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‘Persia – especially Seistan’ [254r] (506/949)
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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7. Dress for officers
At the Darbars, Full dress.
When the Viceroy in Hardinge passes through the columns, No. 3 or No. 8 with
helmets as ordered.
Officers on duty in harbour, No. 3 or No. 8 with helmets as ordered.
GEORGE L. ATKINSON-WILLES,
Rear-Admiral, Commander-in-Chief.
“ Hyacinth ” at Karachi,
Bated 14th November, 1903.
The Captains and Officers Commanding His Majesty’s ships Hgacinth, Argonaut, Fox,
Bomone, Sjihinx, Lapwing, and all others concerned.
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT.
R.I.M.S. Hardinge, the 17th November 1903.
Arrival of His Excellency the Viceroy and Governor-General of India at Maskat.
His Excellency the Viceroy and Governor-General will arrive at Maskat in the R.I.M.S.
Hardinge at 11 a.m. on the morning of Wednesday, the 18th November 1903, accompanied by
the East Indian squadron.
On the men-of-war approaching the front of the harbour opposite the town, the Port
will be saluted with £1 guns under the Admiral’s orders. His Highness the Sultan’s battery
will return gun for gun.
At 11-30 a.m. on the same day, a deputation, consisting of the Sultan’s brother, his son,
and three principal officials of the State, will proceed on board the Hardinge to enquire after
His Excellency’s health. They will be received by the Foreign Secretary, the Military
Secretary to the Viceroy, and one of His Excellency’s Aides-de-Camp. After they have
received a reply to their enquiry, they will take leave.*
Full dress will be worn except by officers in the suite of His Excellency the Viceroy.
J. G. LORIMER,
for Under-Secretary to the Government of India.
* Note.—O n this occasion, at the Saltan’s special request, as his brother and son were both on the deputation,
a salute of 13 guns was fired on the departure of the deputation, but this is a personal honour and is not to form
a precedent.
[Confidential.] FOREIGN DEPARTMENT.
R.I.M.S. Hardinge, the 17th November 1903.
Reception of His Highness the Sultan of Maskat by His Excellency the Viceroy and Governor-General at
* ° Maskat.
At 12-30 p.m. on Wednesday, the 18th November 1903, His Excellency the Viceroy and
Governor-General will receive a visit from His Highness the Sultan of Maskat on board the
R.I.M.S. Hardinge.
The Sultan will be accompanied from his palace by the
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.
at Maskat, and
will be attended by six of the principal officials who are entitled to a seat in
Darbar
A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
.
Under the orders of the Naval Commander-in-Chief, guards and bands will parade on
board His Majesty’s ships.
On the arrival of the Sultan, His Highness will be received by the Foreign Secretary and
the Private and Military Secretaries to the Viceroy, who will conduct him to His Excellency’s
presence.
The Viceroy and Governor-General will advance to the door of the
Darbar
A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
Room to
receive His Highness, and will conduct him to a seat on his right hand.
On the right of the Sultan will sit the
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.
and, beyond him, the Sultan’s
brother, the heir-apparent and the Sultan’s attendants, according to theii rank.
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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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- ‘Persia – especially Seistan’
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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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