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'PRINCIPAL DESPATCHES AND CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO PERSIA CONNECTED WITH THE SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND MEASURES OF VICEROYALTY OF HIS EXCELLENCY LORD CURZON OF KEDDLESTON IN THE FOREIGN DEPARTMENT. JANUARY 1899 TO NOVEMBER 1905. VOLUME IV-PART IV. PERSIA.' [18r] (40/136)
The record is made up of 1 volume (64 folios). It was created in 1908. 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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Maintenance of British influence in Persia.
MAINTENANCE OP BKITISH INFLUENCE IN PERSIA.
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.
,
London, 30th June 1899.
Secret.
No. 30.
To His Excellency the
My Lord,
Right Honourable the Governor-General
India in Council.
of
I forward herewith, for consideration by Yonr Excellency’s Government,
Persia: maintenance of Biitish influence. ^ ®f ^ letter* from the Eoreigll
* ™ Office, giving cover to a despatch from
Dated 5th May 1899. Her Majesty > s Minister at QJ1 ^
subject of the maintenance of our influence in Persia.
2. I shall await the views of Your Excellency’s Government on this
subject, and I request that you will at the same time consider whether it is
possible to improve your political service on the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, in order to
secure the services of officers who have special knowledge of the language and
people. It will be observed that the reorganisation and increase of Consular
officers in Persia is only one measure for strengthening British influence in
that country. I shall be glad to receive an expression of your views upon the
other questions discussed by Sir Mortimer Durand.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship’s most obedient humble Servant,
GEORGE HAMILTON.
Foreign Office to
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.
.
Foreign Office, London,
5th May 1899.
Sir,
I am directed by the Marquess of Salisbury to transmit to you, to be laid
before the Secretary of State for India in Council, the accompanying copy of
t Not reprinted. a despatch f from Her Majesty’s Minister
. . at Tehran, No. 16, dated 12th February
1899, submitting a scheme for the reorganization of the Consular Staff in
Persia.
t S^islmry will be glad to be favoured with any observations which
Lord George Hamilton may wish to offer on these proposals.
I am, etc.,
T. H. SANDERSON.
The Under-Secretary of State
for India.
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Published by Superintendent Government Printing, India, Calcutta.
The volume consists of a draft Part IV to the Summary of the Principal Events and Measures of the Viceroyalty of His Excellency Lord Curzon of Keddleston, 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 The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Parts I-III), published by GC [Government Central] Press, Simla, 1907 [Mss Eur F111/531-534].
The volume includes a letter from the Foreign Department, Government of India, to Lord Curzon, dated 27 August 1908, stating that an examination of their records had shown that these were the essential despatches, and hoping that the volume would answer Lord Curzon's purpose.
The despatches and correspondence cover the period 1899-1905, and include correspondence from the Secretary of State for India, and HBM's Minister at Tehran, and cover the question of the appointment of an additional consular officer in Persia, 1899 (with map); relations between Britain and Persia; the protection of British interests in Persia; British policy on Persia; the political and financial situation in Persia; and the threat of Russian encroachment.
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- 1 volume (64 folios)
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The despatches and correspondence are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. There is a list of contents on folio 6, giving details of name and date of paper, subject, and page number.
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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 66; 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. Pagination: the volume also contains an original manuscript pagination sequence.
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- 'PRINCIPAL DESPATCHES AND CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO PERSIA CONNECTED WITH THE SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND MEASURES OF VICEROYALTY OF HIS EXCELLENCY LORD CURZON OF KEDDLESTON IN THE FOREIGN DEPARTMENT. JANUARY 1899 TO NOVEMBER 1905. VOLUME IV-PART IV. PERSIA.'
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- Curzon, George Nathaniel, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
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