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File 2976/1916 Pt 1 'Persia Bunder-Abbas-Kerman telegraph and road' [179r] (61/452)
The record is made up of 1 item (225 folios). It was created in 15 Jul 1916-20 Jun 1918. 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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Copy of telegram dated
Director, Persian bection, Teheran,
Indo-European Telegraph Department,
1918,
from the
to the Director-in-Uhief,
London.
PJl y telegram dated 22nd Eeby. Legation have just sent
to me the following decipher of telegram from Sir.P.Sykes ho.0157
begins -
Question of alignment of bunder Abbas road satisfactorily
settled as far north as Tamm dangerous Tangi Zagh being avoided
and Tangi jGfadr 8 miles further west selected by Lewis, stop. This
route we have examined and consider it much better alternative to
that recommended by Rich. stop. Question of alignment further north
difficult, stop. Experience gained during the present winter of -4
normal precipitation is that kavirs west and south Sirjan are fatal
obstacle to that line while we recently crossed pas s’* be tween birjan
; and Jierman with utmost difficulty drag ropes have to^constantly
used in the snow. stop. Prom Tamm we explored north west and found 1
an excellent and natural route running at gradient of one in thirty
over hard gravel towards Talhalal and Katru. stop. There is one
pass near Sabzu said to be very easy which is being examined but so
far as I could see alignment is naturally suitable, stop. Alignment
for branch road to birjan was also examined and it appears very
natural thus avoiding present difficult section Clakum Hajiabad. stop
From Katru road would, run north east to bhari Babek Rafsinjan and
Kerman thereby avoiding all high passes and kavirs. stop. A branch
raad would run from north to Sirjan while during greater part of
year present temporary road would be open. stop. Adoption of this
route via Talhalal would save 100 miles in journey to Shiraz and
thus represents large saving in transport and time; it would also
serve Ispahan, stop. Main drawback is vicinity to Kohistan to the
^ north of Furg whose tribesmen would be dealt with. stop. Rosts will
jfjbe posted to the east of and at 'ftatru and at some other points
^ flanking Kohistan. stop, if telegraph line and telephone line be
realigned
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This part contains correspondence relating to the construction of a telegraph line and road from Bandar Abbas (or Bunder Abbas or Bander Abbas) to Kerman in Persia [Iran].
It includes 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 War Office, the Foreign Office, and the Government of India, as well as 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 and reference papers. It also includes: enclosures from the Foreign Office of copy correspondence with the Treasury, and Sir Charles Marling, HM Minister Tehran. The file additionally includes copy correspondence of the Government of India with the following: Brigadier-General Sir Percy Sykes, Inspector-General, South Persia Military Police, Bandar Abbas; the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and HM Consul, Kerman.
It includes correspondence regarding the following subjects:
- the perceived urgent military necessity of a Bandar Abbas to Kerman telegraph line and road to strengthen the British position in South Persia, in view of the establishment of the South Persia Military Police
- the War Office supplying three hundred miles of iron wire for the construction of the telegraph line
- the Secretary of State for India approving the proposal of the Government of India to proceed with the construction of the telegraph line without awaiting the conclusion of an agreement with the Persian Government
- progress reports on the construction of the road and telegraph line from the Foreign Department of the Government of India
- the route via Tang-i-Zagh and Saidabad being selected as the most suitable alignment for the road, and the cost of improving this route
- the question of whether the military advantages of the road will outweigh possible political disadvantages which may arise from its construction
- the proposed transfer of the Bunder Abbas-Kerman telegraph from its present alignment to that of the new ‘motorable’ road via Tang-i-Zagh and Saidabad
- the construction of a temporary telephone line from Bandar Abbas to Tang-i-Zagh
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