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File 3874/1908 'Railways:-Trans-Persian Railway.' [22r] (45/536)
The record is made up of 1 volume (267 folios). It was created in 1907-1911. 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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Secret,
No. 24.
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.
, London,
18th August 1911.
To His Excellency the Right Honourable the Governor
General of India in Council.
My Lord,
With reference to the letter of your Government, No. 18, Secret,
dated 23rd February last, I forward
Proposed Trans-Persian Rail- for the consideration of Your
wa y' Excellency in Council copy of a
letter* from the Foreign Office regarding the proposed Trans-Persian
* Foreign Office to
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.
, dated Railway, and I reopiest that I may
26th July 1911, and enclosures. pg furnished with your views on
the points raised therein.
2. As regards the alignment of the proposed railway, I note that the
Committee appointed by your Government were of opinion that the
route via Bunder Abbas, though longer, would be cheaper both to
construct and to work than the more direct route via Kerman and Pasni.
I shall be glad if you will consider whether the objection of the Russian
promoters could be met without detriment to Indian interests by
bringing the line via Kerman to the coast at Chahbar.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship’s most obedient humble Servant,
(Signed) Crewe.
S. 96.
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The volume comprises correspondence, despatches, memoranda, notes and reports on the proposed construction of the Trans-Persia railway which would link the European and Indian railway systems. The economic and strategic considerations of the construction of a railway linking Calais, Berlin, Baghdad and India are discussed in detail.
The principal correspondents are the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey), the British Ambassador to Persia, (Sir George Head Barclay) the British Ambassador to Russia (Sir Arthur Nicholson); representatives of the Foreign Office and 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 correspondence from the Government departments from May 1910 onwards contains a thick black border according to official mourning protocol following the death of King Edward VII on 9 May 1910.
The subject 3874 (Railways: Trans-Persian Railway) consists of 1 volume, IOR/L/PS10/160.
The volume has a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (267 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 3874 (Railways: Trans-Persian Railway) consists of one volume: IOR/L/PS10/160.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 267; 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/10/160
- Title
- File 3874/1908 'Railways:-Trans-Persian Railway.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:i-v, 2r:3v, 5r:266v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence