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Correspondence and Papers on Persia [12r] (26/196)
The record is made up of 1 volume (107 folios). It was created in 20 Jan 1894-29 Aug 1894. It was written in English and French. 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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Busreh Dec.29,93.
Extract.
With reference to conversation with Mr Cunningham on the
claims of the Turkish Custom House to full duty on car^o destined
for Mahomerah on the ground that Mahomerah is Turkish Territory
we beg to quote the following instances in which duties have been
claimed from us Sc which we have taken up officially.
Coal. Ever since the opening: of the Karun to navigation the
Custom House have refused to allow refund of 7% duty (8^ having
been paid upon import) on coal burnt by the steamers navigating the
Karun. One shipment of coal we declared upon arrival as intended for
use on the Karun & demanded that only 1% transit duty should be made
upon it, but that all was refused & we had to pay This matter
has been before H B M Consul for the last 4 years & has also been
represented to the Foreign Office at home but up to now nothing
definite has been done.
We had to pay 8^ duty on some 18 tons iron shipped to Mahomerah
but transhipped at Busreh although declared to be for Mahomerah
when landed. This matter we represented to H B M Consul k the dif
ference of was refunded after some delay.
Of late years all our cargo has been landed at Mahomerah dir
ect so that we have not had anything to do with the Turkish Custom
House, but they make no secret of the fact that they claim Mahomerah
as a Turkish port & demand Q% duty.
We have moreover had considerable trouble in obtaining draw
backs upon wool brought from the Karun District to Busreh to be
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This volume consists of correspondence received by George Nathaniel Curzon, mostly on matters relating to Persia. The letters are from friends, acquaintances and other correspondents, including a number of army officers, diplomats, writers and travellers with an interest in Persia.
Many of the letters discuss the internal affairs of Persia and British policy regarding the country, mostly from the perspective of British officers and diplomats who are residing or have visited there. Also discussed are Russian interests in Persia.
Reference is made to Curzon being informally known as the Member of Parliament for Persia, given his experience of travelling through the country; references are also made to Curzon's recent book, Persia and the Persian Question (in one of several letters to Curzon, Percy Molesworth Sykes submits a short list of corrections for certain passages).
Of particular note are a series of enclosures included in a letter from Albert Houtum-Schindler to Curzon, consisting of a translation of a proclamation from the Shah of Persia, as well as translations of a Persian Government concession and a convention between Persia and Russia on the subject of railways in Persia (ff 42-62). A copy of another Persian Government concession, which is written in French, is also included, as is a short list of additions to an existing list on the genealogy of the Qajar dynasty, which was originally included in an earlier letter from Houtum-Schindler to Curzon (see Mss Eur F111/60, ff 102-156).
The French language material consists of the aforementioned concession and one item of correspondence.
Other notable correspondents include the following: Charles Edward Yate, British Consul General, Meshed; Sir Henry Mortimer Durand; George Sutherland Mackenzie; Conyngham Greene; Benjamin W Stainton.
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- 1 volume (107 folios)
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The papers proceed in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 109; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Folio 33 is missing.
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- 11r:13v
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