File 299/1918 Pt 5 'Persia: situation in the South; withdrawal of British troops; consular escorts; Bushire office allowance and Toshakhana grant' [‎241r] (486/664)

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This volume contains correspondence discussing various requirements for the Bushire 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. .

Topics discussed include a proposed increase of the allotment for toshakhana and changes of the allocation for the Bushire 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. from Rs 5000 to Rs 10,000 a year. Correspondence discusses the refusal of the Foreign Office and Colonial Office to bear any share of the increased expenditure.

Also discussed is a proposal to withdrawal the infantry detachments and the Admiralty's having no objection in the case of Henjam. A further proposal discussed was to increase the consular cavalry escorts at Bushire and Bandar Abbas and provide 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. with a Ford car, due to the withdrawal of the British infantry garrison at Henjam and its replacement with night watchmen.

The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format

1 volume (328 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 299 (Situation in South Persia) consists of five volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/727-731. The volumes are divided into five parts with each part comprising one volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 329; 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. The file has one foliation anomaly, f 265a.

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English in Latin script

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