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'Correspondence and Memoranda Respecting Consular Jurisdiction in Persia, 1873-74' [‎130r] (17/48)

The record is made up of 1 file (24 folios). It was created in Jan 1875. 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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with Sir B. Frere's Mission, you will proceed to Constantinople for the purpose of
conferring with Sir P. Francis, and of drawing out the draft of an Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. for
carrying the proposed arrangement into effect. In the discussions connected with the
arrangement, you will be guided by the views of the Government of India as communi
cated in the despatch now forwarded to you.
No. 2.
Mr. Hammond to Mr. Men'vale.
Sir, Foreign Office, July 8, 1873.
REFERRING to the correspondence which has passed between this Department
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. , respecting the application of the Foreign Jurisdiction Act to
Persia, and to the understanding that Colonel Pelly was to be placed in personal
communication with Sir Philip Francis, Her Majesty's Judge in the Supreme Consular
Court at Constantinople, with the view to the preparation of an Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
applicable to Persia, I am directed by Earl Granville to request that you will move the
Secretary of State for India to inform his Lordship whether Colonel Pelly's services are
likely to be soon available, and if not whether his Grace could recommend any other
officer whom it would be desirable to place in communication with Sir P. Francis on
this matter. L Jlj jfe >
I am to add that Sir P. Francis is now in London.
I am, &c.
(Signed) E. HAMMOND.
ISo. 3.
Mr. Grant-Duff to Mr. Hammond.—(Received July 16.)
Sir, 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. , July 15, 1873.
WITH reference to your letter of the 8th July, inquiring whether Colonel Pelly's
services are likely to be soon available for the purpose of discussing with Sir Philip
Francis the question of applying the Foreign Jurisdiction Act to Persia, and requesting
the Duke of Argyll, in the event of that officer not being able to undertake the duty, to
recommend some other for this important employment, I am directed by his Grace to
state that Colonel Pelly, having been recently appointed by the Governor-General of
India to act as his agent in Hajpootana, will not at present visit this country; but that
Sir Arnold Kemball, in whom the Duke of Argyll has entire confidence, will, with the
concurrence of Lord Granville, undertake the duty.
I am, &c.
(Signed) M. E. GRANT-DUFF.
No. 4.
Sir J. Kaye to Mr. Hammond.—(Received August 8.)
Sir, 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. , August 7, 1873.
WITH reference to previous correspondence, terminating with 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.
letter of 15th ultimo, on the subject of the application of the Foreign Jurisdiction Act to
Persia, I am directed to acquaint you, for the information of Earl Granville, that
Sir Arnold Kemball and Sir Philip Francis, have been, for some time, considering this
important question, and have drafted an elaborate report.
But a question has arisen as to the extent to which it is necessary to obtain the
concurrence of the Persian Government, before any further proceedings are taken by
Her Majesty's Government.
The Treaty of Paris (1857), Article IX, says: "The High Contracting Parties
engage that, in the establishment and recognition of Consuls-General, Consuls, Vice-
Consuls, and Consular Agents, each shall be placed in the dominions of the other on the
footing of the most favoured nation ; and that the treatment of their respective subjects

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This confidential file is a collection of documents printed for the use of the Foreign Office in January 1875.

The collection contains letters and enclosed memoranda sent and received by Sir Lewis Pelly and other employees and representatives of the Government of India between 27 March 1873 and 4 November 1874, with some earlier letters in enclosure (27 December 1870- 30 September 1872), to prepare a draft of an Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. on the subject of British consular jurisdiction in Persia and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

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Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at f 122 and terminates at f 145, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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. The main foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the back cover; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 5-155; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the lower right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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