Coll 29/13 'Arrangements for the performance of consular duties at Abadan'

Content

The file concerns consular duties at Abadan.

The file covers:

• duties of the Admiralty Inspector of Oil Fuel, Abadan
• opening of Consular Shipping Office at Abadan Reach
• appointment of Tulwar as Consul at Abadan Reach.

The file is composed solely of internal correspondence between the Office of the Admiralty Inspector of Oil Fuel, the Foreign Office, the British Vice-Consulate at Mohammerah, the Colonial Office, the British Consulate at Basra, the British Consular Shipping Office at Abadan Reach, and 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. .

Extent and format

1 file (70 folios)

Arrangement

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

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 72; 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.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/12/3570

Former external reference(s)

Coll 29/13

History of this record

Date(s)

1 Mar 1931-25 Nov 1940 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Conditions of employmentDiplomatic serviceConsular servicesBritish

People & organisations

Foreign OfficeBritish Consulate, BasraColonial Office

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Coll 29/13 'Arrangements for the performance of consular duties at Abadan', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3570, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000084> [accessed 23 April 2024]

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