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Coll 30/120 'Development of the Port of Bander Shahpur & Khorramshahr.' [‎9r] (17/214)

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The record is made up of 1 file (105 folios). It was created in 18 Apr 1933-3 Jun 1940. 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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30th October,1^37.
Sir,
Mth roforenoe to say despatch 30.369 (392/30/37)
of 24th September last,I have the honour to inform you that a
notice was published by the Customs Administration in "L#
Journal de Teheran” of 12th October inviting tenders for the
construction of a wharf (debaroadere) on the Karun Kiver at
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Khorramshahr. A further notice was published on the 27th
October in connexion with the construction of ’un grand
debaroadere dans le Chatt-el-Arabe a ^rhorramahahr”.
2. It seems clear from these announcements that the
Iranian Government have no intention of diverting trade on
a large scale in the near future from the liar un to Bandar
Shahpur and the railway.
3. I am sending copies of this despatch to the
Department of overseas Trade.unnumbered t His Majesty’s
Consul at Shiraz xfo.b3,to His Majesty^ Ambassador at
Baghdad Mo.31.
I have the honour to be with the highest respect,
Sir,
Your moot obedient,
humble Servant,
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etc.,
(Signed) Hevile Butler.
His Majesty'* ^ulster.
THh FOKMiaa omen.

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The file concerns development, facilities, and customs at the Iranian ports of Bandar Shahpur (also referred to as Bander Shahpur) and Khorramshahr.

The papers include reports from the British Consul, Khuzistan, and the British Vice-Consul, Khorramshahr, statistics of shipping, and a letter of complaint from Frank C. Strick & Company Limited to the Department of Overseas Trade about facilities at Bandar Shahpur in 1935.

There are no papers in the file dated 1938-39.

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.

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1 file (105 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 107; 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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