Coll 28/5 ‘Railways &c; Mirjawa-Duzdap section of Duzdap Railway; Effect on roads’ [129r] (268/870)
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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Gove rr.ment of India*
Foreign and Political Department
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To
Secretary of State j^^^
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ndia.
(Gopy to Minister Teliran)
K 0 . 21 -N of 1952
Dated Few Delhi
the ItrTt April 1935
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Yo ur telegrams 2951 and 3079* Duzdap Hallway *
2. Te have now examined matter in all its aspects
and following are facts which appear to us relevant and
answers to Finister r s guest ion:
(a) Reopening and working of portion "between Nok-Kundi
( and rirjawa will apart from initial expenses involve r an
annual loss of about one
lakh
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
,*
(b) Records of export trade from India to Persia
show following figures;
December 19 29 - June 1930 Rs.. £4, 75 , 731
December 1931 - June 1932 Rs. 33,14,719
It will be seen that lowest figure recorded was just
prior to closing of railway and that some slight
revival has occurred recently. These figures suggest
to closing of Railway*
(c) Reopening of railway might facilitate working of
A/N
d customs line, if it is'eventually decided to impose
i i<vv
December 1929
1931 Rs * 20,36,453
that ft V in g off in exports is due rather to operation
of Persian Trade Monopoly Law, fiscal policy of
Persian Government and general trade depression than
But as you are aware that guestion is still open-
anc 5
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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).
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- 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’
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- 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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