Abstract: The memorandum outlines Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson's opinion that the importance of opening up the Karun [Kārūn] River to steam navigation has been vastly overstated; the difficulties outweigh the potential benefits. It also includes some discussion of the overland routes into Persia.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences and terminates at f 135, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.