matters are covered by the volume, including:
- reports of attacks and robberies on the Bandar Abbas-Kerman and Bushire-Shiraz roads;
- claims of compensation made against the Persian Government by the Karachi Chamber of Commerce on behalf of British-Indian merchants;
- representations made by the British to the Persian Government;
- complaints by merchants that banking and telegraphic services between Persia and India are being refused.
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- 1 volume (169 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 171; 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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- File 283/1912 'Disorders in South Persia: representations from Indian and British firms'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:18v, 21r:22v, 23v:31v, 32v:35v, 36v:37v, 40r:41v, 42v:50v, 51v:64v, 65v:67v, 68v:78v, 82r:84v, 90r:102v, 105r:105v, 110v, 113r:117v, 122r:122v, 129r:131v, 136r:138v, 139v:143v, 147r:156v, 159r:168v, 169v:170v, back-i
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