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
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
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
Date:
1874/1874
Description:
Abstract: 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 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.Physical description: 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 side of each folio. The sequence contains one foliation anomaly, f 364a.