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File 1329/1910 'Persia: Imperial Bank (Seistan Branch)' [31v] (66/343)
The record is made up of 1 volume (169 folios). It was created in 1904-1910. 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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Xo. 181-E. B., date! Tort William, the 4th February 19 09 (Confidential)
From-Tlm Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Depart-
^"tam KENX10! '’ HiS BritaMi0 Consul for Seistan and Kain,
i am ^^r:;°s r ??i- th ° i2th ^
tlie recommendations which you liaye made for thp 1 ^ hnT6 read Wltl1 mterest
trade with Seistan and the Kdnat f improvement of British
summarised in paragraph's 0 ^°your leHer—° W1DS ° bservatl0Ils on th e proposals
(a) Asyouare aware, the proposal to establish a British Vice-Consul,f
i.Ai.J B»h ,f "SES?
(c) As re " ards y° ur P ro P° ?als (4) and (5), I am to forward for your in-
ber' ^.ed the 26th Dece m - C0p7 Ora* hC*7rom ^hf
General in Baluchistan from which ft whr De to set^hSTPT
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
has recently been established at Nushki by the Punifh
Banking Company, and also tint the Railway Comnanie^oF
Indm have now sanctioned a rebate on Persian trade goXfent hi
goodsTraffio^ Slmikr t0 th ° Se already Sraated iu Htbe of
(d) You have already been informed of the action which has been taken
by the Director-General of Post Office in India to imr,™ 1
working of parcels post traffic between India and Persia and to
obviate the delays which formed the subiect of comnlain^ !
the early part of last year. The Government of India cXdef
that it is desirable to see the effect of these meusnros h r
taking further action in the matter. " measure s before
(e) The Government of India concur iu vour smrcrpsfinr, ,, , ., .
desirable that the Persian Government should be movedfo f,! 13
foreign parcels to be cleared from the Customs HmZft t u- - °T
as well as at Nasratabad. I am to requ^That yZ wdl adZZss
S.G. P.I. No. 32COF.D.—15-21909-00-w
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports and accounts relating to a subsidy arranged for the Imperial Bank of Persia in May 1903. The subsidy was paid by the Government of India and related to the establishment of the Imperial Bank of Persia branch bank in Nasratabad in Seistan province.
Correspondence discusses the terms of the granting of the subsidy, grounds for its discontuance, and the proposal of the Government of India to transfer the business of the Seistan branch from the Imperial Bank of Persia to the Punjab Banking Company, if the Imperial Bank of Persia was unable to operated as a combined banking and trade agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. business.
The correspondence includes (ff 158-165) the Proceedings at the 15th Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Imperial Bank of Persia, held at the Cannon Street Hotel, on the 12th December, 1904'.
The principal correspondents in the volume include the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey); the Manager, Imperial Bank of Persia (G Newell); the Secretary of State for India, JohnMorley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn; and the British Consul for Seistan and Kain (Major R L Kennion).
The volume is part 1 of 1. 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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (169 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. The subject 1329 (Persia: Imperial Bank (Seistan Branch) consists of 1 volume, IOR/L/PS/10/176. The volume is divided into one part with each part comprising one volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 169; 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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- IOR/L/PS/10/176
- Title
- File 1329/1910 'Persia: Imperial Bank (Seistan Branch)'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, 2r:52v, 54r:81v, 82ar:82av, 82r:168v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence