Coll 29/98 'Ahwaz: Vice Consulate and Consulate-General'
IOR/L/PS/12/3674
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The record is made up of 1 file (160 folios). It was created in 26 Jun 1941-26 Jul 1947. 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 at the HM Vice-Consulate at Ahwaz and its elevation to Consulate-General, in 1942.
The file covers:
- appointment of Arthur Wooller as Vice-Consul in 1941 and leave requests
- appointment of A E H Macann as Consul-General in 1942
- temporary appointment of Arthur Wooller as acting Consul-General, 1943
- appointment of A Hermann as Vice-Consul, 1943
- changes of staff, 1943-45
- appointment of E W Fletcher as Consul-General, 1944
- staff pay and cost of living in Ahwaz, 1946-47.
The file contains internal correspondence between 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 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 HM Legation at Tehran, and the Government of India.
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- 1 file (160 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 162; 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/12/3674
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- Coll 29/98
- Date(s)
- 26 Jun 1941-26 Jul 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3674
- Title
- Coll 29/98 'Ahwaz: Vice Consulate and Consulate-General'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:160v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence