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File 4648/1912 'Railway projects in South Persia; surveys of Gulf ports' [‎96v] (197/258)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (129 folios). It was created in 1912-1916. 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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to ^rant to it the right to proceed with the construction of the railway hereinbefore
secondly described upon terms identical with the terms hereinbefore contained relating
to the construction of the railway hereinbefore firstly described and the Syndicate shall
thereupon and subject to the provisions heieinbefore contained be bound to proceed
with due diligence with the construction and equipment of the railway hereinbefore *
secondly described.
Article 23.
On the completion of the railway hereinbefore secondly described or earlier if the
Government and the Syndicate shall so agree the Government may require the
Syndicate to proceed with or the Syndicate at its option may require the Government
to grant to it the right to proceed with the construction of the railway hereinbefore
thirdly described upon terms identical with the terms hereinbefore contained relating
to the construction of the railway hereinbefore secondly described and the Syndicate
shall thereupon and subject to the provisions hereinbefore contained be bound to
proceed with due diligence with the construction and equipment of the railway
hereinbefore thirdly described.
Article 24.
On the completion of the railway hereinbefore thirdly described or earlier if
the Government and the Syndicate shall so agree the Government may require the
Syndicate to proceed with or the Syndicate at its option may require the Government to
grant to it the right to proceed with the construction of the railway Imreinbefore
fourthly described upon terms identical with the terms hereinbefore contained relating
to the construction of the railway hereinbefore thirdly described and the Syndicate
shall thereupon and subject to the provisions hereinbefore contained be bound to
proceed with due diligence with the construction and equipment of the railway
hereinbefore fourthly described.
Article 25.
Should the security offered by the Government for the bonds to be issued for
the construction of the lines secondly thirdly and fourthly described or any of them be
in the opinion of the Syndicate inadequate the Government shall be at liberty to offer
the said bonds to third parties at a price not less than 874 per cent, and the proceeds
of the sale or issue of the said bonds up to 87?r per cent, of their nominal value shall be
dealt with in similar manner to that mentioned in article 20 for the purpose of enabling
the Syndicate to construct such line. All the terms relating to the construction and
payment for the construction of the line first herein described shall (so far as the same
are or may be applicable) apply to the construction and payment for the line in respect
of which such bonds may have been issued.
Article 26.
Each of the railways mentioned in article 1 hereof as and wdien completed and
opened for public traffic shall be worked and administered by the Syndicate on behalf
o an tor the benefit and at the sole risk and cost of the Government at least until such
nne as the whole of the railway bonds to be issued for provision of the necessary funds
or e construction and equipment of such railway shall have been redeemed by means
of t e amortisation fund of | per cent, per annum to be constituted for the redemption
hereo . f he Syndicate shall carry on the working and administration of the said
rai w ay s wi ue diligence and proper care and shall provide a train service sufficient
for the development of the traffic upon the said railway when the same shall be opened
or pu j m ra c an shall subject to the provisions of this contract carry on the said
railways m a proper and efficient manner.
there^ueotfv^fl Sha11 fr T the Government in each year commencing froi
nublic traffic itc UP ° n each of the said railways shall have been opened fi
hereof and for the remunerat J 0 . n working the said railways pursuant to article 2
15 ner cent of tfip x ^® nbeb 0 lts administration in London a commission at the rate (
lo per cent, ol the net receipts of the said railways provided that the remunerate

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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, and maps relating to the development of railways projects in South Persia and the associated marine surveys of Gulf ports, notably Bandar Abbas and Bushire.

The volume includes the report of Lieutenant Arnold Talbot Wilson on the technical issues concerning development of railway lines between Bushire and Shiraz, and Bandar Abbas and Shiraz. Also included is a report on the commercial possibilities of these two developments, compiled by Commercial Adviser, H G Chick. These reports (folios 101-124) are preceded by an accompanying summary and analysis by 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. , Percy Zachariah Cox.

Also discussed in the correspondence is the question of concessions for railways in the neutral zone and the relative advantages (climate, water supply) of Bushire and Bandar Abbas as railway termini in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The correspondence also features discussion of a rumoured German scheme for a Bushire-Shiraz railway.

Further discussion surrounds the arrangements for marine survey work in the region of Henjam and Bandar Abbas to be undertaken by the RIMS Palinurus. A report by the Captain of the Palinurus, Captain B W Mainprise is included along with three marine survey maps (folios 48-50).

The principal correspondents in the volume include: 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. and Consul General for Fars (Lieutenant Colonel Percy Zachariah Cox); (Lieutenant Colonel Stuart George Knox); First Assistant to 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. , Captain L Birdwood; Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department; Under Secretary of State, 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. ; Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey); Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Louis Mallet); Director, Royal Indian Marine, Walter Lumsden; Officer Comanding, RIMS Palinurus ( Captain B W Mainprise); Secretary to the Government of India, Marine Department.

The volume includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (129 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 4648 (Railway projects in South Persia; surveys of Gulf ports) consists of 1 volume, IOR/L/PS/10/316. The explanation of the cover sheet/divider at the front of each volume (regarding the correspondence series numbers which have been put together to form the volumes) will be given in the Scope and Content.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 127; 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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