'SKETCH MAP SHOWING APPROXIMATELY TURCO-PERSIAN FRONTIER.'
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Map showing the Turco-Persian frontier from the mouth of the Shatt al Arab at the Persian Gulf up to Mount Ararat. The Shatt al Arab has been coloured blue, with the frontier marked by a thick red line. Lithographed by Harrison and Sons, London. The map accompanies a minute by Alwyn Parker of ...
File 2976/1916 Pt 1 'Persia Bunder-Abbas-Kerman telegraph and road'
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This part contains correspondence relating to the construction of a telegraph line and road from Bandar Abbas (or Bunder Abbas or Bander Abbas) to Kerman in Persia [Iran]. It includes correspondence between the India Office and the War Office, the Foreign Office, and the Government of India, a...
‘Telegraph Map of Mesopotamia Excluding Railway Wires and Telephone Lines’
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Printed map showing the lines of the telegraph passing through the different cities within Mesopotamia [Iraq]. The map includes a key of references describing the type of telegraph lines used in each city. The map is signed by Lieutenant-Colonel R E Goldsmidt, Director of Telegraphs Mesopotamia, ...
File 791/1904 Pt 1 'Orders-in-Council: Persian Coast and Islands'
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Part 1 concerns the Persian Coast and Islands Order in Council 1905 (folios 282-298; 264-276) and 1907 (folios 200-205), with comments, amendments and related correspondence between India Office officials.
Part 2 of the file relates to future policy questions, in particular Britain's presence in the Dthala [al-Ḍāli‘] (sometimes written as Dthali) region. The correspondents include: Major-General Ernest de Brath, Political Resident at Aden; Government of India, Simla; Government of Bombay; India O...
This part primarily contains correspondence, telegrams, memoranda and reports regarding the political and social situation of Kurdistan between 1918 and 1920. Included are the following: A general description of Kurdistan by the Political Department, India Office Observations and opinions from...
File 2800/1908 Pt 2 'Persia: Cost of Troops Sent to Shiraz'
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This part contains correspondence between British officials regarding the financial cost of deploying additional Indian troops in Persia in response to a deterioration in the security situation inside the country. The correspondence also discusses arrangements of the living quarters for the ad...
Map produced by Ely Banister Soane 9 September 1912 showing Chia Surkh [Chiyā Sarkh] and Qasr-i-Shirin [Qaşr-e Shīrīn] and the Turco-Persian frontier through the area. The map includes two keys: one to the various roads, routes and oil company sites shown, the other gives names of frontier qull...