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File 2976/1916 Pt 2 'Persia Bunder-Abbas-Kerman telegraph & road Bushire-Shiraz road' [44r] (83/294)
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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opium, cotton, wool and grain are tapped.
(3) the system connects with two ports on the southern
coast. - Mohammerah and Bandar-Abbas (Bushire is an inferior
harbour and extremely inaccessible on account of the
mountains. It owes its present trade only to the fact
that under existing conditions sea-transport up the Gulf
is preferable to longer overland-transport to the northern
towns)
(4) the system links up with the Mesopotamian railway
(having a similar gauge) and in case a practical outlet
can "^ e for the latter on the Mediterranean, Persian
trade will be able to share the advantages. If on the other
hand, a mediterranean outlet is found to be impracticable,
the Kasvin branch can easily be extended to join the
Transcaucasian line at Julfa (although through traffic
would be impossible owing to the difference in gauge)
(5) In the east, the line connecting with the Indian rail
ways gives easy access to Seistan, which is a matter of both
commercial and strategic importance. From a strategic
point of view this line should be no disadvantage, for
if the Russians were to build south from Khushki we could
build north west from Kerman. (The alternative which has
been suggested of a line through Bampur and along the coast
to Karachi would be too expensive to build for it to com
pete successfully with sea-transport, and would moreover
require a considerable increase of fleet" in Indian waters
to defend from possible sea-attack) (Through traffic to
India would however be impossible owing to the difference
in gauge)
The question of financing the scheme remains to be
considered. Before any steps could be taken in this
direction
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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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