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Coll 29/12 'Bushire: office allowance of consul-general' [145r] (293/603)
The record is made up of 1 file (298 folios). It was created in 26 Oct 1918-24 Feb 1948. 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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rated the 14th (r<*cd 16th) February! 1
No.- - Nil.
Fran - Britoonsul, Bushiro.
To - - Foreign, New Felhi.
Tel^n^n a.T.O.
.......
Steady increase in cost of liTing th^laet year
has rendered it imperative that inriedlate financial relief be ^
granted to Heaidancy meniale. Menials of th<* Persian Oovernraent U
" epartnent at Bushire have recently been granted 100& increase
in"wages and menials employed in Legation Tehran and lihiras (and?)
Ahwai Oonaulates hare during the last year been granted a
succession of bonuses which in many cases have almost doubled
their wages, toenials here are being paid from 150 to 190
Kraus a month. At Tehran menials of similar status are put to
from 324 to 477 Kraus, at Shiraz 290 Krans and at Abwaz
253 Krans.
2. I reconrnend immediate sanction if possible with effect
from 1st January 1942 of the dearness allowances to all
the menials at Suahire calculated at 50% on pay of or under
250 Krans a month and 30% on pay between 250 and 500 Krans.
3. Kxtra expenditure involved durii *5 the current financial
year can be set from the existing grant but the additional
allotment as detailed below will be required for the
next year j- B2-Pay of t 5stabliBhment-Rs.640. 35-Other
Charges-launch grant-&.450-Mainianance of cars- E s.250-
office allowance-ffc.5,200. medical expenditure-S. 1,150.
I am asking Kerman and Mohmarrr-erah whether they require
additional funds for the sane purpose.
4. The above proposals are intended to be temporary and i
propose as soon as possible to submit more elaborate proposals
covering the wnole of the Persian staff.
Your telegram dated February 14th. Proposed dearness
allowances to menials at Bushire sanctioned from 1st Marchi^*
Telegram No.236-2 dated the 17 th March 1942.
From - Foreign, N^w Delhi.
To - - Britconsul, Bushire.
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The file concerns the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , in Bushire.
The file covers:
- office allowance grants for the Vice-Consul and the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
- proposed abolition of the post of interpreter and creation of that of Arabic Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. , in 1932
- cost of living in Bushire
- secret service and toshakhana (treasury) expenditure
- provision of furniture
- transfer of the telephone system to the Iranian authorities in 1938
- revision of rates of pay and allowances of the Vernacular Section of the ministerial establishment of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- pay and allowance of the Consular Clerk
- grant of Dearness Allowance to the clerical establishments in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , in 1943
- local compensatory allowance for Indian Political Service The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47. officers, from 1946.
The file is composed solely of internal correspondence between 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 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. , the Government of India, the British Legation at Tehran, and the Treasury.
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- 1 file (298 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 299; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3569
- Title
- Coll 29/12 'Bushire: office allowance of consul-general'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:39v, 39ar:39av, 40r:100v, 100ar:100av, 101r:299v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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