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036-000544688 Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name Persian Railways Syndicate, 1911-1939

1. IOR/L/PS/10/246

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/246
Title:
File 930/1912 'Mohammerah - Khoremabad Railway'
Scope & Content:
The volume concerns proposals for the construction of a British-owned railway between Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and Khoremabad [Khorramabad] in Persia. The papers include: the response of the Shaikh of Mohammerah, the Government of Persia, and the Government of Russia to the proposals; an India...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
31 Oct 1911-25 Nov 1912
Extent:

1 volume (194 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/10/794

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/794
Title:
File 357/1919 Pt 2 ‘RAILWAYS IN PERSIA’
Scope & Content:
This volume contains papers relating to the construction of the Trans-Persian Railway. It contains material relating to: The Persian Railway Syndicate’s attempt to enlist the aid of Rabbi Joseph Saul Kornfeld, the United States Envoy to Persia [Iran], and the British Foreign Office’s subsequent...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Dec 1921-28 Jan 1931
Extent:
1 volume (573 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/10/332

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/332
Title:
File 240/1913 'Mohammerah - Khoremabad Railway; the Khor Musa agreement'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains memoranda, correspondence and telegrams, and minutes of letters between British officials regarding railway constructions in Persia, focussing on the line planned between Mohammerah [Khorramshahr, Iran] and Khoremabad [Khorramabad, Iran]. The subjects covered are: the leasi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, Farsi, and French
Date Range:
27 Nov 1912-14 Apr 1913
Extent:
1 volume (222 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/10/416

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/416
Title:
File 4045/1913 Pt 1-2 'Trans-Persian Railway'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, minutes and memoranda regarding the Société Internationale d'Études du Chemin de Fer Transpersan's proposed bid for an option to construct a railway in Persia. Parts one and two of three. Topics covered: the proposed application by the Société Internationale d'Études for the opt...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1913-1916
Extent:
1 volume (251 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/10/793

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/793
Title:
Persia: Railway Construction; Negotiations between the Persian Govt. and the Anglo-Persian Oil Co; Acquisition of Gulf Islands
Scope & Content:
This volume is about the construction of railways in Persia [Iran] and negotiations between the Persian Government and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) over the acquisition of islands in the Persian Gulf. It contains material relating to: The Persian Government’s interest in attracting Americ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Nov 1919-1 Dec 1921
Extent:
1 volume (311 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/10/417

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/417
Title:
File 4045/1913 'Pt 3 Railways: Trans-Persian Railway; Russian concession; Bandar Abbas-Kerman Railway; Kerman mining concession'
Scope & Content:
Continuation of correspondence and memoranda regarding the proposed construction of railways in Persia, and additional bids for mining concessions. The correspondents are the India Office Political Department, the Foreign Office, HM Minister at Teheran [Charles Murray Marling], Marquess Curzon,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1916-1932
Extent:
1 volume (210 folios)