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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.' [29r] (62/136)
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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severally in respect of Mesopotamia and the Tigris—Turkish Arabia, an area,
which though not belonging to the Persian dominions, is so closely adjacent
thereto as to constitute a part of the same political system, and for the mainte
nance of British interests in which the Government of India have hitherto
been called upon to pay, as inseparably connected with the trade and politics of
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
:—
— Sir M. Durand’s pigures.
II.—Government op India’s pigures.
J—Charges borne by Her Majesty’s
Govern-
merit—
£
Tehran
9,640
Astrabad ...
48
Resht
750
Tabriz
920
Ispahan
778
Kerman ...
250
Mohammerah
490
Travelling allowances ...
1,500
14,376
B—Charges borne by Government of India —
Tehran
... 7,000
Meshed
... 8,600
Kermanshah
24
Shiraz
160
Kerman
250
Bushire
... 7,700
Gulf Telegraph
120
Bahrein
...')
Shargah
... f- 240
Lingah
...3
24,094
Charges borne by Her Majesty’s
Govern
merit —
£
Tehran
9,640
A strabad ...
48
Resht
750
Tabriz
920
Ispahan
778
Kerman
250
Mohammerah
490
Travelling allowances ...
1,500
\ Karun subsidy
1,000
* Consular clerk at Bushire
90
15,466
f B—Charges borne by Government of India
(Persian Legation) —
£
fa) Expenses in India
1,608
(h) Contribution paid at Home
towards the cost of the
Legation ...
7,000
(c) Telegraph subsidy to Per
sian Government for
Makran line
580
Meshed
8,640
Kermanshah
,.. Charge given in
SirM. Durand’s
list is included
in Indian
accounts under
Meshed.
Shiraz
>
Charges given
Gulf Telegraph
in Sir M.
Dur an d’s
Bahrein
list are in
Shargah
:::
cluded i n
I n d i a n
Lingah
accounts un
der Bushire.
1 Kerman
400
& Seistan
400
Tehran-Meshed Telegraph
line
1,239
Bushire
7,769
Karun subsidy paid from
the Home Treasury ...
1,000
Gwadur
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
charges
197
Indian Marine charges —
Maintenance of “ Law-
rence”
8,266
Subsidy for “ Sphinx ”
15,000
Repairs of „
3,276
Coal of “ Sphinx ” and
“ Lawrence ”
3,960
Coaling depots ...
470
Indian Military charges—
11 Detachments in Persian
Gulf ...
1,247
Total Indian charges... 61,052
* That is £120 sanctioned by despatch No. 91 (Political), dated 3rd August 1899, minus £30 fee allowance withdrawn.
f The Indian charges down to and including the Gwadur
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
charges are taken from the accounts for
1897-98. They include superannuation charges, and the figures are turned into pounds sterling at Is. 4d. per rupee.
The Indian Marine charges have been furnished by the Examiner of Marine Accounts ; the Indian Military charges
by the Comptroller of Military Accounts, Bombay Command.
X Annual expenditure up to Rs. 6,000, i.e., £400 sanctioned for five years from 1898.
§ Annual expenditure up to Rs. 6,000, i.e., £400 sanctioned in 1899.
|| This is exclusive of extra cost for detachments at Jask and Ckarbar.
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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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