Coll 29/53 'Khorramshahr (Mohammerah): house, launch, motor car, office accommodation'

Content

The file concerns the Vice-Consulate at Mohammerah [Khorramshahr, Iran].

The file contains correspondence related to:

• donation of land for sixty years from Shaikh of Mohammerah to build a consulate, 1912
• provision of accommodation, office, and car for Vice-Consul, 1929
• costs of alterations and repairs, and installation of electric lights and fans to the Vice-Consulate building, 1930
• provision of motor launches for Vice-Consul, 1931 and 1937
• temporary evacuation of Vice-Consulate for fire, 1935
• lease of Vice-Consulate premises at Khorramshahr, 1936
• repairs to Vice-Consulate building damaged by 1937 floods, and lease of living quarters from Anglo-Persian Oil Company, 1938
• removal of Vice-Consul, Reginald Lewis Bazalgette, for contrasting views related to his accommodation, 1938
• proposals to rebuild the Vice-Consulate and the residential accommodation for Vice-Consul, 1939-42
• decision to purchase two houses from Anglo-Persian Oil Company, 1945
• purchase of a new motor launch, 1947.

The file is composed of correspondence between the British Vice-Consulate at Mohammerah, the British Legation at Tehran; the Viceroy; 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 British Consulate at Ahwaz; the Government of India; the Office for the High Commissioner for India; the Foreign Office; 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 (372 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 374; 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/12/3628

Former external reference(s)

Coll 29/53

History of this record

Date(s)

4 Feb 1912-9 Sep 1947 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Building maintenanceDonations

People & organisations

British Vice-ConsulateGovernment of IndiaPersian Gulf Political ResidencyForeign OfficeViceroy and Governor-General of India in CouncilBritish Legation, TehranBritish Consulate, Ahwaz

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Coll 29/53 'Khorramshahr (Mohammerah): house, launch, motor car, office accommodation', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3628, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0000be> [accessed 23 April 2024]

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