Ext 3252/43 ‘Persia: Security of the Bushire-Shiraz Road’ [‎38v] (76/124)

Content

The file contains papers related to the security and maintenance of the Bushire-Shiraz-Isfahan Road, and discussion over whether a British supervising engineer should be dispatched to manage and supervise repairs. It also contains a few reports about a visit by the Soviet Consul for Isfahan, Mr Martchenko, in February 1945.

The main correspondents are 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. (Sir Charles Geoffrey Prior) and HM Ambassador to Iran (Sir Reader William Bullard). The file also contains input from the British Consuls at Shiraz (Herbert George Jakins) and Isfahan (Charles Alexander Gault), 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. , and the Government of India.

There are no papers in the file for 1944.

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format

1 file (60 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 62; 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.

Written in

English in Latin script

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