File 5646/1918 'Persia and Mesopotamia: future telegraphic arrangements'

Content

This volume contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, telegrams and minutes, regarding the importance of re-establishing telegraphic communication between India and England via the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Mesopotamia [Iraq] to Mediterranean ports under British control.

The papers notably cover the following: postwar reorganisation of the telegraph communication, including the rebuilding of lines, re-establishing of old routes, introducing new routes, and proposals submitted by the Indo-European Company; relations with and between the Indo-European Company, Indo-European Department and the Eastern Telegraph Company.

Also included in the volume are the following documents:

• ‘A collection of Conventions and Agreements relating to Telegraphs in Turkey in Asia, Persia, the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Mekran, September 1916’ (ff 127-144)
• ‘Indo-European Telegraph Department. Statement showing Amounts paid into and drawn out of the Indian Joint Purse by the Department to the year 1917-1918’ (f 122)
• ‘War cabinet. Imperial Communications Committee's proposed diversion of the Indo-European Telegraph Company’s route of India’ (ff 58-65)
• Four maps in showing the lines of telegraphic communication between Europe and India passing through Persia [Iran] and Mesopotamia (ff 13, 14, 37 and 123).

The volume comprises internal correspondence between British officials of different departments. The principal correspondents are: the Committee of Imperial Defence, Imperial Communications Committee; Sir Rayner Barker, Director-in-Chief of the Indo-European Department; the Civil Commissioner, Mesopotamia [also known as Civil Commissioner, Baghdad]; the Acting Civil Commissioner in Mesopotamia; the Viceroy and Governor-General of India in Council; and the General Post Office.

Extent and format

1 volume (146 folios)

It is grouped into

Telegraph Lines West Asia

2 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/10/772, f 13

‘Telegraph Map of Mesopotamia Excluding Railway Wires and Telephone Lines’

2 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/10/772, f 14

Telegraph Lines from London to Tehran and Fao

2 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/10/772, f 67

'Europe'

2 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/10/772, f 123

Arrangement

The contents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 144; 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. Multiple intermittent additional foliation sequences are also present. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

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

IOR/L/PS/10/772

Former external reference(s)

P 5646/1918

History of this record

Date(s)

Sep 1916-1 Jul 1920 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Communication routesTelegraph linesIndo-European Telegraph Line

Places

MesopotamiaPersia

People & organisations

Civil CommissionerCommittee of Imperial Defence, Imperial Communications CommitteeViceroy and Governor-General of India in CouncilIndo-European Telegraph CompanyGeneral Post OfficeIndo-European Telegraph Department

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