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File 2976/1916 Pt 2 'Persia Bunder-Abbas-Kerman telegraph & road Bushire-Shiraz road' [73r] (141/294)
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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From Bill. Bushi re. to Col A. T.Ill s on, Paris., 1 $ ' 0 l i O \
Estimate for completion of Bunder abbas--Shi raz road for
or traffic is 7
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. Ditto for Bushire. Shiraz road probably
'* .ewhat less if labour corps j^safe^pioneers, at present at work
road, are detained to complete it. Motor van has travelled
r ; m Bushire to Shiraz with slight assistance at sharp corners
— "Kamarij. 1 doubt if it is fully realised at home that in order
save these comparatively small sums of money we do not wish ^o
scharre labour corps immediately absolutely tnrowing ciway
.celess opportunity to settle long vexed question opening up
southern Persia to motor communication. Of course an agreement
r maintenance either by British concessionaire or Persian govt:
rough British officers would be necessary out advantage of
itish trade and Persian consumer would certainly justi ry
penditure. Urgently required work on Bushire--Shiraz road would b
at temperate altitude. In this connection ask oil companies
they have received reports from Col. drant and their own
ologist o f oil show at-Dashti Qil in Kash&ili. Former was posted
,rch I Oth.
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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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- 61r:62v, 71r:71v, 73r:73v
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