'Volume I. MEMORANDA REGARDING PERSIA AND NORTH-WEST TRANS-FRONTIER. 1905.'

Content

The volume contains printed monthly memoranda of information received by the Government of India 'regarding external affairs relating to Persia' for the months of January to December 1905 inclusive (folios 4-57); and memoranda of information received 'regarding affairs on and beyond the North-West Frontier Region of British India bordering Afghanistan. of India', for the months of January to December 1905 inclusive (folios 58-150). A note accompanying each memorandum states that they are 'based upon reports, the accuracy of which it is not always possible to guarantee'.

The memoranda relating to Persia, divided into sections concerning Tehran, Bushire, Shiraz, Arabistan, Henjam, other locations in the region, and general matters, include information on political affairs, Russian influence, arms, quarantine, shipping, the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , telegraphs, oil, loans, law and order, British post offices in Persia, and customs.

The memoranda regarding affairs on and beyond the North-West Frontier Region of British India bordering Afghanistan. of India include similar information on Khorasan, Seistan [Sistan], and Baluchistan.

Extent and format

1 volume (151 folios)

Arrangement

The memoranda are arranged in chronological order from the front to the back of the volume.

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 153; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

Mss Eur F112/449

History of this record

Date(s)

1906 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Political intelligenceReports

Places

PersiaNorth-West Frontier Province

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