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File 348/1913 Pt 1 'Persia: Kerman affairs; proposal to finance the governor; Proposal to appoint British officers' [‎114v] (233/288)

The record is made up of 1 volume (140 folios). It was created in 11 Dec 1909-16 Dec 1913. 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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I am ureine M. Mornard to send funds but I would beg to represent for
vour consideration the great desirability of making some arrangement for Kerman
out of the next advance similar to that arranged for in the case of Pars. The
cost of the administration is .estimated at tumans 20,000 per mensem, and the
Governor-General can do nothing if he is not prov.ded w.th funds required for
measures necessary for re-establishment of order and for the keeping open of the
valuable trade routes.
Telegram F., No. 7, dated 25th January 1913.
From—His Majesty’s Consul, Kerman,
To—His Majesty's Minister, Tehran.
In continuation of my telegram No. 3.
M. Lecoffre, the Financial Agent, paid me a visit and was insistent that 1
should wire to you enquiring what the reason has been for his appointment to
Kerman instead of to Shiraz. He conjectures that it may be due to political or
diplomatic considerations, as he has failed to elicit an explanation from Mornard.
He says he wants to know “ for his future guidance.”
Lecoffre says that he will do all that the Governor-General makes possible,
and that he has made up his mind not to worry or quarrel, satisfying himself
with throwing on the shoulders of the Governor-General any failure to collect or
pay in the revenue. He will not go against local customs. He says that the
records in the Financial office are in a disgraceful state and he is unable as yet
to say how things stand.
He entertains distrust of both the Governor and the Assistant Financial
Agent, the latter of whom he knows and would like to have replaced.^ Without
committing myself to a judgment on the merits of the mutual accusations of the
two, I referred to the apparent desirability of using all lawful means to maintain
the Governor whose regime up to the present had been generally satisfactory.
He appeared to acquiesce fully in this view.
Financial Agent’s manner and personality, however, as I daresay you are
aware, are unhappy, and according to his own statement he opened his relations
with the Governor by aggressively asserting that he would not submit to any but
properly respectful treatment at his hands.
I have received your telegrams Nos. 4 and 5 since writing the above.
Telegram P., No. 6, dated (and received) the 26th January 1913.
From—His Majesty's Minister, Tehran,
To—His Majesty's Consul, Kerman.
With reference to my telegram No. 5.
The Foreign Office is asking whether, if he is furnished with sufficient funds,
the Governor-General would have at his command force adequate for the restora
tion of order, as were it not so then expenditure would be futile.
Will you please let me know your views regarding this, and also whether you
think that it would be sufficient to guarantee him 30,000 a month for a period of
six months in order to enable him to start out.
Telegram P., No. 7, dated (and received) 26th January 1913.
From—His Majesty's Minister, Tehran,
To—His Majesty's Consul, Kerman.
With reference to your telegram No. 7.
Please convey to Lecoffre that his appointment to Kerman was considered
expedient owing to the fact of the special interests which the British Government
has in that province. You should let him understand at the same time that the

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The volume comprises correspondence 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. , the Foreign Office, the Foreign Secretary for India, the British Consul for Kerman, the British Minister at Tehran, and 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. , regarding affairs in Kerman.

The subjects are:

  • a proposal to finance the Governor General of Kerman for purpose of restoring order;
  • Kerman finances;
  • the state of the Bunder Abbas-Kerman roads;
  • a proposal to appoint a British officer to organise the provincial forces, opposed by the Government of India because 'it may open the door for a similar Russian demand for Russian officers in the Russian zone';
  • the despatch of 200 Swedish gendarmes to the Province;
  • the appointment of a new Governor-General.

The volume comprises part 1 of two. Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and 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 (140 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.The subject 348 (Kerman affairs) consists of two volumes IOR/L/PS/10/334-335: part 1 in the first and part 2 in the second volume.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 142; 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 fold out on f 128 is a bookmark and so is marked with an 'A'.

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