Coll 29/80 'Diplomatic and consular expenditure: percentage charges on Civil works'

Content

The file concerns expenditure for Diplomatic and Consular services in Persia.

The file covers percentage charges on Public Works in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and percentage charges for special and ordinary repairs to consular buildings.

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, and the Office of Works.

Extent and format

1 file (42 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 44; these numbers are written in pencil 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/12/3656

Former external reference(s)

Coll 29/80

History of this record

Date(s)

20 Dec 1935-10 Nov 1944 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

ExpenditureBuilding maintenance

People & organisations

Foreign OfficeGovernment of IndiaPersian Gulf Political ResidencyHM Office of Works, London

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Coll 29/80 'Diplomatic and consular expenditure: percentage charges on Civil works', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3656, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0000da> [accessed 12 May 2024]

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