Coll 29/56 'Duzdap: question of retention of vice consulates'

IOR/L/PS/12/3632

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The record is made up of 1 file (121 folios). It was created in 5 May 1931-23 Nov 1943. 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 the British Vice-Consulate at Duzdap [Zahedan, Iran].

The file contains correspondence related to:

  • creation of the Vice-Consulate in 1928 to be retained until 1931, with further extensions until 1933, 1935, and 1936
  • taxation of the area occupied by the Vice-Consulate, 1935
  • claim of Iranian Government for paying of registration dues and land taxes in respect of the Vice-Consulate property, 1935
  • supply of a new safe at the Vice-Consulate, 1937
  • proposed retention of Vice-Consulate on a permanent basis, 1936
  • reconstruction and repair of Vice-Consulate buildings at Zahedan and water supply, 1942.

The file is composed of correspondence between the Government of India; the Secretary of State for India; the Foreign Office; the British Legation at Tehran; the British Consulate for Khorassan; the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; 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. .

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1 file (121 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 123; 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/12/3632
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Coll 29/56

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5 May 1931-23 Nov 1943 (CE, Gregorian)

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Coll 29/56 'Duzdap: question of retention of vice consulates', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3632, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0000c2> [accessed 14 May 2024]

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