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Mss Eur F111/354
- Record Id:
- 040-002307843
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002307428
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001452.0x0003be
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100074435158.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F111/354
- Title:
- Letters and a Manuscript Regarding Railways in Persia, and Letters and Photographs from Commander H A Phillips
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains a letter from Cecil Spring Rice, British Chargé d’Affaires, Tehran, to George Nathaniel Curzon, Viceroy of India, dated 20 October 1900, forwarding a letter in French addressed to Curzon from Fabius Boital, dated 16 October 1900, regarding a concession for railways in Persia, and a manuscript volume written by Boital addressed to Curzon entitled ‘Chemins de fer de la Perse’ (Railways of Persia).
The file also contains two letters from Commander H A Phillips of HMS Sphinx, to Colonel Malcolm John Meade, dated 18 and 22 June 1901, concerning matters including a request from Shaikh Mubārak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ, Ruler of Kuwait, to Charles Arnold Kemball, Acting Chief Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, for British protection. The letter dated 18 June 1901 includes six enclosed photographs of Basidu [Bāsa‘īdū] in Iran [Mss Eur F111/354, f 3; Mss Eur F111/354, f 4; Mss Eur F111/354, f 6; Mss Eur F111/354, f 7; Mss Eur F111/354, f 8; Mss Eur F111/354, f 9] with the comment by Phillips ‘I enclose a few photos of Basidu perhaps if you get a chance of shewing [sic] them to the Viceroy. I believe Hunt sent in a report of the place the other day and these photos might be useful.’
In addition, the file includes a card with the reference number ‘EUR.F.111/352.’ and ‘Miss M.R. Jack.’ written on it, with the date 8 June 1964.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002307428
036-002307838
040-002307843 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F111-112 : Papers of the Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy of India 1898-1905; Lord Privy Seal 1915-19; Foreign Secretary 1919-24
Mss Eur F111-112 Series 32 : Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India 1898-1905: Persia
Mss Eur F111/354 : Letters and a Manuscript Regarding Railways in Persia, and Letters and Photographs from Commander H A Phillips - Contains:
- Mss Eur F111/354, f 3 : ‘Maxim gun & crew firing on range at Basidu.’
Mss Eur F111/354, f 4 : ‘Ruins of mess house Basidu H M S “Sphinx” at anchor’
Mss Eur F111/354, f 6 : ‘Sphinx’s battery of 2. 7prs. firing on the range at Basidu’
Mss Eur F111/354, f 7 : ‘Ruins of Barracks at Basidu’
Mss Eur F111/354, f 8 : ‘Ruins of Commandants house at Basidu’
Mss Eur F111/354, f 9 : ‘Ruins of the Hospital at Basidu’
Click here to View / search full list of parts of Mss Eur F111/354 - Hierarchy:
- 032-002307428[0032]/036-002307838[0006]/040-002307843
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F111-112
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
1 file (52 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001452.0x0003be
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- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1900
- End Date:
- 1901
- Date Range:
- 14 Sep 1900-22 Jun 1901
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 54; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Arrangement:
- The two letters from Phillips to Meade, the six photographs, and the card dated 1964 are enclosed in an envelope labelled ‘Photos of P Gulf (Basidu) Com. Phillips. HMS Sphinx May 1901’; this envelope, along with the letters from Spring Rice to Curzon and from Boital to Curzon, have been placed inside the manuscript volume, after the front cover.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)