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PZ 4501/1939 'Diplomatic & Consular Expenditure: Statements showing expenditure incurred by the Govmt. of India on D. & C. services in Iran & Kuwait during 1936/37.' [‎10r] (19/234)

The record is made up of 1 file (117 folios). It was created in 28 Jul 1939-23 Jan 1947. 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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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. , London,
24th January 1939.
Financial,
No. 1.
lo his hixcel 1 ency the host honourable the Governor
General of India.
My Lord Marqu e s s,
I have considered the Despatch of Dour -Excellency *s
Government, No.2 (Finan ce )
dated 3rd November 1938,
regarding the nature and
extent of the limitations
to be imposed on the
financial powers of the
Governor-General in
Council while Part XIII
1935, is in operation. The
nhb 03 ? 18 h th h ? espaio11 Proceeded by reference to the terms
cl my Despatch No 6, dated the 25th March 1937, to the Governor
reel f+who V E >t hat 1 may be conven ient that the present
reply thereto should be self-contained.
Proposed limitation of the financial
powers of the Governor-General in
during the transitional period
Federation.
F. 10191/38.
Coun<
before
of the Government of India Act
, _Lhe limitations with which we are now concerned are
r ? lght imposed solely in the exercise of the Secretary
t?e ^t,n + P nIt rS + Undar Section 314 of the net, and nothing in
1 ^ -Uoopa ,cii must be^ taken as having any reference to
nn/pr^n + v^ 1011 1IIlposed > ° r that may hereafter be imposed, by or
T + d ; ° th3r Divisions of the Act, such as Sections 235 and 247.
flT ~ fV L;.%f 0ru0Vc;r ' be u nderstood that nothing in this Despatch
arrangeme nts for submission to the Secretary of State
of the Budget proposals, m regard to which the existing
requirements will remain in force. Your excellency will also
appreciate that the directions now given must remain open to
r^coribiderotion in the light of experience.
nf Yoh d f oi l dj in accordance with the recommendations
oi Your excellency s Government, and in supersession of the
Sth^rrn S l Q^? mU ?i C + twd in Financia l Despatch No.13, dated the
th h + + at previous consent shall be sought upon
" foll0v ' / ing matters to the extent indicated against cach:-
(i)
(ii )
■xpundituro in respect of the Governor-General's staff
pnd household, the residences, furniture and motor
cars provided for his use, his equipment and
travelling allowances, his sumptuary allowance, and
his contract allowance, shall be regulated by such
requirements as have been or may be- made in this
regard by the Secretary cf State.
Expenditure in respect of Diplomatic end Consular
services in Iran and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. shall be
t0 thc P^vious sanction of the Secretary
otdte except in the following casesj—
(a) fio-sh expenditure on salaries up to an amount
not exceeding £100 per annum in the aggregate
'■ any one Consulate:
at

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The file contains correspondence and papers concerning expenditure on diplomatic and consular services in Iran and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. from 1936 to 1940.

It includes 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. and the following: the Foreign Office; the Treasury; the Government of India, External Affairs Department; and the Governor General of India. It also includes: statements comparing the expenditure incurred by the Government of India on diplomatic and consular services in Iran for a particular year with that of the previous year, for the years 1936 to 1939; and statements of expenditure incurred on the Koweit [Kuwait] Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. during the years 1936 to 1940.

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1 file (117 folios)
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The papers are arranged in reverse chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 117; 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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PZ 4501/1939 'Diplomatic & Consular Expenditure: Statements showing expenditure incurred by the Govmt. of India on D. & C. services in Iran & Kuwait during 1936/37.' [‎10r] (19/234), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/296, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100039522240.0x000014> [accessed 14 May 2024]

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