Coll 29/36 'Kerman: consulate buildings' [64r] (129/216)
The record is made up of 1 file (107 folios). It was created in 9 Mar 1923-27 Mar 1940. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .
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Copy of a letter No. 580 of 1927 , dated Kerman, the
25 th Jane 1927 , from His Majesty's Consal, Kerman, to the
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India' in the Foreign and
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Political Department, Simla.
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In continuation of my, letter Ko^-540, dated the 17 th
instant to your address, I have the honour to submit, for the
information of the Government of India, a copy of my letter
No. 51/579, dated the 25 th instant, to the Secretary to the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Bushire, on the subject
of purchase of this Consulate buildings.
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ENCLOSURE IN
INDIA FOREIGN SECRETARY'S
I Uttep No 6 , M
- Dated i4 AUG. 1927
No. 51/579 of 1927» ; Rcce iy;d 22 AUG. 1927
His Britannic Majesty's Consulate, “
Kerman, the 25 th June 1927 .
J.H. Davies, Esq., O.B.E.,
His Majesty's Consul, Kerman.
The Secretary to the Hon'hie the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
Bushire.
Sir,
I have the honour to forward the draft Sale-Deed
referred to in paragraph 7 this office letter ho. 48 />59
dated 17 th June 1927» — 1? ( f■? .
it has heen made out in the name of the present Consul
as it is understood that in Persian Law, a sa^e car. onj.y he
effected to a person hy name and not to the holder of a certain
office, and that a Power of Attorney from the Secretary of
State is not required in this case.
3 . The Draft Sale-Deed mentions the sum of Krans 291,539
as the total of the estimate prepared hy the masons whilst in
paragraph 2 of the above-mentioned letter, the total of the
estimate
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The file concerns the British Consulate buildings at Kerman.
The file covers:
- payment of lease of the buildings to Agha Mirza Hussein Khan Isfandiari (initially referred to as Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Nasrat)
- repayment of loan granted to Agha Mirza Hussein Khan Isfandiari
- negotiations for the purchase of the buildings and surrounding gardens
- maintenance and repairs
- water supply for irrigating the Consulate gardens
- Statements comparing the Expenditure incurred by the Government of India on Diplomatic and Consular Services in Iran in the year 1928-29 with that in the previous year (folios 15-27).
The file is composed of correspondence between the Viceroy, the Foreign Office, 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. , the Government of India, the British Consulate at Kerman, the British Legation at Tehran, and the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and Agha Mirza Hussein Khan Isfandiari.
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- 1 file (107 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 108; 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.
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- Title
- Coll 29/36 'Kerman: consulate buildings'
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- front, front-i, 2r, back-i, back, 2v:91v, 94r:107v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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