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Coll 28/5 ‘Railways &c; Mirjawa-Duzdap section of Duzdap Railway; Effect on roads’ [7r] (24/870)
The record is made up of 1 volume (428 folios). It was created in 14 Mar 1931-12 Jul 1934. It was written in English and French. 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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I h&ve the honour to refer to your letter 2 n t o• f
the 22nd M&rch 19 34 to the foreign Secretary to the Govern
ment of India regarding certain material required by tne
Persian Government for the Z&hidan Railway*
2. Mb regards paragraph 5 Ifajor Rivet t-G£. rnt c , His k& j e£ ty ’ s
Vice Consul at ^ hid an reports on the 21st April 1934 as
follows
*1 have inspected the old Railway water supply
s ch ern e f o r Mi r j awe .
AP a result I have found that two thirds of the
pipe line forming the original scheme and covering a distance
of 2 -§- miles is derelict and does not function*
This is due to the f’ ct that the stream has
been diverted partially by nature and partially oy local
cultivs tors.
The length of piping indented for by the Persian®,
would be quite inadequate if they wished to restore the
water supply to its former pitch of efficiency, so I think
they only want to carry out uocal repairs.
This would not interfere with the supply of the
Exchange Post Office at Mirjaw& *
jys regards the Vice-Consuls,te &t Zahiden, we draw
our supuly from wells inside the Consulate * re* and we ^re
independent of the Railway water plant which is cut of action ’ 1
3. a copy of this Despatch is being sent to the Government
of India in the Foreign and Political Department.
enclosure in
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Papers relating to the transfer of ownership of the railway line running between Mirjawa [Mīrjāveh] and Duzdap [Zahedan] in eastern Persia [Iran], from the Government of India to the Persian Government.
The volume begins with reports of interruptions to monthly rations trains, prompting the Government of India to close down the line. The remainder of the correspondence covers negotiations for the transfer and reopening of the railway:
- The impact of the railway’s closure on trade, water supply to the region, smuggling, road traffic.
- The British Government’s initial desire to use the transfer of the railway as a quid pro quo for an extension to the south Persia air route used by Imperial Airways.
- Statements showing income and losses made by the railway between 1923 and 1931 (ff 205-208).
- A report by John Gilbert Laithwaite of the 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. , undated but likely written in early 1933, containing a comprehensive summary to date of agreements and operations of the railway, between the Government of India and the Persian Government (ff 132-148).
- A copy of an agreement for the sale of railway plant and rolling stock, with a list of equipment, quantity and prices (quoted in Indian rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. ) (ff 94-104).
- Draft copies of an agreement (in French) for the transfer of the railway.
The volume’s principal correspondents are: the British Legation at Tehran (Robert Henry Clive; Reginald Hervey Hoare); the British Vice-Consul at Sistan and Kain [Ka’īn] (Major Clive Kirkpatrick Daly); the 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. (Laithwaite); the Foreign Office (Charles William Baxter; George William Rendel).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (428 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 428; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is present between ff 391-428 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. The front and back covers, along with the two leading flyleaves and single ending flyleaf, have not been foliated.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3399
- Title
- Coll 28/5 ‘Railways &c; Mirjawa-Duzdap section of Duzdap Railway; Effect on roads’
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:5v, 7r:17v, 19r:24r, 26v:40v, 46r:68v, 75r:79v, 82r:93v, 104r:163v, 166r:184v, 186r:187v, 189r:273v, 276r:284v, 285v:323v, 325r:406v, 408r:428v, iii-r:iii-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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