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Letters and Papers Concerning the Trans-Persian Railway and Other Railways in Persia [126r] (251/442)
The record is made up of 1 file (221 folios). It was created in Nov 1911-Mar 1917. 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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(1) • From Dalb^ndin, the line Should t>e trnoed v;of,t alon-rr
th© hd^hofft eontotir thnt oen T>e cfbt.t.li’uid, with duo ror*oi*d
to the provi»ion of suitab! o water« os eloso nn possible
to the central donert section,
(j) . Provided the material* ere available* this e2ct.er»«ion
could be carried throu?^h to the Frontier within e period
of twelve months, 'The lim would bo an Inexpensive one
to construct* as no brldnee tunnels, irisfoanfenents, or
cuttinge would be neeageitr^ anti the line weald, for the
most part, be laid on the surface of the ground.
(k) . A mm 1 ! brartch 3in«, scmp 70 miler in lenrjth, carried
frcm Kundi to Sohte^an, wo^ild secure ue in Political and
eoonerde advantage far outweighing* the additional
cost of this smll addition.
d). Station btildin^s shoal 1 conform to the Baluchistan
fortified pattern and. provision should be made, at each
starve, for adequate aeoermodation for travellers, and
cornel men, as well as for the storage of roods.
The grounds on which the extension cf the Cmetta-'Jushki Railway line
to the nei.etan frontier is recommended are as followst-
Existing comercial concideretions call for it and, without
it the limitations to which our trade route is now subject cannot be
rmoved* Current military needs press insistently for it and future
military requirements will render it essential. Present Political
oirinstances make its construction a wise precautionary measure md
the future o^itlook, in the nearer middle East, in Persia, and in
Afrdwiistan will separately dsmsnd it. But wliilo this is the case it
is to be emphasised that the several benefits this line will confer
will be seriously compromised, if not destroyed, should a Junction,
on the Frontier, with any other European railway system ever be
permitted.
i Lieut Colonel
Pomieyl Depart.
Buxton, February 6th, 1917
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The file contains correspondence, memoranda, and other papers relating to railway projects in Persia [Iran] and the surrounding region. The papers deal with the proposals for, planning, and progress of, several railway lines, including one from the Mediterranean to India, the Trans-Persian Railway, the Baghdad Railway, and the Nushki and Dalbandin extension from Quetta. The documents discuss the merits and flaws of the proposals, technical issues such as gauge sizes, and the impact of such projects on Britain's relations with Russia, Germany, France, and Turkey.
At the back of the file are a number of official reports on Parliamentary debates within the House of Commons, dating from 10 July 1912 to 25 May 1914, all of which feature railways (folios 128-218). Also at the rear of the file are three maps:
- General Map of Asia with proposed British, German, and Russian rail lines added by hand
- War Office map of the Middle East, showing railways and railway projects
- As above with further rail lines added and details of gauges given.
Correspondents include: Arthur Campbell Yate, army Officer; Henry McNiel; Francis Richard Maunsell, army officer; George Lloyd, politician; Lieutenant-Colonel Charles à Court Repington, army officer and war correspondent; Lord Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, Leader of the House of Lords; Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice (Lord Lansdowne), statesman; Lucien Wolf, journalist and historian; Charles Staniforth, businessman and railway investor; Charles Prestwich Scott, Editor of the Manchester Guardian; Hugh Shakespear Barnes, Director, Imperial Bank of Persia; and Colonel Frank Cooke Webb Ware, former 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. , Chagai.
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- 1 file (221 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 221; 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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- Letters and Papers Concerning the Trans-Persian Railway and Other Railways in Persia
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- 87r:90v, 95r:221v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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