Memorandum on projected railway construction in Russian Central Asia and its probable effect on mobilization. E A F Redl, Meshed, 3 Feb 1913 Simla, General Staff, Jun 1913
The file contains the following memoranda: C137A 'Gendarmerie', f 40; C137B 'Loan', ff 41-42; C137C 'Shiraz', ff 43-46; C137D 'Meshed', ff 47-51. The memoranda are written by Sir Arthur Hirtzel.
'Memorandum on possible methods of Purchasing or Leasing the Islands in the Persian Gulf'
Scope & Content:
The memorandum outlines two forms by which islands in the Persian Gulf may be purchased from Persia, and three possible methods by which the islands may be leased instead; each proposal includes an estimate of the cost. It does not specify which islands the British hope to acquire by the proposed...
Letter (Secret No. 27) from Austen Chamberlain to Charles Hardinge, Governor General of India in Council, with enclosures
Scope & Content:
The memorandum consists of a copy of a letter from Austen Chamberlain to the Governor General of India and its enclosures. The purpose of the letter being to forward recent discussion — within the British Government — concerning the defence of the oil fields and pipelines of the Anglo-Persian Oi...