'SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS AND MEASURES OF THE VICEROYALTY OF HIS EXCELLENCY LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON VICEROY AND GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA. PART I - The Persian Gulf.'

Content

Inscribed 'Proof' on the front cover. The title on the front cover and on the title page on folio 2 has been amended: 'Part IV - The Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .' has been corrected to 'Part I - The Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .'. Printed at the Government Central Printing Office, Simla.

The volume summarises the main issues concerning the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. region (including Persia) during Curzon's period as Viceroy. The volume covers: the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. question (i.e. the increasing rivalry of other European powers, notably Russia, to the United Kingdom's position as the dominant power in the region); the activities of Russia, France, Germany and Belgium; British naval strategy; Britain's political and administrative organisation; trade and commerce; communications; pearl fisheries; the arms trade; a survey of political events in the various territories of the Gulf; and the impact on the Gulf of Curzon's period in office as a whole.

Extent and format

1 volume (42 folios)

Arrangement

There is a list of contents on folio 3.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 44; 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 F111/390

History of this record

Date(s)

1906 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Colonial policy

Places

PersiaPersian Gulf

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