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Coll 35/2 'Persia and Persian Gulf: steamer arrangements in the Persian Gulf; including arrangements for the carriage and delivery of consular and diplomatic mails to posts in Persia' [58r] (116/1171)
The record is made up of 1 file (579 folios). It was created in 28 Aug 1930-13 Feb 1948. 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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British Uonsulate-t^neral,
'Bushirre,
. the 19th . April 194b.
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. , I have the honour to enclose for Your Excellency’s
iniortiiation_ copies of a note by Mr j Consul Ko.;ers %ith
toich l am m general agreement. It must; be! clear Ito every-
^jr.e that the Russians are rapidly extending t^eir-'influence
- uhe i.orth. ajna ttf. at» unless societhin^ is done t»o counter
act, tms from the South m shall very shortly find ourselves
in a position by ^nich all the centre of the lersian oranpe
is in their hands while we are left with nothing but the
withered rind m the shape of a few ruined ports.
^ a ? 6 inherited as exceptionally strong position in
bouth jrersia. but tnis is being rapidly undermined by the
transier of trade r elations to the North. The British and
Indian long-term interest and policy demands that we should
ma.ce every eiiort m our power to maintain the prosperity
cn. the ports along the southern littoral, where “with our
ieet in salt water" we shall be certain not only of a good
will that has come aown to us throu^i the years hot a point
a appui based upon our natural element.
3* It is obvious that the trade to Tehran and the North
wmoh is now carried by the railway will never return else-
wnere, but on the other hand geography does not change and
isianan, Shiraz, Kerman ana Yezd and the area to the^south
of them will still find their natural outlet in the ports
Kinga.i and bandar Abbas* Their position,^howsser
has sadly decayed owing to the iron control'of the L-.l’.S.C*
during the war years vihich has routed the restricted imports
| via the railway, the strang^e-hold exercised by the Liinistiy
|Ox **ax iransport upon shixoping, and the diversion of road
transport to the North. The result has been that tfie eccnor/dc
liie Oi. uiie douth das peen aliiiost completely undermined.
4. One result of this economic decay has been that a
large section of the population has migrated to the Arab
side, xit the present moment a number of these find emplov-
ment on the aerodrome and in the Oil Companies, but labour
wiu.1 very shortly cease to be at a premium in these States,
nl
and/-
.
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The file concerns the dispatch of consular and diplomatic mails by steamer and air mail service to and from Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The file covers:
- Transmission of sealed bags, containing official correspondence, to consular officers in Persia [Iran]
- Negotiations with Persian Government for the transmission of consular mail to British representatives through Persian post offices
- Bags for Tehran Legation
- Persian diplomatic courier regulations, routes, and visas for couriers
- Government of India willing to grant reciprocal treatment to Persian consular mails to and from India
- Methods of forwarding secret documents to consular posts in East Persia
- Postal service between India and Iran
- Despatch of mails to Kuwait
- Sketch of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. routes, 1944 (f 94).
The file is composed of correspondence between: the British Legation at Tehran; the British Embassy at Baghdad; the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the British Consuls at Meshed [Mashhad], Sistan and Kain, Kerman, Birjand; the Government of India; the Persian Legation in London; the Secretary of State for the Colonies; the Secretary of State for India; the Foreign Office; 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. ; the General Post Office, London; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Persia; the Postmaster-General at Bombay; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Kuwait; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain; the Air Ministry; the Ministry of War Transport; and British India Steam Navigation Company.
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- 1 file (579 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 580; 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.
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- Title
- Coll 35/2 'Persia and Persian Gulf: steamer arrangements in the Persian Gulf; including arrangements for the carriage and delivery of consular and diplomatic mails to posts in Persia'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r, 2r:7v, 10r:119r, 119ar:119av, 119v:139r, 139ar:139av, 139v:250v, 252r:344v, 346r:359v, 362r:414v, 416r:485v, 489r:536v, 538r:544v, 550r:574v, 580r:582v, 582v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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