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File 4045/1913 'Pt 3 Railways: Trans-Persian Railway; Russian concession; Bandar Abbas-Kerman Railway; Kerman mining concession' [158r] (320/428)
The record is made up of 1 volume (210 folios). It was created in 1916-1932. 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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and he thinks 'onere is no reason why high class cotton should
not be grown in Persia (p27 vollll). Thereare also possibili
ties in the way of minerals (Sir ■ .Johns mentions coal, mangan
ese, and asbestoB, see p.l? vol.l) but there appears to be
nothing definitely known about them beyond the fact of their
existence.
It goes without saying that the existence of a staple
commodity such as cotton or minerals in sufficient quantity
would insure tie fortunes of the railway, but there is nothing;
of the kind, in existence at present,and it is of course doubt-
ful whether any hopes in this connection are likely to
materialize;
If a railway is to be built there would' seem to be three
courses open:-
(a) to build a cheap 2 , 6‘ l gauge line and make up one’s mind
to work it at a loss for the sake of the political objects
attained.
(b) to build a mettffc gauge line,with heavy permanent '
and rolling stocky and trust that the traffic will ultimately
become sufficient to make the line pay
or (c) to construct the line, as regards fdrmation f curves f etc.
as if & were for a, met-iK? gauge, and tnen lay a cheap lignt
2’6" gauge line on the formation,and convert to a heavy mete®
gauge •when the traffic justifies it.
Since the propects of heavy traffic are hopeful but
somewhat remote I would venture to recommend, al u8j. native^) •
In this note the Bunder Abbas-Kerman railway has been
considered solely as a local commercial line, ana without
* ■
any reference to the possibility oi the wiiole or part o± it
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Continuation of correspondence and memoranda regarding the proposed construction of railways in Persia, and additional bids for mining concessions.
The correspondents are the 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. Political Department, the Foreign Office, HM Minister at Teheran [Charles Murray Marling], Marquess Curzon, the Board of Trade, and the French and Russian Ambassadors to the United Kingdom. The file also contains letters received from representatives of the Société d'Études du Chemin de fer Transpersan [André Jean Bénac], Baring Brothers & Company Limited, and Charles Greenway, representing the Persian Railway Syndicate, Kerman Mining Concession, and Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
The following topics are discussed:
- announcement of the Russian construction of a line from Baku to Julfa, and the intention to construct a line from Baku to Tehran;
- the proposal of the Russian section of the Société d'Études to apply for an option to construct a line from Asatar via Resht and Kasvin to Tehran;
- further proposals to construct lines from Askabad to Meshed, and Enzeli to Tehran;
- requests for Russian mining concessions in North Persia;
- the Trans-Persian Railway scheme, French requests to restart the scheme, and the proposed liquidation of the Société d'Études in 1919 and 1932;
- proposals received from the Greenway Group [Persian Railway Syndicate and Kerman Mining Concession] to apply for options to construct a rail line between Bundar Abbas and Kerman, and for mining concessions;
- revision of the 1907 Anglo-Russian agreement;
- oil drilling operations on the island of Kishm.
In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following reports of interest:
- memorandum by Marquess Curzon regarding the likely results of war in the Middle East, and future rail and mining concessions in Persia, ff 176-83, with a printed copy at f 163;
- Political Department memo C167 on the Kerman Mining Concession, ff 122-23;
- Political Department memo C168 on 'Mining Concessions in the Islands and Coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. : the Nuin-ut-Thijjar's position', ff 124-26;
- a history of the Société d'Études, including details of its capitalisation and constitution, ff 17-28.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (210 folios)
- Arrangement
The subject 4045 (Trans-Persian Railway) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/416-417. The volumes are divided into three parts, with parts 1 and 2 comprising the first volume, and part 3 comprising the second volume.
Papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. Folio three is a collection header sheet, giving the subject heading and a list of correspondence references found within the file, listed by year.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 212; 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.
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- File 4045/1913 'Pt 3 Railways: Trans-Persian Railway; Russian concession; Bandar Abbas-Kerman Railway; Kerman mining concession'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:4v, 6r:12v, 29r:39v, 41r:49v, 50v:54v, 56r:75v, 78r:88v, 92r:93v, 96r:105v, 108r:141v, 143r:168v, 172r:186v, 189r:199v, 202r:206v, 208r:211v, back-i
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