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File 2976/1916 Pt 2 'Persia Bunder-Abbas-Kerman telegraph & road Bushire-Shiraz road' [24r] (43/294)
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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3667/19.
^0860/19.
7087/19.
"together with any others of which the Foreign
Office may be aware): embodying the best statement
that can be made by the improvement of roads, or
"other transport effected by the Military Authorities
end stating any other considerations which appear
"to be pertinent.
When this survey has been prepared and con-
"sidered, it will be easier to decide whether British
"capitalists should be invited to investigate the
"possibilities of a comprehensive scheme of motor-
"roads and transport, and which particular financial
"interests should be approached or consulted in the
"matter."
On the 17th February the Department of Overseas
Trade was asked "to investigate the possibilities
of a comprehensive scheme of motor roads and
transport for subsequent consideration of His
"M& j esty 1 s Gov eminent w #
On the 10th April, the Department of Overseas
Trade was told that the financial and military sides ^
of the Persian problem were engaging the attention of
His majesty’s Government and it was essential that
a "comprehensive scheme for the furtherance of British
commercial enterprise in that country and plans for
the guidance of. our policy in this respect should be
drawn up with as little delay as possible.”
The particular attention of the Comptroller-
General was directed to the question of Railway
construction.
Sir p. cox telegraphed on Hay 15th (No.364)
that he was receiving many applications locally
regarding motor transport and he asked to be furnished
with the views of His Majesty's Government. a copy
of
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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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