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Mss Eur F111/355
- Record Id:
- 040-002307844
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002307428
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001452.0x0003bf
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100059457625.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F111/355
- Title:
- ‘Seistan’
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains papers mainly concerning Persia [Iran], largely relating to the province of Seistan [Sistan].
The file includes:
- Printed copies of diaries of HM Consul for Seistan (Major George Chenevix-Trench) from 16 September 1900 to 8 February 1901 (not complete)
- Printed copies of the Camp Diary of the Agent to the Governor-General of India and HM Consul-General for Khorassan and Seistan (Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Martindale Temple), for the periods 1 to 6 November 1900, and 6 November to 5 December 1900
- A printed copy of the Camp Diary of Captain Robert Arthur Edward Benn, HM Vice-Consul for Seistan and Kain, for the period 17 January 1901 to 5 February 1901, forwarded through the Agent to the Governor General in Baluchistan (Charles Edward Yate)
- A printed copy of a letter from Chenevix-Trench to the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India Foreign Department (Captain Hugh Daly), enclosing copies of letters addressed to various trading centres and manufacturers in India, relating to the new trade route via Quetta to Persia through Nushki and Seistan
- A letter to George Nathaniel Curzon, Viceroy of India, from the Earl of Ronaldshay (Lawrence John Lumley Dundas, later the second Marquess of Zetland), regarding Ronaldshay’s journey from Quetta to Nasratabad in Seistan
- A newspaper cutting entitled ‘The Province of Seistan’ from the Times of India, dated 7 February 1901.
The file also includes a printed copy of a memorandum by Clive Bigham on the Upper Valley of the Yang-tsze Kiang [Yangtze] and the provinces immediately beyond its northern watershed, in China.
- 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
040-002307844 - 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 F111/355 : ‘Seistan’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-002307428[0032]/036-002307838[0007]/040-002307844
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F111-112
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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1 file (49 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001452.0x0003bf
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1900
- End Date:
- 1901
- Date Range:
- 25 Oct 1900-Dec 1901
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 49; 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 papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)