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‘Persia – especially Seistan’ [59r] (116/949)
The record is made up of 1 file (475 folios). It was created in 7 Nov 1901-23 Aug 1905. 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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appendix —notes from h.m. consular officers at bushire AND TREBIZOND. 83
In Busreh, it appears from an advertisement in a Turkish paper received by
Mr. Khaleel by last mail, that the following goods are displayed
Piece goods of all sorts.
Earthenware of all sorts.
Glassware of all sorts.
Flour.
Matches.
Walking sticks. . .. . T
Having endeavoured to give the information required by Mr. Maclean, I think
m ayoffT! few rem arlts a bfut the Russian competition in the carry,ng trade of the
Guff Without venturing to express any opinion as to the future which lies
maritime undertaking, I Think it will not be out of place to consider how far it will be
successful in competing with the existing British lines. In this connexion the chief ele
ment wh ch must contribute towards thi success of the undertaking is the amount of
returnfreikht^whichcan be secured. What practically keeps the British lines going
is the enormous export of grain from
Turkish Arabia
A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire.
shipped at Busreh. Compared with
that, the export trade from Persia sinks almost into insignificance, unless gram 1 -
available for export. Now, grain is an article ot «P 5 , Tn Odessa a tha^ would
space on board a Russian steamer returning from the Gulf to Odessa “‘hat
rnean • rarrving coal to Newcastle, Russia being one of the largest grain exporti
™ountrS y Th g e chief “tides of export from Persia W the Gulf are tobacco, shells,
grain, opium, carpets, &c., and these will all go in English bottoms. f rU cf P d to
S The three existing British lines are working together, and they may be trusted to
take care of themselves against the Russian competing line.
ANNEX F.
Extract from Letter from Mr. H. L. Longworth, H. M. Consul at
Trebizond, September 24TH, i 9 ° 3 ‘
British and foreign goods passing through Trebirond^in ‘-^Persm^not
duti f' e 1,30^ beeT* since^September^iSyg^abolished^ with the view of drawing to this
in 1858, has bee P» since i ::3e Pr, o T u the Caucasus> Russia, however, in order
route the then existing transit t og” Drotect iv e policy, and closed the Caucasus
to foster home industries, ado P ted ^-C^Ednce then, no advantage
r-s ».l c.,.;..^
^"“kl^andi^rPersirmay be kept for two years in the Trebizond transit ware-
h 0 US At a Bag m d 0 a^h y e dn^ ^ S.^ont. of wbicb is returned
if %rtme 0 mIySe 0 n s t iM W of h Per:L m 0 g n oods sent in transit through Trebizond to
Constantinople for re-exportation to foreign countries.
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This part contains papers mostly relating to British interests in Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
It includes a copy of the Board of Trade Commercial Intelligence Committee ‘Report received from Mr. H. W. Maclean, the Special Commissioner appointed by the Commercial Intelligence Committee of the Board of Trade, on the conditions and prospects of British trade in Persia.’
A handwritten note at the front of the file, on folio 5, states ‘Spare copy of notes & correspondence of the “Helmand Control” file (with maps)’. Folio 110 consists of handwritten notes, including one dated 27 April 1904, which states ‘The secret Helmand papers have been printed up, and a set, with necessary maps, is submitted for H.E. the Viceroy to take to England.’ Much of the file concerns the question of controlling the water of the Helmand river and irrigating its whole delta, and the work of the Seistan Arbitration Commission to arbitrate between Persia and Afghanistan on the question of rights to the water of the Helmand in Seistan.
The file also includes reports by W A Johns on reconnaissances of potential railway routes made while he was attached to the Seistan Arbitration Commission, and other papers relating to railways and roads in Persia.
In addition, the file includes copies of the following Government of India Foreign Department Proceedings, which reproduce received Foreign Department correspondence on the following subjects: ‘Selection of a British naval base in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .’, November 1901, Nos. 74-83; ‘Visit of His Excellency the Viceroy to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. during November-December 1903.’, February 1904, Nos. 33-127; ‘Establishment of telegraphic communication with Henjam. Question of the selection of a naval base in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Aggressive action of the Persians at Tamb and Abu Musa; their claim to the Islands.’, June 1904, Nos. 300-388; ‘Reports of the Commercial Mission to Persia.’, June 1905, Nos. 45-111; ‘Question of retaining flagstaffs erected in the neighbourhood of the Musandim Promontory’, August 1905, Nos. 288-307.’
The file also includes: brief handwritten notes written by Curzon on headed paper belonging to the Viceregal Lodge, Simla, relating to Seistan and to Lord Kitchener’s planned reforms for the reorganisation and redistribution of the Indian Army; and a printed copy of the report ‘A Note by Major H.L. [Herbert Lionel] Showers, C.I.E., on the present state of affairs in Kelat and a review of the system of Administration now being pursued.’
The file includes four maps: ‘Map of the Tail waters of Helmand River’ (13 July 1903), f 122; ‘Plan Shewing Proposed Routes for a Railway from Nushki to Afghan Frontier near Robat’ (10 April 1903), f 139; ‘Extract from Admiralty Chart No. 753. (Entrance to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ).’ (October 1901), f 219; and ‘Sketch of route Ram Hormuz to Fellahieh.’ (April 1904), f 230.
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The papers are arranged in no apparent order, apart from the Government of India Foreign Department Proceedings, folios 231 to 474, which are arranged in chronological order.
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- front, 2r:194v, 195v:196r, 197v:199v, 200v, 201v, 203r:272r, 273v:275v, 277r:405v, 408r:408v, 409v, 411r:413v, 414v:419v, 420v:424v, 425v:432v, 433v:435v, 436v, 437v:443v, 444v:471v, 473r:475v
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