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File 930/1912 'Mohammerah - Khoremabad Railway' [183v] (373/396)
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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72
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(VII.)
Oantam J H F Latin, 92nd Punjabis, British Relations with Persia and
with Russia in that Country, and the Possibilities o/ ZWop-
merit on Persian Soil. (Journal ol the United Seivi
India, July 1910), pp. 379-96 (with Map).
The author gives a useful historical account, with dates, of relations between
Great Britain and Persia, and then goes on to a discussion ol railways.
Russian Lines.—Re thinks that for many reasons a line from Julfa through
Tabriz and Kasvin to the capital will he the first line to be constructed m Persia
under Russian auspices. It would connect with the mercantile capital o± 1 eisia
(Tabriz), open up Ajarbaizan, strengthen Russia s grasp on the northern pi evinces,
and he the first step towards the connection of the Irans-Uaucasian and Iia .
A corollary to this line would he one from Baku to Tehran via Lenkoran, Astara,
and Resht, with a junction at Kazvin, to be continued to Meshed via BandcT-i- ,ez,
Astarahad, the Gurgan Valley. Bujnurd, and Kuchan, with a branch from Kuciian
to Askhabad on the Central Asian Railway.
Other lines that have been proposed are : —
(i.) Dushak, on Central Asian Railway via Sarakhs and Pul-i-Khatun to Meshed,
with branches to Kushk Post and to Kariz via Zulfikai.
Tehran to Meshed via Shahrud.
3-dad to Tehran via Kermanshah and Hamadan.
Tehran to Yezd via Kum, Kashan, and Ispahan, or Rum, Gulpaigan, and
Ui.
(iiij
(iv.
Ispahan.
(v.) Kermanshah-Bum j ird-Gulpaigan.
The line Julfa-Tahriz-Tehran-Ispahan-Yezd might become “ the nucleus of the
“ Trans-Persian line which has been the dream of more than one railway concession
“ hunter.”
British Lines.—Captain Lakin enumerates, in order of importance—
(i.) Mohammerah-Shushtar, with a possible extension through Dizful to
Khoremaha( 1.
(ii.) Nushki-Seistan.
(iii.) Chahbar-Kerman via Regan and Bam.
In the event of the Trans-Persian line being seriously considered, we should
obtain control over the Yezd-Kerman section in the neutral zone.
On the ground of physical difficulties he dismisses the idea of direct connection
between the Bagdad Railway and the Indian system. There is much in favour of
the connection of Bushire with Shiraz and Kerman, hut the work would he very
difficult. . . .
The map appended to the paper shows certain other railways, including some
in Baluchistan.
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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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