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File 2976/1916 Pt 2 'Persia Bunder-Abbas-Kerman telegraph & road Bushire-Shiraz road' [19r] (33/294)
The record is made up of 1 item (145 folios). It was created in 3 Jul 1918-14 Mar 1922. 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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{This P°ou™«nt_is the P-opcty of His BHt an^io Mai ; 9 V y . s Gowmmnnt . a „., shou|d
' ^g-™* u|,nad tQ the For eign Office if not required for offlnial use.1
(B2349/V34,) FEffiS OSLY.
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Cipher telftgra.m to Sir P. Cos: (Teheran)
Poreign Office, June 3.6th, 1919, 7 p.m.
.L4 o »64 3 1 '
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Your tej.egrams ITos . ISb and 364 (of March 10th and
May 15th,)
Questions connected with our expenditure on various
roads, possibilities of motor transport railway construction
and our commercial policy in Persia generally, have received
careful consideration in consultation with the various Depart
ments interested.
Poliowing general conclusions have been reached:
1. His Majesty ! s Government should as far as possible
cease further expenditure on the various roads and endeavour to
induce Dritish goups to take them up and run motor transport
urjon them. Persian co-operation should be enlisted and Persian
capital invited® Persian Transport Company and the Hapier
group (see my telegram ITo *648 of December 1.1th 3.ast) are both
billing to take up the ICe r man shah road. latter would have the
desired Persian element in it®
I should like your considered opinion as to the best
means of accomplishing the aims outlined aboveo
2® Regarding our commercial policy 3 various suggestions
have been made with the object of increasing our trade with
~V|gr- &
i) X.s i'O. S ' lJt>
28 fJG1919
Persia
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The file mainly consists of papers relating to the Bunder Abbas to Kerman telegraph line and road in Persia [Iran]. It includes correspondence regarding: the diversion of the Bunder Abbas to Kerman telegraph line via Tarum and Saidabad; the estimated cost of constructing this new telegraph line; the total expenditure on the Bunder Abbas [or Bandar Abbas or Bander Abbas] to Kerman road; and the decision of the Government of India to discontinue work on the telegraph line and the road due to the cost involved.
The file also includes some papers relating to the development of various roads in Persia, railways in Persia, and the Bushire to Shiraz road.
The papers in the file consist of correspondence and 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. minutes, including correspondence between 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. and the following: the Foreign Office; the War Office; and the Government of India Foreign Department and Army Department.
The map shows the province of Fars in Persia [Iran], dated 1911 (IOR/L/PS/10/608, f 54). It shows features including camel paths, mule paths, foot paths, telegraph lines and deserted villages, and hydrology, and it provides some indication of relief. The map was published under the direction of Colonel S G Burrand, Officiating Surveyor General of India.
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- File 2976/1916 Pt 2 'Persia Bunder-Abbas-Kerman telegraph & road Bushire-Shiraz road'
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- 3r:60v, 63r:70v, 72r:72v, 74r:77r, 77ar, 77v:85v, 85ar, 86r:148v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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