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‘Persia – especially Seistan’ [377r] (752/949)
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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proceedings of the
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT, SECRET E„ JUNE 1901.
Establishment of Telegraphic communication with Henjam.
(Recenei on ISti April with Political Secretary’ s Idler No. 14, dated the 3ht March 1904.) Pro. No 372
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.
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, TTJ 23rd March 1904.
T1 1 a , n ? ^ irected by Mr. Secretary Brodrick to acknowledge receipt of
rv, 1 ! 0I ! :ias lctt *; r of tl ‘® llth March, expressing the concurrence of the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty in the choice of Henjam as the landing place
of the proposed telegraph cable. 1
With regard to the incidence of the cost, Mr. Brodrick regrets the view
taken by the Lords Commissioners and would call attention to the letter of the
Government of India which shows that they have not based their proposal
upon the inadequacy of the existing arrangements in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
for the
° r * r iro ' cct : ion °f Indian interests in those waters, but that the projected
eS i ^ a ^ e ^ e " ra P^ station at Henjam forms a portion of a scheme
which they have submitted, lifter consultation with the Naval Commander-in-
ne , ror the consideration of His Majesty’s Government, with a view to pro-
against the contingency of the seizure by a Foreign Power of a port in
he
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
; and the special object of the Henjam station would be by
timely measures to facilitate prompt action by the Naval authorities in the event
or this contingency arising, in which case, indeed, such a telegraph station would
be indispensable.
Mr Brodrick therefore adheres to the view that the whole of the cost of
the project should not be borne by Indian revenues.
/
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
The Secretary, Admiralty.
(Sd.) A. GODLEY.
Telegram, dated the 11th April 1901.
From—The Director,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Telegraphs,
To—The Foreign Secretary, Calcutta.
Telegraphic communication Henjam established this morning.
Pro. No. 373 ,
Tehgiam, No. 1265-E. A., dated the 21st April 1904. Pro. No. 374 ,
From—His Excellency the Viceroy, Simla,
To—His Majesty’s Secretary of State for India, London.
With reference to your telegram of March 8 th, telegraphic communica
tion with Henjam was established on the 19th April 1904.
Telegram, No. 1260-E. A., dated the 21st April 1904.
Pro. No. 375 .
From—The Foreign Secretary, Simla,
To— Sir A. Hardinge, K.C.M.G., C. B., His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran*
Please refer to your telegram of April 10 th. Telegraphic communication
with Henjam was established on the 19th April 1904.
(Addressed to Sir A. Ilardingp, Tehran; repeated to Colonel Kemball,
Bushire ; and to the Naval Commander in-Chief, East Indies Station, Aden.)
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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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