Coll 28/5 ‘Railways &c; Mirjawa-Duzdap section of Duzdap Railway; Effect on roads’ [130r] (270/870)
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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ar)& at present principal danger to Indian revenues arises
from re-importation of transit goods which have "been
exported on drawback,and this is "believed to take place
mainly through parcel post which is independent of
railway*
(d) Present day value of line from Mirjawa to Dusdap
calculated hy depreciation rules is estimated at 36
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
and its •♦break up 1 * value at 22i
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
* If
as Minister opines we could not remove it in face of
Persian opposition it is for practical purposes valueless
to us and we should he prepared to consider lower offer
from Persian Government*
(e) We should not he prepared to consider offer hy
Persian Government to operate any section of Railway in
British India.
3* Our conclusion is that no commercial advantage
is to he expected from re-opening of line to Mirjawa in
present circumstances and that only valid inducements to
do so would he (l) to get hack some of money spent on
constructing the railway heyond Mirjawa and (£) to secure
concessions for Indian Trade with Persia possibly on
lines suggested in paragraph 5 of Consul Sistan f s Despatch
-^79 oi 22nd Hove mbs r 1932* as regards former we observe
from Ministers Despatch 442 paragraph 4 that Persian
Government would probably not be prepared to pay more
than about 3-§-
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. Political advantages to he derived
from conclusion of Gfeneral Treaty are of more importance
to His Majesty's Government than to India and we can think
ox no other political "guid pro &uo* which would make it
worth our while to undertake the loss involved by re-opening
4. W therefore recommend that we should await
proposals from the Persian Government for purchase of the
lime from Mirjawa to Duzdap and should consider them on
their merits* With re gard to the re-opening of our own
portion, which we recognize would be a necessary corollary
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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)
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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’
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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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