Coll 29/45 'General reorganisation of consular posts'

IOR/L/PS/12/3607

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The record is made up of 1 file (334 folios). It was created in 26 Feb 1928-11 Oct 1945. 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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The file concerns appointments and reorganisation of the British Consulates in Iran and in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The file covers:

  • diplomatic Consular expenditure in Persia: Government of India's proposals for savings
  • proposal to move the headquarters of the Sistan Consulate from Sistan to Duzdap and to reduce its establishments, 1928
  • proposal to abolish the post of Vice-Consul at Sistan
  • proposed amalgamation of Kerman and Bundar Abbas Consulates
  • proposed amalgamation of Isfahan and Shiraz Consulates
  • amalgamation of Meshed and Sistan Consulates, 1934
  • appointment of the Confidential Assistant at Seistan, C W Hart, as Vice-Consul for Meshed, in 1932 and as Consul-General for Meshed in 1933
  • abolition of the post of Second Clerk at the Kerman Consulate
  • increase of compensatory allowance for clerical staff and Vice-Consul at Meshed
  • title and address of the British Consul for Meshed
  • appointment of Clive Kirkpatrick Daly as British Consul for Meshed, 1935
  • travelling allowances on moves between Meshed and Zabul, 1938.

The file is composed of correspondence between 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. , 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 Sistan and Kain, the British Consulate for Khorashan (Meshed), the British Legation at Tehran, the Persian Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

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1 file (334 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 (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 335; 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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English in Latin script
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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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IOR/L/PS/12/3607
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Coll 29/45

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26 Feb 1928-11 Oct 1945 (CE, Gregorian)

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