Skip to item: of 258
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

File 4648/1912 'Railway projects in South Persia; surveys of Gulf ports' [‎109v] (223/258)

This item is part of

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. .

Transcription

This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.

Apply page layout

20
The estimate then works as follows :
£
£
Surface .. . - * ♦ • • * *
15 miles at 3,000
45.000
Difficult.. . • «• • • * *
40 „ „ 8.000
320,000
Tunnelling
1 „ „ 80,000
80,000
56 „ ..
445,000
Add for previous sections ..
183 „
886,000
Total of Bunder Abbas-Jahrum
239 „ costing
1,331.000
Add for Jahrum-Shiraz
104 „ „
370,000
Total for Bunder Abbas-Shiraz
343 „ „
1,701,000
This compares with 354 from Bushire to Shiraz costing 1,655,000L The
difference is so small as to be negligible assuming .my estimate of the relative
difficulties of the two alignments to be a fair one.
29. Recapitulation :—
Classification of
Line.
Section.
Total.
Rate at—
Total Cost.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Miles.
Miles.
Miles.
Miles.
Miles.
Miles.
Miles.
Miles.
£
£
Surface
18
12
12
16
22
15
58
153
3,000
459,000
Easy valley ..
5
16
3
23
7
• #
40
94
4,000
376.000
Heavy valley
4
3
5
4
6
• •
6
33
6,000
198,000
Difficult
4
# m
4
4
4
40
• #
56
8,000
448,000
Very expensive gorge..
. #
# #
3
# #
2
# .
• •
5
12,000
60,000
Tunnel
••
••
••
1
1
2
80,000
160,000
Total miles
31
36
27
47
42
56
104
343
Grand Total Cost.
1 st section
2 nd „
3rd „
4 th „
5th
6 th „
7th
£
130.000
148.000
146.000
196.000
266.000
445.000
370.000
Total
1,701,000
Part III.— The Shiraz-Ispahan Alignment.
30. The Government of India’s Committee advocated that a concession for this
line should be obtaindd ; the Government of India, however, did not endorse this
proposal, and recommended that no mention of such a line should be made at present.'"
J hey considered that if the trans-Persian line passed through Ispahan such an alignment
could be favourable to Russia; if, however, Ispahan was avoided, as proposed, by the
Russian Go\ ernment (in order to prevent eventual intersection by a German line from
Badgad), such a line would be of advantage.
conc ^ us ^ OG of the Russo-German agreement and the undertaking of the
Russian Government not to support the requests of third parties for concession in that
region, nor consent to such requests being made without previous consultation with His
Majesty s Government makes it probable that the Russian Government will withdraw
t eir objections to the trans-Persian line passing through Ispahan, t
. . question of the advantage to Russia of a Shiraz-Ispahan line, under such
circumstances I venture to think that the line will be even more advantageous to the
commerce of Great Britain and that no fears on this score need deter us from advocating
its construction.
t AmhTSnr f q/p di ; 1 t0 , Sec [ eta O n of state, No. 18, Secret, of the 23rd February, 1911.
f Amba^ador, St. 1 etersburgh, to Foreign Office, No. 33, dated the 6th February, 1911.

About this item

Content

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.

Extent and format
1 volume (129 folios)
Arrangement

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.

Physical characteristics

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.

Written in
English in Latin script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

File 4648/1912 'Railway projects in South Persia; surveys of Gulf ports' [‎109v] (223/258), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/316, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100045943905.0x000018> [accessed 19 March 2024]

Link to this item
Embed this item

Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100045943905.0x000018">File 4648/1912 'Railway projects in South Persia; surveys of Gulf ports' [&lrm;109v] (223/258)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100045943905.0x000018">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x0000d0/IOR_L_PS_10_316_0229.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x0000d0/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image