'SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS AND MEASURES OF THE VICEROYALTY OF HIS EXCELLENCY LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON, VICEROY AND GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA IN THE FOREIGN DEPARTMENT. I. JANUARY 1899-APRIL 1904. II. DECEMBER 1904-NOVEMBER 1905. VOLUME IV. PERSIA AND THE PERSIAN GULF.' [‎6r] (16/386)

CONTENTS.
PART I.
INTRODUCTORY.
CHAPTER I.
British Policy in Persia.
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British interests in Persia, 1899—Special interest in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. -
Special interests in Seist an—Russian activity—Activity of other
European Powers—Russian objects—Previous exchanges of views
between Great Britain and Russia regarding Persia—British policy.
Three possible lines—Joint action with Russia—Independent action—
Partition into spheres of influence. Lord Curzon’s views—Opinion
of His Majesty’s Government—Further Russian activity. Insis
tence by Lord Curzon—Pronouncement to Persian Government-
Public declaration of British policy—Overtures to the Russian Gov
ernment regarding the partition of Persia into spheres of influence—
British policy in the event of Russian aggression in North Persia—
Lord Curzon’s* views—Views of Imperial Defence Committee,
March 1905
CHAPTER II.
The maintenance and extension of British interests,
1899—1905.
Persian Finance-First Russian loan, IPOO—Proposed British loan—
Second Russian loan, 1902-First British Joan, 1903-Supplement.
arv British loan, 1904-The Belgian Customs—Opposition to the
new Regime—“Fare and the Persian Gulf’—Tariff revision—The
Russian 0 Tariff Convention—British Tariff Convention—British
Consular Representation in Persia—Proposal to appoint an Indian
Officer at Tehran—Steps to improve the personnel—Consular
escorts—Expenditure in Persia—Central Persia Telegraph line-
improved communications in Persia—The Bakhtian road—The
Lur road—The Persian Transport Company—Proposed British
motor service-Proposed road Bunder Ahbas to Bam-Mr. Maclean s
Mission—Commercial Mission to South-Last ieisia
CHAPTER III.
Seistan.
n -,1 -x:™ ; n SpiRtan nrior to 1899—Lord Curzon advocates a more
lhe Ste poUcv-The Uase of Nushki-Tho Nusliki We route-En-
rnurao-ement of trade—Appointment of a Consul in Seistan Open-
ino- of a branch of the Imperial Bank of Persia m Seistan—In-
stitution of a Postal Service-Telegraph extension to the Persian
u or der—The Seistan Arbitration Commission—1 he Boundary
Award—The Water Award—Perso-Baluch Boundary—Russian
opposition M. Miller—The Belgian Customs Admimstration-
Havassment of British trade—3 he passport system—Relations of the
British Consul with the Belgian officials— The Hashmat-ul-Mulk
■Rncsian attempts to purchase Seistan—Russian Quarantine
Cordon—Russian telegraph activity—Hashtadan Boundary .
CHAPTER IV.
The Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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war-Y. Mels-Ru^ an conm.^ ^^ of Frencll flags _p,.e„ok
and commerce li n , , _^_ T j: rect e ff or t s to increase French
attempt to tain a n ^ vit Be ] g i an enterprise—Pan-Islamic op-
influence—German y ^ Great Britain __BriMsh naval
rrv t0 B^ r_Kho r M' JSa and Khor Abdullah—British
atvategy—oasstdore— or!;!<I 1 i s ation-British naval den.ru-
naval cirW. ™uist-B.i.ish consular establishutent.,
strations i _ British sanitary organisation—hrltish
mercantile^vig^tion and - T X^ph-Sn“fd
Stei i n iations—Bearl^lsheries-—Armstiad^-^rolitical history—-Oman
S 0 Gwadur-Trucial ® ^^ahfetan-Ctas"of
faTedf C and Hlands-Pclsiau Mek.an-Ptditical review of
the period . * • * *
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