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11. IOR/L/PS/18/A145

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/A145
Title:
Baluchistan and Persia. Note by Sir Dennis Fitzpatrick
Scope & Content:
This file consists of a note, written by Sir Dennis Fitzpatrick, member of the Council of India, on the subject of the northernmost portion of land in the province of Baluchistan [Balochistān], south of the Durand line, which is described as being situated between British India and Kelat [Kalat]...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Nov 1899
Extent:

1 file (3 folios)

12. IOR/L/PS/18/A169

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/A169
Title:
'Anglo-Russian Relations'
Scope & Content:
This file begins with draft instructions, under the heading 'Anglo-Russian Relations', apparently written by John Morley, Secretary of State for India, for Sir Arthur Nicolson, British Ambassador at St Petersburg, in advance of negotiations over an Anglo-Russian agreement. The instructions are ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 May 1906-12 Jun 1906
Extent:

1 file (9 folios)

13. IOR/L/PS/18/C152

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C152
Title:
Quetta-Seistan Railway
Scope & Content:
This file consists of a report by the Secretary of State for India [Joseph Austen Chamberlain], which is addressed to the Prime Minister [Herbert Henry Asquith]. The report concerns a proposal, made by the Commander-in-Chief in India [Sir Beauchamp Duff], to extend the Quetta–Nushki railway to S...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jul 1916-4 Aug 1916
Extent:

1 file (6 folios)

14. IOR/L/PS/18/C153

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C153
Title:
Bunder Abbas – Kerman Railway
Scope & Content:
This memorandum, written by Lord Curzon [George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess Curzon of Kedleston], discusses a proposed Bunder Abbas–Kerman railway line. Curzon considers the possible diplomatic, commercial and strategic motives for constructing the railway line. Curzon argues that if the line h...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Aug 1916
Extent:

1 file (1 folio)

15. IOR/L/PS/18/C208

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C208
Title:
Persian Baluchistan (including the Sarhad and Persian Mekran) The Quetta-Nushki extension railway
Scope & Content:
The memorandum is concerned with Persian Baluchistan, specifically focusing on Mekran [Makran] and Sarhad, which are regarded as being of particular geopolitical interest to Britain's Indian Empire. It includes a brief description of these regions, outlines local British activities during the Fi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 May 1922
Extent:

1 file (17 folios)

16. IOR/L/PS/20/64, f 43

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/64, f 43
Title:
'MAP SHOWING PROPOSED BAGHDAD RAILWAY'
Scope & Content:
The map shows a region encompassing parts of Russia, Persia, Arabia and the Ottoman Empire, indicating the routes of proposed and existing railway lines. The map also shows hydrology, topography and major cities and towns. The map is Plate 2 in 'Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman' (Naval Intelligenc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1903
Extent:
1 map

17. IOR/L/PS/20/212, f 28

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/212, f 28
Title:
SKETCH MAP SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION IN CHINA IN 1908
Scope & Content:
The sketch map shows the progress of railway construction in China in 1908. It is marked with open railways and those proposed and under construction, and includes southern Siberia, and Mongolia. It is used to accompany a summary of principal events in 1908 by Wilfrid Malleson, Assistant Quarter...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
April 1909
Extent:
1 map

18. Mss Eur F111/65

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/65
Title:
Correspondence and Newspaper Cuttings about Persia and the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
This file consists mainly of correspondence received by George Nathaniel Curzon, mostly on matters relating to Persia. The letters are mainly from friends, acquaintances and other correspondents known to Curzon, including a number of army officers, diplomats, writers and travellers with an inte...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jan 1898-10 Sep 1898
Extent:

1 file (94 folios)

19. Mss Eur F111/68

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/68
Title:
'MISCELLANEOUS. PERSIA 1882-1898: Maps, Government Papers etc.'
Scope & Content:
This file is comprised of a range of material compiled by George Nathaniel Curzon, mainly concerning matters relating to Persia but also relating to other areas in south Asia. It includes the following: Three copies of an official memorandum by Curzon (writing as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Dutch and English
Date Range:
1889-1923
Extent:

1 file (99 folios)

20. Mss Eur F111/353

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/353
Title:
Miscellaneous Correspondence, Notes, and Newspaper Cuttings Relating to Persia
Scope & Content:
The file contains miscellaneous papers, mostly correspondence, notes, and newspaper cuttings, mainly relating to Persia [Iran]. The papers largely relate to Russian influence in Persia, and include papers concerning railway construction in Persia. The correspondence consists of letters address...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
3 Feb 1899-31 Mar 1905
Extent:

1 file (122 folios)