File 240/1913 'Mohammerah - Khoremabad Railway; the Khor Musa agreement' [141r] (286/452)
The record is made up of 1 volume (222 folios). It was created in 27 Nov 1912-14 Apr 1913. It was written in English, Farsi 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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PERSIA
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No. 1.
Foreigyi Office to Persian Railways Syndicate.
Sir, Foreign Office, December 31, 1912.
I AM directed by Secretary Sir E. Urey to inform you that a telegram has been
received from His Majesty’s Minister at Tehran to the effect that want of money may
force the Persian Government to sign the railway concessions any-day, but that in the
present political uncertainty it is very hard to get anyone to take decided action.
With regard to the concession for the Mohammerah-Khoremabad line, Sir
W. Townley expresses the opinion that there are too many queries attaching to the
contract, and no answers forthcoming, for it to be probable to get it signed as it
stands ; and that it seems hopeless to expect to conclude negotiations without a
negotiator who is competent to discuss details.
Sir W Townley suggests that the best course under the circumstances would be
to secure a written engagement that your syndicate shall be allowed to construct the
railway, leaving the conditions for later negotiation. He adds that the Persian
Government object, with some reason, that, as they are to take the risk of financial loss,
they must be in a position to understand the details more fully.
Sir E. Grey concurs in Sir W. Townley’s suggestion, and has authorised him by
telegraph to address the Persian Government in that sense.
I am, &c.
LOUIS MALLET.
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The volume contains memoranda, correspondence and telegrams, and minutes of letters between British officials regarding railway constructions in Persia, focussing on the line planned between Mohammerah [Khorramshahr, Iran] and Khoremabad [Khorramabad, Iran].
The subjects covered are:
- the leasing of land around Khor Musa to the British by the Ruler of Mohammerah, in 1912 (document in Farsi with English translation on ff 182-183);
- railway concessions agreed by Persian Government and negotiations with Persian Railways Syndicate;
- Persian Railways Syndicate's application for a mining concession in the Kerman district (Draft Concession on ff 52 and 53);
- the Julfa-Tabriz Railway Concession, in French (ff 62-63).
The main correspondents are: the Ruler of Mohammerah, Shaikh Kazal [Khaz‘al bin Jābir bin Mirdāw al-Ka‘bī], Persian Railways Syndicate Limited, the Imperial Bank of Persia, 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, and the Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
Some correspondence is in Farsi and some letters in French, from the Russian Embassy in London, are present in the volume. A map of Persia and Afghanistan, showing the projected railways, is on folio 77.
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 (222 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 240 (Mohammerah - Khoremabad Railway; the Khor Musa agreement) consists of one volume, IOR/L/PS/10/332.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 224; 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. The map, f 77, is a very large fold-out sized at A1.
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- English, Farsi and French in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- File 240/1913 'Mohammerah - Khoremabad Railway; the Khor Musa agreement'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:8v, 9v:15v, 17v:28r, 29r:36v, 37v:44v, 46r:47v, 50r:52r, 55r:61v, 64r:76v, 79r:92v, 94r:97v, 99r:113v, 115r:143v, 145r:173v, 175r:177v, 179r:181v, 184r:198v, 199v:209v, 211r:223v, back-i
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