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Coll 28/5 ‘Railways &c; Mirjawa-Duzdap section of Duzdap Railway; Effect on roads’ [55r] (120/870)
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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fixed until whatever offer Persian Government roa^/ make
for Railway has keen received and considered here. Price
would naturally depend upon nature of commercial and
other concessions which the Persian Government might he
willing to give.
( 2 ) Should there he failure t o agree upon price^
would Piis Majesty*s Governmen t and Government of India^oe
preoared to insist on rem oval of rails, etc!
We are at present of opinion that removal of the
permanent way, buildings, etc. should not he insisted on
since any attempt to do so would probably oe forcibly
resisted by Persia.
(3) What commercial advantages would the Government
of India desire for operating the Indi an sectionj.
Concession which we desire is entire exemption ox
j all goods of Indian origin from provisions of Trade Monopoly
Lav/ which has been a real hinderance to Indian trade.
(4) as alternative to sale would Government —of—India
be willing to transfer Persian section an d keep .Indian..
section open for sav IQ yea rs on condition bhat -ii .Persi^£i
Government made good annual deficit , to extent of, .,Qno.._ ll 1^3fl32.
We are not prepared to accept this alternative.
As now advised we would not, in any circurnstance^, glvQ
an assurance to the Persian Government that the Indian
section would be kept open for any specified period.
There would be no means of enforcing any undertalcing which
the Persian Government might agree to give regarding the
making good of the annual deficit on the Indian portion;
nor is it certain that one
lakh
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
represents the real measur e
of the loss involved.
(5) Should the Persian Government be encourage d^
to prolong; the railway to Sistan?
Sistan is the potential grain producing area of
South-Eastern
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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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- 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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