Coll 29/36 'Kerman: consulate buildings' [71r] (143/216)
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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From
The Deputy Secretary to the~Government of India
in the Foreign and Political Department,
To
The Hon *1)16 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.
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Dated New Delhi, the 28th Narch 1927*
Proposed purchase Of the Kerman
Consulate building*
Sir,
Tith reference to the correspondence ending with the
endorsement from the Government of India in the ioreign and
Political Department, No*770(2}-N., dated 9th August
1926, I am directed to convey the sanction of the Government
of India to the purchase of the Kerman Consulate building for
a sum of
Tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
20,000 (i.e*, Rs*60,000 approximately), from
which the amount of the loan to
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.
Nusrat outstanding at
the time should be deducted as proposed in your letter No.1.-77,
dated 22nd May 1927*
I have, etc.,
Sd. A.E.B. Parsons,
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India.
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- Open Government Licence