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File 3280/1913 'Persia: Bushire-Shiraz road; Swedish gendarmerie; conditions on the Bushire-Shiraz road; tours of Shiraz consul' [‎101r] (206/332)

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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^rom - The Politic^ul Heeidsnt in th-e—Pw©f, Buahire,
- ghft-Sacratary-tp Ui^-^vermaent of India
Reference O’Connor^ telegram Fo. 379 to you intimating
hie intention to leave with Gendarmeri e tomorrow. Your
Flxcellency is in possession of my views as expressed in my
telegram Fo. 403-1S30.
If it is f-tiially decided that we acquiesce in Genda rmerie
coming on to Bushire now ana in their obtaining possession
of buildings and caravan serais at Bcrasjun ana Ajimaai by
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device c un tempi-x ued; tnen I trust m a matter so ixmuediiteiy
affectxug us at Bushire and regarding wnich we feel strongly
you will defer to my view tnat British Political Officer
snoald not be identified with their proceedings in above
connection and that you will accordingly instruct Acting
Consul at Shiraz to stop short of subsidy zone; unless before
arrival of Gendarmerie an intimat ion is made to Kh^ns as
suggested by me, that subsidies now under negotiation are
guaranteed for reasonable period specified by that question
will then be liable to reconsideration.
Meanwhile I would remind you that I am being daily
pressed for advice as to the answer which Khan ol Ahmadi
should give Ugglas friendly and obsequious letter ashing
him Jcindly to place his buildings at disposal of Genda rmerie
on arrival. As before stated Gulf Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. is under con
siderable obligations to this Chief ior past co-operation
in maintenance of order m and around husm-e.
India, Foreign Secretary’s
No. 113 . Dated the 3th (reed, the 9th) November 1913.
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.

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1 volume (162 folios)
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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.

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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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File 3280/1913 'Persia: Bushire-Shiraz road; Swedish gendarmerie; conditions on the Bushire-Shiraz road; tours of Shiraz consul' [‎101r] (206/332), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/404, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100028922462.0x000007> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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