‏"ملخص الأحداث والتدابير الرئيسية التي اتخذها سمو نائب الملك اللورد كرزون من كيدلستون، نائب الملك والحاكم العام للهند في إدارة الخارجية. ‏I‏. يناير ١٨٩٩-أبريل ١٩٠٤. ‏II‏. ديسمبر ١٩٠٤-نوفمبر ١٩٠٥. المجلد IV. بلاد فارس والخليج الفارسي." [و‎‎٦] (٣٨٤/١٦)

CONTENTS.
PART I.
INTRODUCTORY.
CHAPTER I.
British Policy in Persia.
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British interests in Persia, 1899—Special interest in the Persian Gulf—
Special interests in Seistan—Russian activity—Activity of other
European Powers—Russian objects—Previous exchanges of views
between Great Britain and Russia regarding Persia—British policy.
Three possible lines—Joint action with Russia—Independent action—
Partition into spheres of influence. Lord Curzon's views—Opinion
of His Majesty's Government—Further Russian activity. Insis
tence by Lord Curzon—Pronouncement to Persian Government-
Public declaration of British policy—Overtures to the Russian Gov
ernment regarding the partition of Persia into spheres of influence—
British policy in the event of Russian aggression in North Persia—
Lord Curzon's views—Views of Imperial Defence Committee,
March 1905 ......... 1
CHAPTER II.
The maintenance and extension of British interests,
1899—1905.
Persian Finance—First Russian loan, 1900—Proposed British loan—
Second Russian loan, 1902—First British loan, 1903—Supplement
ary British loan, 1904— The Belgian Customs—Opposition to the
new Regime —“ Fare and the Persian Gulf ”—Tariff revision—The
Russian Tariff Convention—British Tariff Convention—British
Consular Representation in Persia—Proposal to appoint an Indian
Officer at Tehran—Steps to improve the personnel—Consular
escorts—Expenditure in Persia—Central Persia Telegraph line—
Improved communications in Persia—The Bakhtiari road—The
Lur road—The Persian Transport Company—Proposed British
motor service—Proposed road Bunder Abbas to Bam—Mr. Maclean’s
Mission—Commercial Mission to South-East Persia . . .13
CHAPTER III.
Seistan.
The position in Seistan prior to 1899—Lord Curzon advocates a more
active policy—The lease of Nusbki—The Nushki trade route—En
couragement of trade—Appointment of a Consul in Seistan—Open
ing of a branch of the Imperial Bank of Persia in Seistan—In
stitution of a Postal Service—Telegraph extension to the Persian
border—The Seistan Arbitration Commission— r lhe Boundary
Award—The Water Award—Perso-Baluch Boundary—Russian
opposition. M. Miller—The Belgian Customs Administration—
Harassment of British trade—'Ihe passport system—Relations of the
British Consul with the Belgian officials—The Hashmat-ul-Mulk—
Russian attempts to purchase Seistan—Russian Quarantine
Cordon—Russian telegraph activity—Hashtadan Boundary . . 26
CHAPTER IV.
The Persian Gulf.
Unparalleled prominence of the Peman Gulf question—Russian de
signs Russian quest of a naval base—Hnssian railway survey—
Indirect establishment of Russian influence—Visits of Ru^ian
war-vcssels—Russian consular establishment Russian naiigation
and commerce—French activity—Grant of French flags French
attempt to obtain a naval base—Indirect efforts to increase French
influence—German activity—Belgian enterprise—Pan-1 slamic op
position to Britain—Activity of Great Britain—British naval
strategy—Bassidore—Khor Musa and Khor Abdullah Butish
naval "'surveys—British naval organisation—British naval demon
strations—Lord Curzon's cruise—Biitish consular establishments,
guards and residences—British sanitary organisation—British
mercantile navigation and commerce—Marine smveys Accelerated
steamer service—Extension of the telegraph Land surve\ s and
explorations—Pearl fisheries—Armstiade— Political history Oman
and G wadur—Trucial Oman— El Katr Bahiein El -Eissa —
Koweit—Central Arabia—Turkish Arabia—Aiabistan C< ast of
Ears, Gulf Ports and Islands—Persian Mekran—Political review of
the period • ' *