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File 985/1913 Pt 3 'Diplomatic and consular expenditure — Persia, Siam etc' [‎154r] (312/1196)

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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to Tehran, the Secretary of state for
Foreign Affairs suggested that His Majesty’s
Consul at Ahwaz (Captain Peel) should concert
with Dr. Young as to the best means of
giving effect to the arrangements.
Accordingly Peel proceeded to Ispahan and
reported in his telegram of 20th September
1918, that owing to famine conditions in
Bakhtiari prices had soared up, so that in
place of the original scheme under which
1,500 men were to be employed at an estimated
maximum cost of 10,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. a month he
was forced to recommend on financial grounds
the employment of only 500 Bakhtiari sowars,
who if they v/ere to be well equipped, would
now cost 15,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. monthly plus 1,000
tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. the pay of four headmen, making
16,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. a month in all. This revised
scheme was supported by the Civil Commissioner
who in his telegram Ho.7920 dated the 23rd
*
September 1918, to London, India and Tehran
stated that a force of less than 500 mounted
men would not be of use. Immediately
following his telegram of 20th September
Vice Consul, Ahwaz telegraphed from Ispahan
¥-
on 27th September 1918, that serious trouble
was imminent in Bakhtiari due to the rising
of certain of the Khans and the advent of
false claimants to the Illkhani and
Illbegiship who were collecting sowars and
harbouring important hostile chiefs. Hey
accordingly proposed to guarantee forthwith
Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Zafar the existing Illkhani and our
ally, the expenditure of the above mentioned
500 sowars for a period of three months.

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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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