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Manuscript of Persia and the Persian Question (Continued) [‎147r] (293/690)

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The record is made up of 1 file (218 folios). It was created in 1890. 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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the lives and properties of hundreds of thousands
of human beings are secured by this British pro
tectorate of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and that were it
either withdrawn or destroyed both sea and shores
would relapse into the anarchical chaos from
which they have so laboriously been reclaimed.
That the Persian Government has been enabled
to reassert its authority upon the north littoral ;
that the pirates of the opposite coast have been
taught that rapine is not a safe religion, and
where they once swept the sea with laden slave
dhows now dive harmlessly for pearls ; that the
Arab tribes, instead of being subjected to the curse
of pashas, retain the liberty they so dearly prize,
is due to the British Government alone. The very
soupdings of the channels and surveys of the
shores, by which navigation has been rendered
easy for the vessels of the world, were the work
of the officers of the old Indian ^avy, and have
been transferred without acknowledgment to the
charts of other countries navigating these seas.
These considerations, to which I draw special
attention from a belief that they are not generally
recognized in England, are essential to an under
standing of the attitude taken up by this country
with regard to the future control of the Persian
Gulf, and of her resistance to the possible intru
sion of an enemy into the waters for whose secu
rity she has, both in treasure and in life blood, |
spent so much.
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This file contains sections of the handwritten manuscript of the book Persia and the Persian Question by George Nathaniel Curzon. These papers come as part of the full handwritten draft of the book that comprises the shelfmarks Mss Eur F111/30-32. The printed edition of the book can be found in the file with the shelfmark Mss Eur F111/33.

Eventually published in 1892, the papers in this file cover the ancient and modern history, geography, and social and political aspects of Persia during the late nineteenth century when George Curzon temporarily lived in Persia. The manuscript also discusses the Russian and British presence in Persia and the author's views on the two countries' respective strategies in the country. The papers also include some of George Curzon's own travel writing while in Persia.

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1 file (218 folios)
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The papers are arranged by chapter as part of a handwritten manuscript.

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Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence commences at the front cover of volume one (ff 1-220) and terminates at the inside back cover of volume two (ff 221-345); 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-344; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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