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'File 26/157 (F 66) Arabistan and Luristan: Representation in, changes resulting from the War' [26r] (57/473)
The record is made up of 1 volume (235 folios). It was created in 20 May 1919-13 Jun 1924. 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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objection to Captain Peel being nado Acting Consul for
Arabistan, but if he 1« ? I t irflt that en-^bhi* ho should give
up the offioo of Vice Consul Ahwas .or that the functions of
that oifico ohould be changed#
Tho post of Vice Consul Alms was created in 1904, and
was then styled Vioc Consul for Arabistm with hoad*^uarters
tenpor^rily at In PoreiKn Departn^nt letter no # 694 # r # A #
dated Ist Waroh 1904, the CrOVanriont of India laid do\m the
duties of the Vice QonmA* It tfas directed that * ho should
not ordinarily ooncorn hlnsolf with oor^rirciGl questions at
•that place, tyhich should bo referred for dis-osal to the
Consul hannorohj but should devote hinself prizaarily to
•poiltioal /exit in Aji^istsn in the Bskhtiftrl oountry ; and
• ^ ong the Lur tribes# His first object should be to
"cultivate friondly relations ^rith all the prinolx«l personages
•of those p^^rts, and rajcSi of his tino should be s^ent on tour-
"ing. In tt\Q cold weather in the lc«f country f and in the mznrar
•in the hills. RoroajTtor it my be f ^-md desirable to transfer
"the vice Consul• s head-^uai^ors to shuohtar or sono other
"oore oonvoailcnt point*
Siree these orders ^cro tosaod political ^ortc anoo^ the
Lure has been tr ^nsferred to tho political Offi cer at ^Tufetr,r»
in Tsractico tho duties of tho post have crystallised into
the Vice consul specialising to a groat extent on the Bafeh-
tiaris, and spending the whole hot weather in their country
or at Ispahan, and vcrr oft on a portion of he cold woatlier
in tlioir winter resorts, varied by visits to the Kuhgilu
cold weatlier quarters. The net result Is, or was until quite
lately, that the Vice Consul Alxsa* was only at headquarters ,
or even in tho province of AraM atan, for S or 4 souths in
the year. This I suteit, would not be suitable for the Consul
for AraTistan, wr*o ahe^ad in ny ordnioai soond all his tice in
ArabiBtoa ^divldtag it if necessary betwcMSt Dflhnrmarah and
Ahtsaa wi th occasional trips to S!a&shtar ajnd DisfUl and other
part# of the province.
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The volume contains letters, telegrams, memoranda and reports pertaining to British governmental representation in Arabistan [Khūzestān]. The correspondents include 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. at Bushire, the British Minister at Tehran, the High Commissioner at Baghdad, the British Consul at Mohammerah [Korramshahr], the Vice-Consuls at Ahwaz and Dizful, the Government of India, 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. and Foreign Office in London, and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
The correspondence was part of a re-evaluation of British representation and expenses in the region following the First World War. The issues discussed included:
- the political status (consul, vice-consul, agent or officer) of offices at Mohammerah, Ahwaz, Dizful, Shushtar, and Burujird [Borūjerd], and whether the responsibility for these offices should be transferred from Mesopotamia (under the Foreign and Colonial Offices) to the Government of India;
- the hierarchy of operations (who answers to whom) within Arabistan itself;
- the scale of operations, including details of costs and salaries;
- the official change of name from Arabistan to Khuzestan.
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- 1 volume (235 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found 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. A second foliation sequence is present between ff 3-229; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. There are the following irregularities: 2, 2A and 2B.
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- IOR/R/15/1/387
- Title
- 'File 26/157 (F 66) Arabistan and Luristan: Representation in, changes resulting from the War'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1r:2v, 2ar:2bv, 3r:108v, 113r:134r, 135r:233v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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