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File 4648/1912 'Railway projects in South Persia; surveys of Gulf ports' [122r] (248/258)
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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45
Table XIX.
Cotton goods
Loaf sugar
Crystal sugar
Iron
Copper metals
Indigo..
Tea
Silks ..
Velvets
Woollens
Yarns ..
Matches
Candles
Spices ..
China ware
Glassware
Window glass
Paper ..
Total
Prom United
Kingdom.
Tons.
1,552
282
702
18
12
14
19
50
21
22
India.
Other
Countries.
Total. .
Tons.
Tons.
Tons.
74
. •
1,626
•.
1,020
1,020
319
319
282
48
57
f 02
105
141
141
282
• *
32
50
..
2
14
24
38
3
22
25
75
40
. .
40
45
45
..
21
33
33
18
40
11
11
|
••
4,725
Of this quantity 1,315 tons, more or less, have been shown to have reached
Ispahan via Ahwaz, but it is not clear whether the bulk of the balance, 3,400 tons,
arrived via Shiraz, Hamadan, or Bagdad-Kermanshah ; though it is certain that far
short of 2,000 tons—at the most liberal estimate—came via Shiraz.
Existing Distribution of Imports.
On the examination given above, I should sum up the existing distribution of
imports, which would confront railway construction to Shiraz, as follows :—
(a.) Average annual consumption of Shiraz (received entirely vi& Bushire) from
8,000 to 10,000 tons.
(N.B.—This area includes Yezd under favourable conditions.)
(6.) As regards Ispahan, of a consumption of 4,500 tons derived from non-Kussian
sources, and originally from the Gulf, say 2,000 tons of that quantity already reached
Ispahan via Shiraz, leaving for railway transport to compete for the carrying of an
extra 2,500 tons.
Importance of Transport Connection: Shiraz to Ispahan.
Ispahan and Hamadan are admittedly the two most important points of vantage for
British imports into Persia to be held at all costs; and one of the. pimcipa pro ems
which would arise from the construction of a railway to Shiraz is t e su sequen
position of Ispahan. The linking up of Shiraz to Ispahan by rail would make all
the difference in the world. If the scheme of railway from the Gulf is to stop shoit
at Shiraz, then the import trade is certain to remain stationary for many years the
Shiraz market is easily liable to congestion, as has been seieta lines ,
recent years, when sales in the districts and forwarding to spaan wei ^ t
disorders. The prospects of railway enterprise will be serious y amper ^ qLonld
also contemplated to improve communications between naz an , s P,i 'i v 0 f
therefore, Ispahan be connected witli some other rai \vay s\s etn, " the other
Luristan or Kermanshah, or from the Russian frontier via Tehran and on the ^ther
hand, communications between Shiraz and Ispahan be left *7reduSn
not only item (b), -2,500 tons, being eliminated from the ft.mate.but also a reduction
on the average annual consumption via Shiraz (a ) y a Shiraz and the area
the further effect of detaching the Yezd district from that
available for the development of the import trade would be conti
eastern Pars alone. ^
[2619i—l]
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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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