File 3280/1913 'Persia: Bushire-Shiraz road; Swedish gendarmerie; conditions on the Bushire-Shiraz road; tours of Shiraz consul'
Date:
1913/1915
Description:
Abstract: The volume comprises correspondence between: the India Office, the Foreign Office, the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, the British Consul at Shiraz (Major Frederick O'Connor), the British Minister at Tehran, and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, regarding the Bushire-Shiraz road.The subjects are:the proposed tours of the British Consul and other officials to Shiraz and Tehran;the operations of the Persian Gendarmerie (led by Swedish officers) on the Bushire-Shiraz road;the headquarters and schools of the Gendarmerie.The volume includes a divider which gives the year that the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in it arranged by year. This divider is placed at the front of the volume.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 164; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.