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File 930/1912 'Mohammerah - Khoremabad Railway' [‎165v] (337/396)

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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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36
right to demand of Russia that she should not oome
to an understanding against our interests. 1 tie
Viceroy’s telegram concluded as follows (para
phrase) :—
“It is an indisputable fact that in the rest of
“ the neutral zone, Germany has the right to seek
“ concessions. In order to prevent disadvantageous
“ effects to our political and strategic interests m
“ Southern Persia, the only course open to us is to
“ remind Germany of the assurances''" given by nei
“ to His Majesty’s Government, and when occasion
“ arises to repeat to the Persian Government our
“ warning! against granting any concessions by
“ which our' political and strategic interests m
“ Persia may be prejudiced, and to threaten, it
“ necessary, that steps to safeguard our interests
“ will he taken.”
Viceroy’s telegram, 18th January 1911.
Pol. 178/1911.
* The nature of these assurances is
indefinite, and there is nothing in writing ;
see minute on Pol. 178/11.
t See paragraph 35.
42. On the 14th February 1911 a telegram was
addressed to Sir G. Barclay, asking inter aha for
his views on a proposal to remind the 1 ersian
Government of the Shah’s rescript of the Ibth
September 1888 (paragraph 5), and adding t nit t le
lines to which His Majesty’s Government attached
most importance were (1) Mohammerah to Gio-
remabad, with a branch at.Khor Musa, and (L)
Bunder Abbas to Kerman, the others m order ol
merit being (3) Bushire yid Aliabad to some point
on (4) Bunder Abbas via Shiraz to Ahwaz. In a
second telegram, dated the 21st I ebruary 1911, he
was asked his opinion of the importance of the
Mohammerah line, in relation to the lest. m
Government of India also were consulted as to the
general question, and especially as to the piopinty
of a railway guarantee to be shared with the
Treasury. .
Sir G. Barclay was in favour of reminding the
Persian Government of the Shah’s undertaking, as
soon as the Regent should be firmly established,
and, as regards particular lines of railway, his
reply of the 27th February ran as follows (para
phrase) :—
Views of Sir G. Barclay as to
Persian Railways.
Sir E. Grey’s telegram No. 52, 14th
February 1911.
Pol. 3019/11.
Sir E. Grey’s telegram No. 54, 21st
February 1911.
Pol 3064/11.
Secretary of State’s telegram to Viceroy,
16th February 1911.
Pol. 3019/11.
Sir G. Barclay’s telegrams Nos. 53 and
68 , 20th and 27th February 1911.
Pol. 3045 and 3075/11.
“ Railways. Reference to your telegram No. 54,
“ dated the 21st February.
“ Of the proposed railways in Southern Persia,
“ British trade would, I think, benefit the most by
“ the Mohammerah-Khoremabad line. Develop-
“ ments in Bagdad Railway and in Russian railway
“ construction in the north would, of course,
“ determine the degree of its usefulness.
“ A direct route would be provided to the dis-
“ trict, of which the distributing centre is Hamadan,
“ from where 40 per cent, of British imports into
“ Persia are distributed. This current of British
“ trade now passes via Bagdad, and if this market
“is to survive, it would appear essential, in view
“ of the scheme to link up the Bagdad Railway
“ with Hamadan, that the Mohammerah line should
“ be constructed, unless we can be sure that the

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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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