Abstract: England and Russia in the East. A Series of Papers on the Political and Geographical Condition of Central Asiaby Major-General Sir Henry Rawlinson.Publication Details: London: John Murray, Albemarle Street. 1875.Physical Description: Octavo. Contains one map.Physical description: Dimensions: 215mm x 140mm
Abstract: Confidential printed memorandum. The memorandum is divided into the following sections:'Memorandum on the Succession to the Throne of Persia (folios 9-13);'Memorandum by Sir H. Rawlinson [Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson] on the Succession to the Throne of Persia' (folios 13-15);'Note on the Appointment of a Regent in case of the Demise of the Shah of Persia, and his successor being a Minor' (folios 16-19).The memorandum discusses the competing claims of potential successors to the throne of Persia following the death of Abbas Mirza in 1833 (1834-59); and the question of the appointment of Bahman Mirza as regent, and once in office, whether he would favour the influence of Russia or the United Kingdom in Persia (1852-57).The file also includes a 'Pedigree of the Reigning Shah of Persia, Fath Ali Shah [Fatḥ ‘Alī Shāh Qājār], Died in October 1834' (folio 8).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation for this description commences at f 8 and terminates at f 19, 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 5-137; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. Folio 8 extends more than 3 cm beyond the edge of the volume.
Abstract: Gazetteer of the province of Kermanshah, Persia [Iran], compiled by Hyacinth Louis Rabino, Vice-Consul at Resht [Rasht] at the time of the gazetteer’s publication in 1907, and who had been Acting Consul at Kermanshah during 1904 and 1905. The gazetteer, which is marked for official use only, was issued by the Division of the Chief of the Staff of the Government of India, and published at the Government Central Printing Office, Simla [Shimla]. At the front of the volume is an introduction by Lieutenant-Colonel Wilfrid Malleson, Acting Quartermaster General for Intelligence, dated 22 March 1907, and a preface by the author, dated 24 June 1904, with notes on the transliteration system used (folios 4-5).The gazetteer includes five appendices, numbered I to V, as follows:appendix I, a translation from the French original of a description of the road from Kermanshah to Mendali [Mandalī], via Harunabad [Eslāmābād-e Gharb] and Gilan [Sarāb-e Gīlān], as recorded in a journal by Leon Leleux, Inspector General of Customs at Kermanshah;II, a translation from the Persian original of a description of the villages in the immediate vicinity of the caravanserai of Mahidasht, written by the Mirza of Customs at Mahidasht;III, a vocabulary of terms;IV, a list of the principal roads from Baghdad to Teheran via Kermanshah, with distances given in miles and farsakhs;V, a list of the notables of Kermanshah.The gazetteer contains extensive extracts from a range of sources, including: an earlier, unspecified gazetteer, published in 1885; various works on Persia by British Government officials (including Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, the Viceroy of India George Nathaniel Curzon, Captain George Campbell Napier); published works by a number of scholars and explorers of Persia (notably Trevor Chichele Plowden, Jacques De Morgan, Henry James Whigham, and James Baillie Fraser); reports from other sources, including Leleux, and the Mirza of Customs at Mahidasht.Some of the appendices’ pages appear to have been mixed up. Included among them are: a genealogical table of the princes of Kermanshah (f 239); and hierarchical tables listing the chiefs of the principal tribes of the province of Kermanshah (ff 244-245).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 250; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: This printed memorandum, compiled on 28 December 1889 by Sir Henry Rawlinson , refers to a Letter from the Foreign Office, dated 20 September 1889. The subject is the alleged cession of the Island of Kharg [Iran] from the Persian Government to France in 1836-37, which seemed improbable and, anyway, would have been annulled by the British conquest of the Island, in 1838.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at f 149, and terminates at f 149, 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 5-149; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
Abstract: This printed memorandum was compiled by diplomat Major-General Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, and discusses various subjects relating to the state of affairs in Persia including:the perceived nature of the Persian people;the perceived character of the current Shah of Teheran [Tehran] and concerns over the future succession;the style of governance in Persia;English-Russian relations and the involvement of both countries in Persia;the views of Sir Henry Wolff on reforms in Persia and the appropriate action for the English to take;the proposed building of railways in Persia.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 9, and terminates at f 10, 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.
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.