General No. 26 of 1874, Inviting the Attention of HM Government to Article II of the Telegraph Convention with the Persian Government, Concluded on 2 December 1872, and Expressing a Hope that the Persian Government May be Moved to Take Steps to Ensure Due Protection of British Officers Employed in Persia

Content

This item consists of a copy of a General Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 11 August 1874 and received by the 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. Political Department on 7 August 1874, inviting the attention of HM Government to Article II of the Telegraph Convention with the Persian [Iranian] Government, concluded on 2 December 1872, and expressing a hope that the Persian Government may be moved to take steps to ensure due protection of British officers employed in Persia. The Despatch is in reference to a letter of 12 June 1874 addressed by the Director-in-Chief of the Indo-European Government Telegraph Department to the Under-Secretary of State for India, regarding murderous attacks on employees of the Telegraph Staff in Persia.

Extent and format

1 item (2 folios)

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 364, and terminates at f 364a, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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. The sequence contains one foliation anomaly, f 364a.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival item

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/6/120, ff 364-364a

Former external reference(s)

General No. 26 of 1874

History of this record

Date(s)

11 Aug 1874-7 Sep 1874 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Employees

People & organisations

Government of PersiaIndo-European Telegraph Department

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General No. 26 of 1874, Inviting the Attention of HM Government to Article II of the Telegraph Convention with the Persian Government, Concluded on 2 December 1872, and Expressing a Hope that the Persian Government May be Moved to Take Steps to Ensure Due Protection of British Officers Employed in Persia, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/6/120, ff 364-364a, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100108800943.0x000001> [accessed 8 July 2024]

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