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Miscellaneous Correspondence, Notes, and Newspaper Cuttings Relating to Persia [64r] (131/255)
The record is made up of 1 file (121 folios). It was created in 3 Feb 1899-31 Mar 1905. It was written in English and French. The original is part of the 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. .
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! Ali Khan, Amir-Nizam, as Governor to the Province of Kirman, notwithstanding that
y it is already two weeks that this exalted personage has been nominated, the appoint-
Iment has been solemnized, the Commission issued, the robe of office granted ; and his
llieutenant has already gone, while the ex-Governor has left Kirman, and is on his
hvay back.
You know the position that the Amir-Nizam holds in the service of our Govern
ment, and the respect due to his rank and his age. Is it possible to disgrace and
depose him before even he has gone !
Now, imagine our Sovereign’s agitation at such representations on the part of
the Legation, and their interference to such an extent with the internal affairs of his
kingdom in direct opposition to his sovereign independence.
You know the fatal results of such proceedings in Persia.
The recall from Shiraz, last year, of Mujir-es-Sultaneh, an official of little
significance and small reputation, caused such a commotion in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
ports
that we have not yet succeeded in recovering the effects, notwithstanding that the
demand for his call was based on some sort of document and promise, and therefore
justified to a certain extent.
Should the same measure be adopted towards a personage of such importance and
rank as the Amir-Nizam, then we must forsake altogether the Provinces of Kirman
and Baluchistan.
As His Imperial Majesty, our august Master, will never consent to such a
proposal, we can only conclude that, in making it, Colonel Picot has aimed to create
I ill-feeling and reserve on both sides.
Please let me know Lord Salisbury’s answer as soon as possible.
i
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The file contains miscellaneous papers, mostly correspondence, notes, and newspaper cuttings, mainly relating to Persia [Iran]. The papers largely relate to Russian influence in Persia, and include papers concerning railway construction in Persia.
The correspondence consists of letters addressed to George Nathaniel Curzon from various individuals, and correspondence between other individuals, including printed copies of correspondence of the Marquess of Salisbury, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, with British officials including Henry Mortimer Durand, HM Minister at Tehran.
The newspaper cuttings are from newspapers including: The Englishman; Daily Chronicle; the Civil and Military Gazette; The Times; The Madras Mail; The Pioneer; The Statesman ; and The Morning Post .
The file also includes a few documents relating to Koweit [Kuwait] (folios 55 to 56, and folios 49 to 52).
The file includes a copy of the publication Revue Franco-Persane Économique et Politique Paraissant Tous Les Mois [Franco-Persian Economic and Political Review Published Every Month], dated June 1900, which is in French (folios 101 to 109).
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- 1 file (121 folios)
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The papers are arranged in no apparent order within the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 125; 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.
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- Mss Eur F111/353
- Title
- Miscellaneous Correspondence, Notes, and Newspaper Cuttings Relating to Persia
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- front, front-i, 2r:15v, 49r:52v, 55r:56v, 63r, 64r:64v, 68r:68v, 71r:77v, 101r:101v, 117r:119v, 121r:121v, 124r:124v, back-i, back
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