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IOR/L/PS/18/C176
- Record Id:
- 040-000563837
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000562855
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000833.0x00016d
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026556996.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/18/C176
- Title:
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‘[Persia and Persian Gulf] Concessions (existing and prospective, in which the Political Department has been interested recently)’
- Scope & Content:
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This file contains handwritten (and in one case, typewritten) notes on a number of concessions relating to Persia and the Persian Gulf, in which the India Office's Political Department held an interest. The concessions are listed at the beginning of the file as follows:
- 1. Euphrates and Tigris navigation (Lord Inchcape [James Mackay]);
- 2. Mesopotamian oilfields (International);
- 3. Mesopotamian irrigation (Sir John Jackson Ltd);
- 4. Russian oilfields (The Anglo-Persian Oil Co.);
- 5. Mohammerah [Khorramshahr]-Khorremabad Railway (Persian Railways Syndicate);
- 6. Kerman Mining Concession (Persian Railways Syndicate);
- 7. Baluchistan oilfields (Burma Oil Co. and Anglo-Persian Oil Co.);
- 8. Mining concessions on the Persian Gulf Coast and Islands;
- 9. Ispahan irrigation scheme;
- 10. Koweit [Kuwait] oil;
- 11. Imperial Bank of Persia's mint contract.
Of these eleven concessions, notes on all except 2 and 8 are included. In each case, the notes detail the origins and current status of the concession.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000562855
037-000563639
040-000563837 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/18 : Political and Secret Department Memoranda
IOR/L/PS/18/C : Political and Secret Department Memoranda: Section C
IOR/L/PS/18/C176 : ‘[Persia and Persian Gulf] Concessions (existing and prospective, in which the Political Department has been interested… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0018]/036-000562855[0003]/037-000563639[0196]/040-000563837
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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1 file (16 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000833.0x00016d
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1913
- End Date:
- 1913
- Date Range:
- 17 Sep 1913
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 127, and terminates at f 142, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Arrangement:
- The file contains a table of contents at the front of the file. The sections listed in the contents (apart from sections 2 and 8, which are not present) appear in the same order throughout the file, with the exception of section 6, which follows section 7.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited, 1909-1954
British Bank of Iran and the Middle East, 1889-1952
British India Steam Navigation Company Limited, 1862-1971
Burmah Oil Company Limited, 1886-1966
Persian Railways Syndicate, 1911-1939
Sir John Jackson Ltd, contractors, Late 19th century-20th century - Subjects:
- Concessions
Irrigation
Navigation (engineering)
Railways
