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File 3280/1913 'Persia: Bushire-Shiraz road; Swedish gendarmerie; conditions on the Bushire-Shiraz road; tours of Shiraz consul' [33r] (70/332)
The record is made up of 1 volume (162 folios). It was created in 8 Aug 1913-23 Feb 1915. 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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The Under-Secretary of State,
Foreign Office,
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Foreign Office
April 29th, 1914.
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With reference to my letter of the 28th. instant
relative to the proposed journey to Teheran of the
Acting British Consul at Shiraz, I an directed hy
Secretary Sir E. Grey to transmit to you herewith, to
he laid before the Marquess of Crewe, a copy of a
telegram from His Majesty’s Minister at Tehran, report
ing that the situation on the Bushire-Shiraz road
appears to be growing worse.
In the circumstances. Sir E. Grey is of opinion
that Major O’Connor's presence at Shiraz is desirable
for the present; and, as the proposed journey would
necessitate his absence for three weeks or a month,
with no officer to replace him at his post, I am to
enquire whether the Marquess of Crewe would concur in
a telegram being sent to Sir W. Townley, suggesting
that the journey in question should be postponed for
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India Office
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The volume comprises correspondence between: 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. , the Foreign Office, the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, the British Consul at Shiraz (Major Frederick O'Connor), the British Minister at Tehran, and the 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. , regarding the Bushire-Shiraz road.
The subjects are:
- the proposed tours of the British Consul and other officials to Shiraz and Tehran;
- the operations of the Persian Gendarmerie (led by Swedish officers) on the Bushire-Shiraz road;
- the headquarters and schools of the Gendarmerie.
The volume includes a divider which gives the year that the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in it arranged by year. This divider is placed at the front of the volume.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (162 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. The subject 3280 ('Persia: Bushire-Shiraz road) consists of one volume only, IOR/L/PS/10/404.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 164; 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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- IOR/L/PS/10/404
- Title
- File 3280/1913 'Persia: Bushire-Shiraz road; Swedish gendarmerie; conditions on the Bushire-Shiraz road; tours of Shiraz consul'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:163v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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