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File 3004/1910 'Tehran Sanitary Council' [‎137r] (278/516)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (256 folios). It was created in 1909-1911. It was written in English and French. 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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EASTERN SANITARY REFORMS.
CONFIDENTIAL.
[January 16.]
Section 1.
[1710] No. 1.
Sir G. Barclay to Sir Edward Grey.—{Received January 16, 1911.)
(No. 43. Commercial.)
Sir, Tehran, December 27, 1910.
I HAVE the honour to transmit herewith, with reference to my despatch
No. 40 of the 29th November, copy of a despatch from the physician to His Majesty’s
Legation, enclosing the proces-verbal of the 85th meeting of the Sanitary Council.*
I have, &c.
G. BARCLAY.
Enclosure in No. 1.
Dr. Neligan to Sir G. Barclay.
Sir,
Tehran, December 28, 1910.
I HAVE the honour to submit to you, for transmission to the Foreign Office,
copies of the proces-verbal of the 85th meeting of the Sanitary Council.*
Dr. Dobrokhotow, the newly-appointed physician to the Russian Legation, was
present. He was for seven years attached to the consulate-general at Meshed, and
was .before that at Askabad. He is physician to the Russian Bank and hospital, as
well as to the legation.
No fresh cases of cholera have been notified to the legations.
With reference to the 15,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. for new quarantine works on the Caspian
(section 2, paragraph 4 of proces-verbal), an arrangement has been come to between
the Persian Government and the Russian Legation that this su*m should be taken from
the northern customs receipts for the purpose indicated. This arrangement took place
after a correspondence between the Government and the legation, in which the
Russian Minister said that he could not guarantee that his subjects would submit
themselves again to the quarantine regulations which were in force during the recent
cholera epidemic.
I have, &c.
A. R. NELIGAN, M.D.
[1877 9—1]
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Correspondence discussing membership of the Tehran Sanitary Council, including concerns over German subjects in the nominal service of foreign governments (Norway, the Netherlands) and their tendency to promote German policy. The correspondence details the approaches to the Greek and Belgian governments to suggest that they be represented by the British on the Persian Sanitary Board. Also discussed are ideas about the causes of the outbreak of plague and cholera in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ports. The file also contains copies of the proceedings of the meetings of the Persian Sanitary Council (Conseil Sanitaire de l'Empire de Perse).

Correspondents include Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Sir George Barclay; Percy Zachariah Cox, 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. ; Sir Henry McMahon; and the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.

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1 volume (256 folios)
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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 256; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at 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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English and French in Latin script
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