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File 2908/1907 Pt 3 ‘Persian Gulf:- Quarantine; German complaint’ [‎25r] (49/250)

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The record is made up of 1 item (125 folios). It was created in 26 Feb 1903-1 Dec 1908. 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 dated 137tlx June lv a,
tlio Ohlof kiuarantine Officer in tlx# Piroian ml£, aiculr#
to Dr* Liatmam, Consul, fuaCdro*
waring in order, the. quest lone ^gkod by you.
fitlx ruKard to your 1st question . It has not so
far boon found necoasary to issue any furUxor ruloo
caaoemin^ people having business on snips. o'bserv.anco
of tlx© rule referred to by you and omforuemo# to the
inatruotloiia of the Quarantine Official on tlx# ©pot
coYers all eases*
{£) loui- quest ion ii . IT.o question of speoial pmal~
ties has boon for some tine under tlx© consideration of
His Imperial Majesty’s #ovarment, advised by tho Sa
nitary Council* bo doubt, they *'111 be aosmmioatM
through tiie proper channels in due course.
{3} our question ill * rresuniny, that the object ion
is to certain action taken by any of isy subordinates,
th«o objection, in tlx# first place, be mad# to m# and
in case you do not oonsldor ®y dooision -satisfactory
the procedure already adopted by you (pleas© ace Hroesa
vex^bal of ban j^tary uouncll, 2nd September 1907, 40th
seance) would appear to be tlie- proper one*
(4) In thanking you for your hind letter 1 would add
that I sa always glad to do what I can to aseist you*
franel&tion of a letter Ho•198, dated tlx# 1st July 1908, from
Dr* Liatmaxm, worsan Consul, aualxir#, to tixo Clxi#f Cu&rsn-
tine Officer in th# Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. * itushlro*
I have the honour- to acknowledge the receipt of your let
tor b-cuClb, dated 07th Juno 1908 md to tender you my thanlxs
for the information confainad therein.

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The item consists of part three of the subject file 2908/1907 Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. : Quarantine. This part broadly covers two topics: the proceedings of the International Sanitary Conference at Paris (1903) and complaints made by German consular staff at Bushire against the conduct of Captain Thomas Beauchamp Williams whilst undertaking his duties as Chief Quarantine Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

Correspondence outlining the details of three quarantine incidents has been included:

Complaints against Captain Williams over his conduct during the latter two incidents were lodged by Count Quadt, German Minister at Tehran, at the Tehran Sanitary Council: see folios 4-6 for related papers. A copy – in French – of a report of the proceedings of the fifty-third session of the Tehran Sanitary Council can be found on folios 11-14.

A copy – in French with English translation – of the International Sanitary Convention, signed at Paris 3 December 1903, can be found on folios 43-108. For supplementary correspondence outlining the proceedings of the British delegation at the Conference, see folios 109-125.

The main correspondents are as follows: HM Minister at Tehran (Sir Cecil Arthur Spring Rice), HM Chargé d'affaires at Tehran (Charles Murray Marling), 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. (Major Percy Zachariah Cox), the Chief Quarantine Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the German Consul at Bushire (Dr Franz Listermann), officials of the Foreign Office, and officials of 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. .

No papers have been filed for the years 1905-1906.

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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear (folio 125) to the front of the part (folio 1).

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