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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.' [‎13r] (25/234)

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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^ > H0.123-A/42. r ‘ L. ^
From \
\Ttte Secretary to the Goverment of India
^ ) to the External Affairs Department,
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Jgj-^nder Secretary of State for India,
iP India Of fice, London.
Dated Ifew Delhi, ^ August 1942*
Increase in the contract grant of the, kw ait
/
/
<£37 *• /0.
X Sir,
I am directed to forward a copy of a man oran&im
from the 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. ,lib.664,
dated the 12th June 1942, and to say that the increase
in the office allowance grant of the Kuwait Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. by
Rs.500 p.a* will have the effect of permanently
increasing the contract grant of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. from Rs.
6570 to Rs.7070 p.a. As the former amount has been fixed
with the approval of the Secretary of State for India, it
is necessary, in accordance with the orders contained in
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. letter Rb.F.2114/36• dated the 33th
August 1936, tc ootain his - sanction to the increase
proposed in it. I am accordingly to request that the
Secretary of Stated sanction may kindly be obtained and
communicated to the Government of India. The additional
expenditure imo Ived will be equally divisible between
His Majesty* s Government and the Government of Iniia.
I have the honour to be.
Sir.
Your most obedient servant,
for Secretary to the Government of India*
'

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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.' [‎13r] (25/234), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/296, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100039522240.0x00001a> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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