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'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia' [641v] (1284/1386)
The record is made up of 1 file (692 folios). It was created in c 1880-1891. 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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Russian frontier; and, in that case, the Imperial Government might find itself more
directly interested in the matter than it happily was at present.
I have, &c.
(Signed) F. R. PLUNKETT.
No. 30.
Mr. Thomson to Earl Granville.—(Received November 8, 3 p.M.)
(Telegraphic.) Tehran, November 8, 1880.
PERSIANS still hold Ooroomiah, near which town there has been fighting, but
Kurds have not retreated as officially stated they had done. Persians have gained a
victory at Benab, Kurds losing about 300 men.
No. 31.
Mr. Thomson to Earl Granville.
(Substance received by telegraph, November 8.)
My Lord, Tehran, November 8, 1880.
WITH reference to my previous telegram of to-day’s date on the subject of the
Kurdish insurrection in Azerbijan, I have the honour to inform your Lordship that
hopes are now entertained by the Persian Government of being able by negotiation to
disintegrate and break up the Kurdish combination. They are encouraged in this
expectation by the signs of discord already manifested amongst the Kurds, some of
whom are reported to have deserted Sheikh Obeidullah, and to be anxious to return to
their allegiance to the Shah.
I have, &c.
(Signed) RONALD F. THOMSON.
No. 32.
Mr. Plunkett to Earl Granville.
(Substance received by telegraph, November 8.)
My Lord, St. Petersburgh, November 8, 1880.
I CALLED to-day at the Foreign Department to inquire of Baron Jomini, in
pursuance of your Lordship’s telegram of the 6th instant, whether it* was true
that His Majesty the Emperor had undertaken to send Russian troops to assist the
Shah of Persia in quelling the Kurdish marauders.
Baron Jomini, who was then engaged with a Council of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, was good enough to come out to speak to me.
He told me that it was the Shah who had expressed to the Russian Minister at
Tehran the desire that Russia would assist His Majesty in restoring order among the
Kurdish tribes. °
The Emperor, on hearing of this request, had at once acceded to it, with the
express reservation, however, that on no account would the Russian troops be
authorized to follow the Kurds on to Ottoman territory.
Baron Jomini said that the last accounts received from Kurdistan were so much
better, that it was probable Russian assistance would no longer be wanted. Never
theless, measures were being taken for getting the necessary troops together on the
frontier, in case they should be afterwards required.
His Excellency could not tell me what number of troops were being told off for
this service.
I have, &c.
(Signed) F. R. PLUNKETT.
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This file consists of letters, notes, and printed material on Persia compiled by George Curzon in the course of conducting research prior to the writing of his book: Persia and the Persian Question . The papers' contents and type vary considerably, but consists primarily of handwritten notes, some of which are organised roughly for individual chapters of the book. The rest of the file includes newspaper clippings, official reports, printed maps, and other published material on the history and geography of Persia. The official government reports are primarily government of India balance of trade reports, while published material consisted mainly of academic and non-academic papers on Persian archaeology by members of the Scottish Geographical Magazine and the history of the telegraph published by the Indo-European Telegraph Department.
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 692; 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.
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