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File 985/1913 Pt 1 'Persia: Consular and Diplomatic Expenditure' [‎65r] (134/486)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (239 folios). It was created in 16 Jan 1913-22 Jun 1916. 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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Mails of charges adjusted under head “ Escort ” in the Persian Legation Accounts for 1911-12 and 1912-13.
1911-12.
1912-13.
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Details of charges.
Amount.
Details of charges.
Amount.
Tehran Escort.
Rs. A. P.
Tehran Escort.
Rs, A. P.
Pav of Tehran Escort and grooms for the quarter 1
‘ ending February 1911.
Pay of Tehran Escort and grooms for the quarter
ending May 1911. , ,, ,
Pay of Tehran Escort and grooms for the quarter
' enbng August 1911.
Pay of Tehran Escort and grooms for the quarter
ending November 1911.
Pay of Tehran Escort and grooms for the quarter
endi ig February 1912.
1,188 10 1
1,188 10 1
1.196 13 6
1,194 5 4
1.197 6 10
Pay of Tehran Escort and grooms for the quarter
ending May 1912.
Pay of Tehran Escort and grooms for the quarter
ending August 1912.
Pay of Tehran Escort and grooms for the quarter
ending November 1912.
Pay of Tehran Escort and grooms for the quarter
ending February 1913.
1,267 13 7
1,209 6 6
1,208 0 0
1,206 10 1
Total Tehran Escort
5,965 13 10
Total Tehran Escort
4,891 14 2
Isfahan Escort.
Isfahan Escort.
Pay of Escort from February to May 1911 and
grooms from March to May 1911.
Pay of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
August 1911.
Pay of Escort for September and October 1911
(old batch).
Pay of grooms for the quarter ending November
191L , T
Pay of Relieving Escort from July 1911 to Jan
uary 1912.
Pay of grooms for the quarter ending February
1912.
Difference of pay of a sowar In the East India Company army and later Indian Army, an ordinary native cavalryman or mounted cavalryman. promoted to lance duf-
fadar from 1st November 1910 to 31st October
3,300 8 11
3,079 2 7
1,711 5 4
171 6 10
4,805 11 9
171 6 10
72 0 0
Pay of Isfahan Escort from February to May 1912
and grooms for the quarter ending May 1912.
Pay of Isfahan Escort and grooms for the quarter
ending August 1912.
Pay of Isfahan Escort (escort only) for September
and October 1912.
Pay of grooms for the quarter ending November
1912.
Arrear pay of relieved escort for the period from 1st
to 7th November 1911.
Pay of Isfahan Esc rt for the quarter ending Jan
uary 1913.
Pay of crooms for the quarter ending February
1913.
3,296 6 2
2,509 0 0
1,566 0 0
160 0 0
201 0 10
2,349 0 0
157 14 4
1911.
Total Isfahan Escort
13,311 10 3
Total Isfahan Escort
10,239 5 4
Kennanshah Escort.
Kermanshah Escort.
Pay of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
825 15 2
Pay of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
May 1912.
Pay of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
August 1912.
Pay of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
November 1912.
Pay of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
February 1913.
827 0 0
May 1911.
Pay of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
August 1911.
Pay of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
November 1911.
Pay of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
February 1912.
Pay of a Havildar Custodian; police sergeant; jail or prison guard. of the late Consular Escort from
1st to 4th November 1910.
827 0 0
827 0 0
832 11 6
9 3 3
827 0 0
827 0 0
827 0 0
Total Kermanshah Escort
3,321 13 11
Total Kermanshah Escort
3,308 0 0
Tabriz Escort.
Tabriz Escort.
Pay of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
May 1911.
Pay of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
743 13 6
746 3 0
Pay of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
February 1912.
Pay of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
May 1912.
Pav of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
August 1912.
Pay of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
November 1912.
747 6 7
747 6 7
August 1911.
Pay of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
November 1911.
748 10 8
746 3 0
743 13 5
Total Tabriz Escort
2,238 11 2
Total Tabriz Escort
2,984 13 7
Shiraz Escort.
Shiraz Escort.
Pay of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
May 1911.
Pay of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
August 1911.
Pay of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
November 1911.
Pay of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
February 1912.
Arrear pay of sowars promoted regimentally for
January to May 1911.
1,366 7 4
i 1,387 8 0
1,390 11 5
1,390 11 5
36 0 0
Pav of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
May 1912.
Pay of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
1 August 1912.
! Pay of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
| November 1912.
Pay of Escort and grooms for the quarter ending
February 1913.
Pay of a sowar In the East India Company army and later Indian Army, an ordinary native cavalryman or mounted cavalryman. from 1st to 24th October 1912, drawn
from the Military Department in India.
1,384 7 4
1,383 0 0
1,315 0 0
1,279 9 3
26 5 2
Total Shiraz Escort
5,571 6 2
Total Shiraz Escort
5,388 5 9
Grand Total
30,409 7 4
Grand Total
26,812 6 10

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The file is concerned with diplomatic and consular expenditure in Persia, the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and Siam [Thailand], which is shared by both the Imperial (London) and Indian Governments. The papers therefore focus on financial adjustments to be made between 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 the Foreign Office. Accounts of this expenditure can therefore be found within the file, along with supplementary correspondence. This correspondence is concerned with querying or disputing items of expenditure, or with changes to accounting practices. This correspondence is primarily between officials of 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 the Foreign Office, with occasional reference made to the Government of India, and occasional submissions to the Secretary of State for India.

Specific matters discussed within the file include the following: an overspend on a survey for the Mohammerah-Burujird Railway undertaken by Captain Wilson (ff 171-180), expenditure on additional consular escort at Shiraz and Meshed (ff 45-48, 114-117, and 63-66 for specific detail of charges for Shiraz), and the revision of the rates at which leave and pensions are calculated (ff 70-100).

The following sets of financial papers can be found within:

The creation dates cover the bulk of papers within the file. However, a printed copy of a letter from 16 May 1895 with enclosures dating back to 2 March 1895 has also been included (folios 67-69). It concerns charges in connection with the administration of criminal justice under the Persian Coast and Islands Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. (1889).

Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (239 folios)
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The subject 985 (Persia: Consular and Diplomatic Expenditure) consists of three volumes: IOR/L/PS/10/361, 362, and 363. The volumes are divided into three parts with each part consisting of one volume. The papers within this volume are arranged loosely in reverse chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 241; 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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