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File 985/1913 Pt 1 'Persia: Consular and Diplomatic Expenditure' [‎97r] (198/486)

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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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ENCLOSURE.
Memorandum.
Suggestions for Amendment of Revised Rules relnting to foreign
Service and Private Employment submitted with the Government of
India’s Financial Letter No. 244, dated 12th October 1911.
Article 750.—Under the existing regulations tenure of a Political
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. established at the charge of a Native State is regaided as foreign
service of the third kind. Will it now be regarded as foreign service ?
If so, it may be thought desirable to indicate in Article 750 to which
category the service now belongs.
Article 753, line 4.—As the contribution may be paid by the
employer and not by the officer himself it would seem preferable to sa}
“ contribution is paid ” rather than " he contributes.
Article 758. —For the same reason this Article might presumably be
modified as follows : —
“ When an officer is transferred to foreign service he draws salary
from his foreign employer, and contribution is paid to Govern
ment, from the date on which he relinquishes chaige of his
appointment under Government. An officer reverting to duty
under Government ceases to draw pay from the foreign employer,
and contribution is discontinued, from the date on^ which he
resumes charge of his appointment under Government.”
Article 759, Note. —It seems worth consideration whether the
references in this Note to various Articles in the Civil Service Regu
lations might not with advantage be omitted. Che references are
numerous and will need constant watching if retained, and the
conditions laid down in the Note would seem to be expressed with
sufficient precision without them, except as regards (3), in which the
words “ is required to retire ” might be amplified.
Article 763.—After “ pension ” in sixth line query insert “ otherwise
the sanction of the Government of India is required.” (See Article
753 (ii) (b) of present Regulations).
Article 763 (i).—Instead of “ members of a ^service which is subject
to ” would it not be simpler to say “ officers subject to ” ?
Article 764.—The provisions of this Article do not seem appropriate
to and are presumably not intended to apply to, foreign service out of
India (e.u., the rules in IV. (a) and (b) regarding increases of pay would
not be applicable to service under a Colonial Government in \\ est Africa
or elsewhere). If this be so, the words “ in India ” might be inserted
after “ foreign service ” in the first line of the Article.
Article 765 (a).—For “ one transferred to service out of India
contributes for pension only ’ query substitute “if the transfer be to
service out of India contribution is made for pension on }.
Article 765 {b) For “ In the case of an officer who contributes ” query
substitute “ When contribution is paid” ; and for contributions aie
substitute “ it is.’

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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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