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‘Persia – especially Seistan’ [446r] (890/949)
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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A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
1 nes and C .°- ma king a cheap
enable them to cater for this trade I am i” ' 1 ' f ° r Sy oun( liag henna, and to
ground henna. It the people Imre^ould nrind 1 ^ T pleS °[ S mund a nd nn-
would mean a saving of 20 per cent, in fright to Yezd 10 * Cheaply aild Wel1 “
varieties grown in'cehal and'tllr UnitlTprovlnls aS lUs'i le ?, ve \ than the
the name “ Prans ” few callino 1 it nil It ia r n 18 locally known by
extraction of the dye, but i grolnd in the l ^ tM for th ®
with it to form a pastelor^the dvein.o^oT'beardlflnd 38 )!^* 11114 v Dd
preferred to red. 30,000 maunds of leaf are ni-n,! ,/ i l ? lr ’ w ' lere Wack is
to Yezd. Spot price k to 3 km per maund P dUCed ' aad nearly a11 is sent
Lint els. (Moon g) Annual production 30,000 maunds 20 000 ,
to Kerman and Baluchistan. 2
Tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
per Kharvar ’ S6nt
Barley and Oafs.—Production of both 3,000,000 maunds about KO ooo
maunds go to Bunder Abbas; 600,000 to Kerman and other'places Price
Barley 4
Tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
per Kbarvar, Oats 2
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
per Kharvar. P
Bales. 50,000 maunds a year, about 3,000 maunds of the best on tn
Kerman, spot pr.ee 1 Kr. for from to 2 maunds. The people live largefy on
Rice. 40,000 maunds produced; 10,000 maunds go to Kerman. Price 2
to 3 Krs. per maund.
Market Seed.—5000 maunds, all goes to Bunder Abbas for the Bombay
Gum Tragacinth. There is plenty of this in the district, but nothing is
done with it. The plant producing it grows wild all over the hills and is in
appearance like furze.
Minerals. Lead, zinc and other minerals are found but are not worked in
the lulls near Abarik, and there are rumours of low grade diamond being found
in a valley iu the range north of Bam.
Imports.
Tea .—The imports of tea amount to from 400 to 500 boxes of 10 lbs. each
of Lamsar annually, and about 100 to 150 lbs. of Indian tea, practically all of
which is got through Kerman. The Lamsar is nearly all 3rd quality and the
local price is from 5 to 6
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
per 10 ft), box. Indian tea sells at an average
of 2
Tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
per maund of 6J lbs.
Sugar .—Marseilles loaf 10,000 boxes at 4J to 5J Krs. a maund. Crystal
6000 maunds at 4j-to 4J Krs. If India can only produce the quality of sugar in
demand in Persia there seems to be a great opening for trade in this commodity.
Spices .—Small quantities of all sorts are imported mostly through Kerman.
Cloth .—Specimens and list accompanying all cloth used to come from
Kerman, including British and Russian prints. The Russian goods are sent
from large depots or on indent from Russia, from Tehran and Meshed to Yezd,
where a depot is maintained. Prom there it is forwarded to Kerman and other
towns. This year however Arab Jamsbird has entered into an arrangement with
certain Russian firms for the distribution of Russian goods not as an agent but
simply as a merchant working for bis own profit, and direct shipments are being
made to Bunder Abbas for South Persia.
Trade Methods.
In foreign trade here as elsewhere in South Persia business is, generally
speaking, conducted by merchants and agents by the payment of cash against
documents. The Russian houses give a heavy discount and though they do
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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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- 1 file (475 folios)
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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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- Title
- ‘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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