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File 930/1912 'Mohammerah - Khoremabad Railway' [‎161r] (328/396)

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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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Lingah ? No. Similar physical difficulties are
“ prohibitive.
Everything points to Bunder Abbas as the
“ best terminus :—
(cl) It is connected by cable already with
“ Bushire, Maskat, and Karachi, and with the
‘‘ railway no doubt telegraphic communication with
“ Shiraz would come.
“ (6) A large commodious British Considate has
“ just been built at considerable cost.
(c) It is by nature a good port, and is sus-
“ ceptible of rapid improvement at a reasonable
“ cost. See Lord Curzon’s ‘ Persia,’ Vol. IL, page 420,
“ and ‘ Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Pilot, 1895, with additions
“ ‘ 1906.’ (Admiralty or Stanford).
“ (d) It is connected with Shiraz by a route
via Lar and Jahrum offering few physical
“ difficulties.”
Views of Foreign Office as to j)ro-
g osed communication to Russian
overnment.
Letter of 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. ,
17th December 1909.
(P. 162.)
Pol. 4355/09.
Sir G. Barclay’s Despatch, Ho. 206,
8 th November 1909.
(P. 122.)
Sir G. Nicolson’s Despatch, No. 632,
1st December 1909.
(P. 142.)
Foreign Office Memorandum regarding
Railway Construction in Persia, 29th
September 1908.
(P. 414.)
Pol. 3970/08.
(P. 163.)
31. Towards the end of the year 1909 corre
spondence was resumed as to the general question
of railway construction in Persia in a letter
addressed by the Foreign Office to this Office,
enclosing copies of despatches from Sir G. Barclay
(8th November) and Sir A. Nicolson (1st December).
Sir G. Barclay, after personal consultation with
Major Cox, concurred in the view that had been
expressed in a Foreign Office memorandum of
the 29th September 1908, written while our
reply to the Russian aide-memoire was under
consideration, as to the disastrous effect upon
British trade in Persia of a Julfa-Mohammerah
railway on the lines proposed by the Russian
Government, and he emphasised the need for
simultaneous construction of the railway from
north and south, and for the exclusion of differ
ential rates. He accepted the list of the lines
mentioned to the Russian Government as those of
special importance to British interests, with the
addition of the link to join Bushire via Aliabad
with the Bunder Abbas-Shiraz line. Sir A.
Nicolson’s despatch reported a conversation in which
M. Isvolsky had mentioned the visit to London of
the Duma deputies and their desire that through
communication with India should be established.
This would, M. Isvolsky thought, serve as a
set-off to any detriment or risks which Russian
interests might suffer by the construction of the
Bagdad Railway, but he knew that it was yet too
early for the project to be realised.
In their letter the Foreign Office expressed
general concurrence in the views of Sir G. Barclay
and Major Cox, but considered that it would be
better not to await a settlement with the Russian
Government as to the Mohammerah-Julfa line
before making a demand on the Persian Govern
ment for preferential rights to construct the
Mohammerah-Julfa and other lines. Their letter
continued as follows :—
“ Turning now to Sir A Nicolson’s despatch
“ Lord Morley will observe that M. Isvolsky is
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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)
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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.

Physical characteristics

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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English and French in Latin script
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