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'PERSIAN GULF AND GULF OF OMAN. RESOURCES AND COAST DEFENCES. 1903.' [‎40r] (86/120)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (55 folios). It was created in Sep 1903. 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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APPENDIX.
73
not parties to that arrangement, nor did we contract any obliga
tions under it. The position in which we stand is this — that,
whenever railway construction tahes place in Persia, we have a right
to construct, or procure the construction of, railways in the southern
part of that country. Persia will then he opened, not only to the
capital and enterprise of other countries, hut to the capital and
enterprise of this country as tvell; and, though that arrangement
mm) not he recorded in any very formal inann r, we are satisfied
that it is a binding engagement on the part of the Persian Govern
ment, and we should certainly maintain that that is its character.
Closely connected with the subject of railways is the subject of
roads. As to that, there is a road between Teheran and Sultan- Roarls in
abad which was built by the Imperial Bank of Persia—a British Persia,
institution. There is also a caravan road between Ispahan and
Ahwaz, which was built by Messrs. Lynch, a firm who have an
honourable reputation for the enterprise they have exhibited in
developing trade in Persia. Besides that, there are concessions
for the extension of the Teheran-Sultanabad road to the Karun
River, and also for joining Kom with Ispahan, and at this
moment negotiations are in progress for the speedy construction
of one of those two roads. This is a matter of considerable
importance, because it will give road communication from the
capital to a point on the Karun River, thus bringing Teheran
into communication with the Karun navigation. In the matter
of telegraphs, there is a convention, which was entered into last Telegraphs
year, under which a British line is being constructed from ln 1 ersia -
Teheran to the frontiers of India by the staff of the Indo-
European Telegraphs Department under the Government of
India. The line will be leased by the Persian Government to
the Indo-European Telegraphs Department, it will be maintained
by the British director and staff', and 140 miles of it have
already been constructed under the conditions I have described.
I have mentioned these points, which are points of comparative
detail, to the House because I think they show that British
interests have not entirely passed out of existence in Persia and
that some progress has been made in maintaining them during
the last few years. (Hear, hear.) The noble lord dwelt sadly
upon the Russian loan to Persia. It is quite true that in 1900 Russian loan.
the Persian Government secured a loan of about two millions
sterling from the Russian Bank upon conditions of a somewhat
onerous and inconvenient character. But I think the noble lord
was in error when he said that that was due to the fact that we
had refused to make any advance to the Persian Government.
On the contrary, it was well known by the Persian Government
at that time that we were willing to give them assistance; but
for reasons of their own they preferred dealing with the Russian
Government, with the result which we know. The only other
point on which I need say a word is the question of the position
of the Consular service in Persia. As to that, 1 am bound to
say that my impression is that the Consular service has for some British Con-
years past been undermanned in point of numbers, and also
insufficiently equipped in point of that special knowledge which

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The file contains a printed report published by the 'Admiralty, Intelligence Department (No. 694). September 1903.', providing a compilation of available information of naval, military and political value about various locations in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the Gulf of Oman. Places described include Muscat, Mussandam Promontory, Khor Kawi [Khawr al Quway‘], Elphinstone Inlet [Khawr ash Shamm], Khasab, Pirate Coast [Arabian Coast], Bahrain, Kuwait, Fao [Al Fāw], Basra, Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], Bushire, Lingah and Bundar Abbas [Bandar Abbas].

Much of the information was extracted from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Pilot, 1898. The report also includes an 'Official statement of British Policy with regard to (1) the proposed Baghdad Railway; and (2) Persia and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. generally' given in the House of Lords, 5 May 1903; and advice on collecting information on defences such as defended areas, minefields, ordnance and under-water defences.

Two hand-stamps appear on the front cover and on folio 3, which read, 'War Office Library 27 Nov 1903', and, 'Mobilization and Intelligence Dept. 27 Nov 1903'.

The volume contains seven maps.

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1 volume (55 folios)
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The volume contains a frontispiece (f 3) followed by a table of contents (f 4), a list of maps and plates (f 6), a report divided into thirty-seven sections (ff 8-36), an appendix divided into seven sections (ff 36-52), an index to principal places (ff 52-53), and a map pocket holding two maps at the end (f 57).

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 57; 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.

Pagination: an original printed pagination sequence is present in parallel throughout.

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