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'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia' [642r] (1285/1386)
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No. 33.
Mr. Goschen to Earl Granville.—(Received Novernber 9.)
My Lord, Therapia, November 1, 1880.
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordship’s despatch
of the 19th ultimo, in which your Lordship refers once more to the expediency of the
proposed Convention between Turkey and Persia, relating to the raids of the Kurds on
their frontiers, being negotiated with as little delay as possible. I have lost no oppor
tunity of speaking to the Ministers on the subject of the disorders among the Kurds. I
have assured them again and again that I was convinced they were underrating their
importance. I endeavoured to impress Kadri
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
and Abedine
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
with the necessity
for completing the negotiations with Persia as quickly as possible, and I have insisted on
discussing the Kurdish question with Assim
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, though apparently he felt little
interest in it. I now address a formal note to the Porte, which must elicit a written
reply. I have no reason to believe that there is any objection on the part of the
Porte to the proposed arrangement, but the Ministers have been too much engrossed
to give it serious attention. I have usually been answered by complaints as to the
Kurdish tribes resident in Persia being the chief offenders, but this is no reason
against the Convention, which is necessary.
I have, &c.
(Signed) GEORGE J. GOSCHEN.
No. 34.
Mr. Thomson to Earl Granville.
(Substance received by telegraph, November 9.)
My Lord, Tehran, November 9, 1880.
WITH reference to previous despatches respecting the Kurdish insurrection, I
have the honour to inform your Lordship that the Ikbal-ed-Dowleh, Governor of
Oroomiah, has reported to the Persian Government here that he has succeeded in
driving the Kurds under Sheikh Obeidullah out of their intrenched position at Seir,
and that they have now withdrawn to Ismail Kalasi, a village situated about 10 miles
distant from Oroomiah, towards Merghever, in the direction of the Turkish
frontier.
I have, &c.
(Signed) RONALD F. THOMSON.
No. 35.
Earl Granville to Mr. Plunkett.
Sir, Foreign Office, November 9, 1880
THE Russian Ambassador called upon me to-day, and referred to the Kurdish
inroad into Persian territory.
Prince Lobanow stated that the Shah had requested the Emperor for assistance
against these tribes, and had pressed His Majesty to send troops which might be
placed at the disposal of the Persian Government. This the Emperor had, however,
declined to do, though he had agreed to allow some troops to concentrate on the
frontier.
The substance of the above has been already communicated to you by telegraph.
I am, &c.
(Signed) GRANVILLE.
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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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