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File 80/1913 Pt 4 'Persia: Telegraphs' [‎175r] (271/302)

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The record is made up of 1 item (152 folios). It was created in 8 Feb 1924-2 Apr 1931. 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?ebran f
Jobruary ^Otb X924.
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Hit; Vioe-Confcul at Mobammerab bag reported
by teXegr pb tb&t the Kargugar and the Director of $©legr&pbe
biiTe expresaecj to him, in aooordance with infitructione
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received from iehr&n, a dee ire to take posBeesiori of the
telegraph office which .vee esti’-bliBbed in the UontuXate
curln-j the vmr and wbiob it one rated by Irak telegraphists.
Tour iatoellenoy suet be fully aware that this is one
of t be questions wbiob for a long time past, and under
tbe instructions of the ferai^n and British Governments has
been under discussion between the Imperial Feraian Ministry
of Doste ana Telegraphs and His Majesty’s legation* Ho final
decision baa yet been reached regarding the arrangements to
be made, which seriously concern the work of the Anglo-Pereian
Oil Company and are bound up with the neoeseity for a liraitro-
pbie agreement between the Persian and Irak Be le graph
Administrations# i have therefore been much surprised to
learn that such instructions have been suddenly issued to
the local authorities; and I have the honour to re quest
Tour ioceelleftey to be so good as to have them withdrawn an
to prevent such unnecessary confusion from being introduces
Into a matter which is already suffioiimtly complicated*
I avail mytelf, etc,
(Signed) KJiOT LOKAlKiS.
Broellency
x Oka-ul-4 ulk.
Minister for ^reign Affairs.

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Part 4 contains minutes and correspondence regarding the telegraph lines in Persia, including the planned cession to Russia of the line Tehran - Khanikin [Khanaqin, Iraq], and the disposal of the same line between Kerind [Kūh Kerind, Iran] and Khanaqin.

The principal correspondents are the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Director of the Indo-European Telegraph Department, the Department of Industries and Labour (Posts and Telegraphs) of the Government of India, the Foreign Office, 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. , and the British Legation at Tehran.

The volume contains a copy of the 'Map to illustrate the telegraph lines of the Indo-European Telegraph Department and Connected System' (folio 64).

There is also correspondence mentioning incidents caused by 'Afghan raiders' to the Seistan-Meshed telegraph line, near to the borders with Afghanistan, in 1924.

There is a document in French, copy of a letter from the British Legation in St Petersburg.

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