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File 2976/1916 Pt 1 'Persia Bunder-Abbas-Kerman telegraph and road' [319r] (341/452)
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Telegram R, No. 487-S., dated Simla, the 2 nd August 1916. ^
From The^Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart-
To— Lieutenant-Colonel Sir P. Sykes, R.C.I.E., C.M.G., Kerman.
(Repeated to Hia Britannic Majesty’e Minister, Tehran, Sir P. Cox, Basrah, Major
Irevor, Bushire, and Lorimer, Kerman.) J
ably be madfeMd 2 from V AS sh ° rta g e of telegraph istock can prob-
Abtos-femal t P l^nh Eng la P ro P osed ., lf to proceed with Bandar
nr,d b Baft ? r telegraph project. Do you still advocate route via Daulatabad
and Baft? Can you provide adequate protection for construction parties and
c!n\r S pXd e w m d P t te i d d by ° f Mil ? ary P ° lice ? No militar y escorta
nations should b^expedtted Pr ° pOSa regardmg teIegraph ° fficeS and tde g ra P h
Through what
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
do you propose that road should be improved ?
Telegram R., Wo. 452-C., dated Camp Yezd, the 6 th (received the 7th) August 1916.
From— Lieutenant-Colonel Sir P. Sykes, K.C.I.E., C.M.G.,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Simla. r
(Repeated to Tehran, Bushire, and Bandar Abbas.)
fb Yo ^ tel ff a ^N°. 48 7 a, August 2nd. I am fully convinced that route
u and Baft is the best. Adequate protection will be arranged
oth during and after construction. In this connection when will work start?
Full advantage should be taken of the short winter. Telegraph stations at both
above places are necessary and telephone offices at practically every stage with
controlling centre at above places. There should be a two-wire line both to use
telephone and to serve as an alternative route to India. Rate of Bandar Abbas
would automatically drop to one-seventh present rate and thereby benefit British
vrscic.
As to the road exact line would be decided by engineer asked for in my tele
gram No. 236-C., June 18th, in which connection Tangizindan might be avoided by
a nne further east wffiich is said to exist. Road would be favourably viewed by
all classes and labour could be arranged without much difficulty. There are no
local subordinate engineers but given an adequate staff work could be started
simultaneously at various points.
Mosquito curtains are essent al in coast districts.
No. 978-W., dated Simla, the 28th August 1916.
From—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Depart
ment,
To—His Britannic Majesty’s Consul, Kerman.
(Repeated to Gox, Sykes, Consul, Bandar Abbas, Tehran, and Bushire,)
Secretary of State for India has sanctioned immediate construction of telegraph
line with telephone from Bandar Abbas via Daulatabad and Baft. Work parties
will be despatched as soon as possible. Please consult with Officer Commanding
South Persia Rifles and telegraph what arrangements will be made for the
protection of parties. Sykes said arrangements could be made by his force.
You and Consul, Bandar Abbas, will please assist as far as possible as regards
transport and supplies in direct communication with telegraph authorities who
will address you on the subject.
Received on 13 NOV 1916with
nmk FOREIGN SECRETARY’S
No> 7 8 M
■'T 1916
Letter.
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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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