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1. IOR/L/PS/18/C27

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C27
Title:
'From Captain the Honourable G. C. Napier, on Special Duty in Persia, to the Political Secretary, India Office, Westminster, dated London, 30th July 1879'
Scope & Content:
The letter is a report by Captain George Campbell Napier on his journey to the Turkoman [Turcoman] frontier of Persia in 1878. It outlines his attempts to facilitate the submission of the Merve [Mary] and the Akhal [Ahal] Turkomans to Persia, as an alternative to their annexation by Russia.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jul 1879
Extent:

1 file (6 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/18/C77

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C77
Title:
'Memo by Capt O St John R. E. on the Persian Frontier East of the Caspian of 15 May 1874'
Scope & Content:
The memorandum — dated 15 May 1874 — describes the Persian frontier east of the Caspian Sea; this includes the upper valley of the River Atrak [Atrek], the districts of Derehgaz [Dargaz], and Kalet-i-Nadiri [Kalāt-e Nāderī]. The author is Captain Oliver Beauchamp Coventry St John, and the memora...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 June 1873-15 May 1874
Extent:

1 file (22 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/18/C78

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C78
Title:
'The Russians in Akhal'
Scope & Content:
The memorandum is divided into four parts. The first part (folios 26-41) outlines Russian activities and aims in the Trans-Caspian region from 1716-1880; it narrates the extension of Russian influence over the Turcoman [Turkmen] tribes in the region to their eventual absorption into the Russian ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1882
Extent:

1 file (34 folios)