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File 930/1912 'Mohammerah - Khoremabad Railway' [151r] (308/396)
The record is made up of 1 volume (194 folios). It was created in 31 Oct 1911-25 Nov 1912. 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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15
He considered that a minimum guarantee of
4 per cent, might be provided by (1) the increase
of the Customs consequent on the new traffic, ( 2 ) a
low transit due to be raised per ton on all goods
going through the country by the line, and his
despatch concluded with the following words :—
^ ^ ( 1 cannot help thinking that the formation of
“ ^e Committee in Russia is a proof of the desire
“ of the commercial classes in that country to avail
themselves of trade routes which cannot be
overlooked.
“ The Government of Russia might perhaps be
persuaded to see the advantages to be derived
from this line of railway, which would be very
“ great on her side, and the course to be taken
“ would be such as to preclude the idea of stra
tegical rather than trade purposes.”
Sir H. D. Wolff’s Despatch No. 261, In a subsequent despatch Sir H D Wolff
8th August 1890. forwarded a report by Mr. Macqueen, Civil
Engineer, on the suggested railway between
Enzeli and Mohammerah.
Views of Her Majesty’s Government
as to Russian Railways in Persia.
Sir H. D. Wolff’s Despatch No. 137,
21st April 1890.
(P. 45.)
Lord Salisbury’s Telegram, 19th May
1890.
(P. 51.)
8 . In April of the same year a report was made
by Sir 14. D. Wolff to the effect that the Abaza
Committee were said to have in contemplation a
line from Tiflis to Tabriz, Tehran, and Bunder
Abbas. On the 19th May the views of Her
Majesty’s Government were explained to him in a
comprehensive telegram of which the following is a
paraphrase:—
“ With reference to your despatches and other
“ correspondence on the subject of railway con-
“ cessions in Persia, there are three possible
“ contingencies to be considered : —
“ In the first place, it is by no means improbable
“ that the Russians will attempt to construct a line
“ passing through Khorasan in the direction of
“ Herat. They may employ Government funds
“ upon such an enterprise. In this case 1 can only
“ instruct you to offer the most strenous resistance,
“ although I feel some doubt as to whether you will
“ succeed.
“ Another line which the Russians may wish to
“ make is that from their own frontier to the
Persian capital. It is not necessary that you
“ should oppose it, but merely insist that a similar
“ concession should be granted to us in the south,
“ which should correspond in value and importance
“ with the Russian line, and should be decided on
“ in consultation with Her Majesty’s Legation.
“ The Russian Government would hardly be willing
“ to defray the expense of construction in this
“ instance, and it is very doubtful whether the
“ money could be raised in other quarters.
“ There remains, as the third contingency, the
“ line which you have mentioned, running across
“ Persia from the Caspian to Bunder Abbas on the
“
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. 1 feel certain that the Russian
“ Government would not devote public funds to
“ the construction of such a line; it would be
A 4
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The volume concerns proposals for the construction of a British-owned railway between Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and Khoremabad [Khorramabad] in Persia.
The papers include: the response of the Shaikh of Mohammerah, the Government of Persia, and the Government of Russia to the proposals; an 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. 'Memorandum on Persian Railways' dated June 1911 (including a map entitled ' Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Adjacent Countries', dated June 1908, on folio 184, to illustrate the memorandum); a Government of India 'Report of the Committee on the Proposed Trans-Persian Railway', February 1911 (folios 126-128); 'Report to the Board of Trade by Mr. H. W. Maclean, Special Commissioner of the Commercial Intelligence Committee to Persia, on certain matters connected with Persian Trade' (folios 101-104), and letter giving the views of the Board of Trade on the proposed railway, 25 March 1912 (folios 96-99); correspondence from the Persian Railways Syndicate, which stated it was surprised at the 'lukewarm attitude' towards the project of the Government of India (folio 80); discussion of proposals to negotiate a lease of Khor Musa [Khowr-e Mūsá] from the Shaikh of Mohammerah (folios 26-54); and interest in Khor Musa from the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (folios 38-39).
There is also significant correspondence in the file from the Foreign Office and 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Percy Zachariah Cox).
The volume contains copies of earlier correspondence and agreements from 1903-1911.
The French language content of the volume consists of approximately ten folios of diplomatic correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (194 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of volume.
The subject 930 (Mohammerah-Khoremabad Railway) consists of one volume only.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 194; 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 foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-51; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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