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'Persia and the Persian Question by the Hon. George Nathaniel Curzon, M.P.' [476] (535/714)
The record is made up of 1 volume (351 folios). It was created in 1892. It was written in English. 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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PERSIA
siderable, although hitherto most inadequately explored. Article 11
ran as follows: ' The Imperial Bank being ready to incur forth
with the sacrifices necessary for developing the resources of the
country by the exploitation of its natural riches, the Persian
Government grants to the said bank, for the term of the present
concession, the exclusive right of working throughout the Empire
the iron, copper, lead, mercury, coal, petroleum, manganese, borax,
and asbestos mines which belong to the State, and which have not
already been ceded to others. The Persian Government shall, as
an appendix to this concession, deliver to the Baron de Reuter, on
the day of the signature of these presents, an official list of mines
already ceded. The gold and silver mines and mines of precious
stones belong exclusively to the State, and should the engineers of
the bank discover any such they must immediately notify the same
to the Government of his Imperial Majesty the Shah. Excepting
the necessary engineers and foremen, all the workmen engaged on
the mines must be subjects of his Imperial Majesty the Shah. The
Persian Government shall assist the bank by all the means in its
power to obtain workmen at the current wage of the country. All
mines which the bank has not commenced working within ten years
ot its formation shall be deemed to have been abandoned by it, and
the State may dispose of the same without consulting the bank.'
Article 1 '2 promised that the lands necessary for working the mines
should, if on State domain, be given free, whilst, if they belonged
to private individuals, the Government should co-operate in getting
them for the bank on the most favourable terms. No import duty
was to be charged on the necessary materials, and the lands and build
ings should be exempt from all taxes. Article 13 fixed the share of
the Government in the profits of the mines at 16 per cent., and also
that 1 on the expiry of the term of the present concession, the
mines, with their lands, buildings, accessory constructions, and
plants, should revert to the Persian Government according to the
most favourable rules and regulations generally adopted by other
Powers who have stipulated in this behalf.'
How this extensive and important mining concession, amount
ing to the command of the mineral resources of Persia, was disposed
of by the Imperial Bank, how a Corporation was specially formed in
London for its purchase and for the execution of its terms, what
steps have since been taken by the company so constituted for the
exploration or exploitation of Persian mines, and what success
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The volume is Volume I of George Nathaniel Curzon, Persia and the Persian Question , 2 vols (London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1892).
The volume contains illustrations and four maps, including a map of Persia, Afghanistan and Beluchistan [Baluchistan].
The chapter headings are as follows:
- I Introductory
- II Ways and Means
- III From London to Ashkabad
- IV Transcaspia
- V From Ashkabad to Kuchan
- VI From Kuchan to Kelat-i-Nadiri
- VII Meshed
- VIII Politics and Commerce of Khorasan
- IX The Seistan Question
- X From Meshed to Teheran
- XI Teheran
- XII The Northern Provinces
- XIII The Shah - Royal Family - Ministers
- XIV The Government
- XV Institutions and Reforms
- XVI The North-West and Western Provinces
- XVII The Army
- XVIII Railways.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (351 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is divided into chapters. There is a list of contents between ff. 7-10, followed by a list of illustrations, f. 11. There is an index to this volume and Volume II between ff. 707-716 of IOR/L/PS/C43/2.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the first folio bearing text and terminates at 349 (the large map contained in a polyester sleeve loosely inserted between the last folio and the back cover). The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle and appear in the top right-hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Foliation anomaly: ff. 151, 151A. Folio 349 needs to be folded out to be read. There is also an original printed pagination sequence. This runs from viii-xxiv (ff. 3-11) and 2-639 (ff. 12-347).
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- IOR/L/PS/20/C43/1
- Title
- 'Persia and the Persian Question by the Hon. George Nathaniel Curzon, M.P.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1:24, 1:86, 86a:86b, 87:104, 104a:104b, 105:244, 244a:244d, 245:272, 272a:272b, 273:304, 304a:304b, 305:306, 306a:306b, 307:326, 326a:326b, 327:338, 338a:338b, 339:344, 344a:344b, 345:354, 354a:354b, 355:394, 394a:394b, 395:416, 416a:416b, 417:420, 420a:420b, 421:520, 520a:520d, 521:562, 562a:562b, 563:564, 564a:564b, 565:606, 606a:606b, 607:642, i-r:i-v, back-i
- Author
- Curzon, George Nathaniel, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
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- Public Domain