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File 1569/1913 'Trans-Persian Railway' [244r] (498/594)
The record is made up of 1 volume (326 folios). It was created in 20 Feb 1911-11 Sep 1913. 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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No. 11 op 1913.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT
SECRET.
External.
To
The Most Hon’ble the MAEQUIS oe CEEWE, K.G.,
Mis Majesty’s Secretary of State for India.
Simla, the 13th February 1913.
My Lord Marquis,
We have the honour to reply to Your Lordship’s Secret despatch
No. 12, dated the 19th April 1912, which asked for the views of the Govern
ment of India on Mr. M. de P. Webb’s memorandum on the various ports of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and their relation to the alignment of the proposed Trans-Persian
Eailway.
Third report of the Inter-departmental Committee on the pro-^
posed Trans-Persian Railway, dated the 9th October 1912, with I
' Appendix (nc?te by the Chief of the General Staff, dated the 5th
September 1912) and enclosures—
(1) Note by Mr. W. A. Johns, dated the 1st Jnne 1912, on the
harbours on the Mekran Coast to Chahbar and on the
harbour at Bandar Abbas.
(2) Memorandum by Mr. W. A. Johns, dated the 8th June
1912, on results of past season’s work with conclusions
therefrom.
(3) Letter from Mr. W. A. Johns, No. 555, dated the 1st
August 1912, regarding monsoon conditions at the
Mekran Coast ports.
The conclusions of this Committee are—
2. We have the honour to
enclose a copy of a report of
an Inter-departmental Com
mittee which has examined
the various points dealt with
by Mr. Webb and also certain
other questions connected
with the proposed railway.
(a) That Bandar Abbas is the only port on the littoral which affords
satisfactory shelter during the monsoon months, but at other
seasons of the year it is doubtful whether any other port in the
Gulf possesses intrinsic merits sutficient to effect the question
of alignment in any large degree.
(b) On purely military and naval grounds a direct alignment vid Yezd
and Bandar Abbas is infinitely preferable to any other, but the
objections to Kerman being linked up to such alignment by a
bianch line from Bahramabad or Saidabad are not so serious as
to preclude our acceptance.
(c) If, however, the Bandar Abbas line is not adopted then the mouth
of the Dasht river in Gwettar Bay will be found more suitable
than any other port on the southern littoral—a special advantage
of the Dasht river being that it is in British territory.
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This volume contains multiple files with correspondence, reports, hand written memos, financial arrangements, and maps on the proposed Trans-Persian Railway. Most letters pertain to the charting of possible routes for the proposed railway in relation to British interests vis-à-vis the Russian Empire. Interests are variously defined as either the effects of railway construction on military mobilisation or commercial and trade interests.
Correspondence on the railway is mainly between the Government of India, Whitehall, and the Inter-Departmental Committee on the proposed Trans-Persian Railway, as well as 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 Bushire, and Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Kuwait. Reports from the Inter-Departmental Committee consider a variety of factors such as weather, trade balances of various cities, construction costs, and Russian influence in making recommendations on possible routes. Population statistics and the financial potential of various markets for British goods at various Central Asian and Persian ports, towns and cities are also noted in the reports.
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- 1 volume (326 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 326; 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 1569/1913 'Trans-Persian Railway'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:8v, 13r:72v, 74r:287v, 289r:290v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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