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File 4648/1912 'Railway projects in South Persia; surveys of Gulf ports' [‎103v] (211/258)

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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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through Kirdi, at 31 miles; it would then turn north and finally north-east, folio /
up-stream and passing through an easy gorge at 36 miles enters on to the soutl 1 ^
extremity of the Kir-o-Karzin Plain. ^ It now runs nearly due north to Kalat
northernmost of three villages of Kalat, Khumar, and Hasamabad, at 4o ’ ‘i 6
(1,900 feet). It may be found convenient to cross and re-cross the river near ]?] f
to avoid heavy rock cutting, otherwise the gradient is very easy and no difficult'
calling for special notice present themselves. The Kir-o-Karzin Plain is hioj!! 68
cultivated and very fertile, several thousand acres being under irrigation, and twi ^
much land again still available for development. " * Ce as |
I classify this section as follows :—
Surface line .. .. .. ..
Easy valley line
Heavy valley line
Difficult (gorge), very expensive gorge line .
Tunnel .. .. *.
£
9 miles, at 3,000
20f „ „ 4,000
8 ,, „ 6,000
4 „ »,()00
i mile „ 200,000
£
27.000
83.000
48.000
32.000
20.000
Add for previous sections ..
46 miles ,,
177 „ „
258.000
785.000
Running total .. ..
••
223 ,, costing
1,043,000
11. At this point we must leave the Mund Valley and make for Jahrum. I had
hoped to find an alignment up the Mund from the Kir-o-Karzin Plain and to follow
its Fasa tributary till near Jahrum, but on examining the Tang-i-Karzin, whereby the
Mund River obtains access to the plain from the north, I found that this idea must
be abandoned as the gorge is only passable for 4 miles, after which it is impassable
even on foot. The country to the north of the Kir-o-Karzin Plain is, moreover,
desolate and hilly, and offers no facilities for a railway alignment. I went up the
gorge as far as Madkhun, 15 miles north of the plain, passing through the gorge and
over a sudsidiary pass, and then retracing my steps to the plain, and camped at
Ahabad, which vvas mentioned 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. when the
question of tins line was first mooted as a point which a Bushire—Jahrum line would
piobably touch. Between the plain and Jahrum lies a mountain range which we
cannot turn; it is crossed at the N’al Shikan Pass, its lowest point, at 3,700 feet,
riom the plain to Mubarakabad (2,050 feet) is 10 miles over a practically flat plain,
but even when this village is reached the Kaseh Tul and N al Shikan ranges still
ave to be crossed at right angles, instead of in echelon, as can be done from Aliabad
tei. tl careful survey of various alternatives, 1 came to the conclusion that the only
piacticable alignment involved a tunnel through the narrow range which bounds the
1 ai ^ 1 T 1 , 1 the east; this gives us access to a broad valley sloping gently upwards
the JS al fehikan Pass. This alignment is described below.
oecnon o.
-ivaiat (1,900 feet) to Jahrum (3,050 feet), .
up Karzin Gorge, 27 miles.
UVV! I/I
f ^ 1(1 mos t difficult section between Bushire and Shiraz ; there is a rise
i- 0 ' 61 ! ,. )G negotiated and two ranges to be crossed or pierced. The
xr to . n ^ nen . UC i _ su SS es t crosses the Kir-o-Karzin Plain, reaching the mouth of th
AncfW t! ^ mil " S ’ aud th ence f° r about a mile up the gorge along the lef
x ’ )an . must then pierce the range enclosing the gorge on that side by 1
us apppcJTf ° Xima r e sthree-quarters of a mile long through solid limestone ; this give
eastprlv ’ r* 1111 es ^ :<) the broad valley which slopes steadily in an east-north
r u f0r n SOme 12 miles on a gradient of from 1 in 50 to 1 in 75. W<
N’al Shik- n'p 18 ^°, a pmnt (reached at 21f miles) about 3 miles west of th
section - bmi as f tl . tl lei £?ht of about 3,300 feet; the range is here very narrow u
us access at i <U J( :l ,le [ ced % a tunnel about three-quarters of a mile long which give
along the slope! ShM 7 * miIeS t0 ^ ^ ^

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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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