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Coll 28/5 ‘Railways &c; Mirjawa-Duzdap section of Duzdap Railway; Effect on roads’ [‎37r] (84/870)

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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really essential tut we are quite prepared to accept it.
regards ttis second of tlie Government of
India’s two stipulations, wnile we agree that this is
perfectly reasonable, we fear that it is likely to prove
unpalatable to the Persians, who, as you may remember,
took the initiative in suggesting the relegation of the
point in question to a subsidiary agreement to be
negotiated separately after the main agreement had come
into force. However, if the Persians raise difficulties
on this head, it will always be open to us to say that
we for our part are quite willing to proceed at once to
the discussion of the subsidiary agreements, and if
possible to get them settled in advance of the entry
into force of the general treaty.
4. You will see that in the new draft we have in
one respect gone rather further than the Government of
India, and have provided that not only the subsidiary
traffic agreement, but also the agreement which will
have to be reached regarding the sale of the rolling-
stock and other material, should precede the entry
into/

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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 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).

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1 volume (428 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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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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Coll 28/5 ‘Railways &c; Mirjawa-Duzdap section of Duzdap Railway; Effect on roads’ [‎37r] (84/870), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3399, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100049872097.0x000055> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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