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File 985/1913 Pt 3 'Diplomatic and consular expenditure — Persia, Siam etc' [33r] (70/1196)
The record is made up of 1 volume (294 folios). It was created in 5 July 1923-27 Oct 1931. 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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Section I of the Report of the Auditor upon the Accounts of the Secretary of State
in Council of India from 1st April 1928 to 31st March 1929.
Expenditure in
Persia.
Miscellaneous (Receipts).
7. The cost of certain Diplomatic and Consular Establishments in Persia
is borne in equal shares by the Imperial and Indian Governments, the
necessary financial adjustment being made between the Foreign Office and 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.
. For the most part the claims and counterclaims relate to
the ordinary expenditure for staff, upkeep of buildings, &c., but during the
war, and in the years immediately following, extraordinary items were
included, with regard to one of which a long drawn out dispute between the
two Governments has culminated in the writing-off to Indian revenues of
an amount of £5,904, which represents part of the expenditure incurred in
raising and maintaining a force of tribesmen for police purposes in Persia
from October 1918 to March 1919.
I do not consider it advisable to give full details of the matter in this
Report, but the salient fact is that the Imperial Government, who shared the
cost from October 1918 to January 1919, have refused, after repeated appeals,
to bear any part of the cost for February and March 1919 on the ground
that the expenditure for that period was incurred without proper sanction.
While this is admitted it must be pointed out that the circumstances were
of exceptional difficulty, and that local officials of both Governments
concurred in the decision to retain the force beyond January 1919. It
therefore seems eqmtable that the Imperial Government, in keeping with the
general practice regarding expenditure in that part of the Middle East,
should have continued to bear their share of the expenditure for the two
months in question, but owing to the fact that it was brought to account by
the Indian authorities and in consequence the onus of recovery rested on
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, by mere refusal to refund the amount
involved, have thrown the whole burden on Indian revenues.
In view of the fact that although Indian interests were involved those of
the Imperial Government were equal or possibty even predominant, 1 draw
attention to this expenditure with reference to section 27 (5) of the
Government of India x\ct, under which the Auditor is enjoined specially to
note in his Report “ cases in which it appears to him that any money arising
out of the revenues of India has been appropriated to purposes other than
those to which they are applicable.”
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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. (primarily the Account General and the Under Secretary of State for India), Foreign Office officials (primarily the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs), and representatives of the Government of India (primarily the Accountant General and the Foreign Secretary).
Specific matters discussed include adjustments to be made for the salary of John Calcott Gaskin, a query related to the payment of the salaries of Sir Percy Cox and Stuart George Knox during the First World War, a dispute over the refusal by the Foreign Office to take a share of maintenance of Bakhtiari Sowars in Persia during February-March 1919 (see ff 152-158 for detailed notes), construction work at the Ahwaz Consulate, the supply of flour to Shiraz in 1916-17, and an adjustment in the charges for civil works.
The following sets of financial papers can be found within:
- expenditure by the Imperial Government in Persia, and at Nakawn Lampang (Lakhon) and Chiengmai. Statements for the following years can be found within the file: 1920-21 to 1921-22 (ff 552-557), 1921-22 to 1922-23 (ff 482-486), 1922-23 to 1923-24 (ff 425-429), 1923-24 to 1924-25 (ff 354-359), 1924-25 to 1925-26 (ff 260-267);
- expenditure by the Government of India compared to the previous financial year; each statement contains a supplement on expenditure at Bahrein [Bahrain], Koweit [Kuwait] (dropped from 1923-24), and Maskat [Muscat]. Statements for the following years can be found within the file: 1920-21 (ff 580-588), 1921-22 (ff 532-543), 1922-23 (ff 454-465), 1923-24 (ff 392-404), 1924-25 (ff 335-346), 1925-26 (ff 221-233 and ff 243-255, two copies), and 1926-27 (ff 118-129 and ff 68-79, two copies);
- specific statements are also supplied for expenditure on the Koweit Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. as follows: 1920-21 (ff 590-591), 1921-22 (ff 545-546), 1922-23 (ff 467-468), 1923-24 (ff 406-407), 1924-25 (ff 348-350), 1925-26 (ff 234-236 and 256-258, two copies), and 1926-27 (ff 130-132);
- records of financial adjustments 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 between 1921-22 to 1927-28: see f 575, f 525, f 475, f 448, f 413, f 387, f 332, and f 220.
The creation dates cover the bulk of papers within the file. However a printed copy of a letter dated 25 June 1915 with enclosures dating back to 2 June 1915 has also been included. It concerns a revision to the rates at which leave and pension contributions are calculated.
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 (294 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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The subject 985 (Persia: Consular and Diplomatic Expenditure) consists of three volumes: IOR/L/PS/10/361, 362, and 363. 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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- IOR/L/PS/10/363
- Title
- File 985/1913 Pt 3 'Diplomatic and consular expenditure — Persia, Siam etc'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:595v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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