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File 52/1912 Pt 1 'Persia Diaries' [‎429r] (862/900)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (448 folios). It was created in 11 Dec 1911-27 Dec 1913. It was written in English and Farsi. 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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strength, the number of time-expired soldiers who have left the country being
far m excess of the recruits who have arrived. In addition to those noted
last week the following numbers have gone to the reserve : —
Kushk 1 , 100 , Charjui 100, Kerki 230, Termez 4,50, Tashkent 1,400.
Against this the arrival of an insignificant number of recruits is noted,
and none at all, according to latest information received, had reached
Samarkand, Tashkent, or Kushk.
Troops for Persia. According to the Trans-Caspian Review, 3 sotnyas
of Cossacks, presumably of the Taman Regiment, were to leave Ashkahad for
Gumesh Tapa. No definite intelligence of their departure, however, has been
received.
In view of the political situation the strengthening of the Meshed garrison
and the occupation of Kuchan will in all probability shortly occur.
Resoubces.
Uevenue from minerals in Turkistan .—During the first 10 months of the
current year, the Crown received a sum of 28,000 roubles on account of
mining royalties. The following figures shew the comparative importance of
the various branches :—
Roubles.
Right to prospect for and work gold . 337
Rent of salt lakes ....... 13,938
, Right to prospect and work coal, copper, silver, lead, and
Glauber's salt on Crown lands .... 3,410
Right to prospect and work naphtha and rent of naphtha
concessions ....... 7,762
Fines for infringement of regulations . . . 2,628
Finance. New bank branches .—Probably in connection with the comple
tion of the Kokand-Namangan line, branches of the Russian and Volga-Kama
banks are to be opened at Namangan early next year.
E. A. E. REDL, Major,
Military Attache.

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This volume contains copies of the weekly diary of the British Military Attaché in Meshed [Mashhad]; the weekly consular diary of Britain's Consul in Khorasan; and the weekly consular diary of the Consul for Sistan and Kain.

The reports of the Military Attaché in Meshed are divided into the following sections: Communications, Telegraphs, Navigation, Ethnography, Administration, Geography, History, Military and Resources. The Consular diaries are less formulaic and more varied in content, but all contain a political summary.

On folio 344, the volume contains a copy of an illustration that depicts the bombardment of the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad by Russian forces that took place in 1912. A translation of the Farsi poem that appears around the illustration is contained on folio 343.

The volume includes a divider which gives the year that the subject file was opened and the subject heading. This divider is placed at the front of the volume.

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1 volume (448 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. The subject 52 (Persia Diaries) consists of 3 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/209-211.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 448; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English and Farsi in Latin and Arabic script
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