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File 348/1913 Pt 1 'Persia: Kerman affairs; proposal to finance the governor; Proposal...

Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/10/334

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IOR/L/PS/10/334
Title
File 348/1913 Pt 1 'Persia: Kerman affairs; proposal to finance the governor; Proposal to appoint British officers'
Date
11 Dec 1909-16 Dec 1913
Description

The volume comprises correspondence between: the India Office, the Foreign Office, the Foreign Secretary for India, the British Consul for Kerman, the British Minister at Tehran, and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, regarding affairs in Kerman. The subjects are:. a proposal to finance the Governor General of Kerman for purpose of restoring order; Kerman finances; the state of the Bunder Abbas-Kerman roads; a proposal to appoint a British officer to organise the provincial forces, opposed by the Government of India because 'it may open the door for a similar Russian demand for Russian officers in the Russian zone'; the despatch of 200 Swedish gendarmes to the Province; the appointment of a new Governor-General; The volume comprises part 1 of two. Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.The subject 348 (Kerman affairs) consists of two volumes IOR/L/PS/10/334-335: part 1 in the first and part 2 in the second volume.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
Former department reference
P 348/1913
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
1 volume (140 folios)
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Physical condition
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 142; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The fold out on f 128 is a bookmark and so is marked with an 'A'.
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File 348/1913 Pt 1 'Persia: Kerman affairs; proposal to finance the governor; Proposal to appoint British officers'