Coll 29/7 'Sale of Residency land at Bushire' [15r] (29/52)
The record is made up of 1 file (24 folios). It was created in 26 Mar 1929-17 Jun 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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The Poreign Secretary to the Government of India#
His Majesty’s Under Secretary of State for India,
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.
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Dated New Delhi, the J? — March 1931.
Proposed sale of the Uehdy land at Bushire.
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Sir,
I am directed to address you in connection with a
proposal to sell the Hehdy lahd at Bushire which was originally
purchased in 1905 and 1911 at a total cost of Rs.12,610/- for
the construction of new residences for 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.
kis staff. Owing however, to the prohibitive cost, the
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building scheme was not proceeded with. In 1915 a bungalow and
office for the Assistant Engineer,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
was built on
a portion of this site at an estimated cost of Rs. 23,522/-,
2 * It will be seen from the correspondence noted in the
MTgoflfandlfllTTT&m the Hoh'ble the Poll tlC^al~ "Resident
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, 3J0.1787, dated the 2nd August
19 30, and
2. memorandum to the Hon*tie 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.
, Fo. P.400-V30, dated the 13th
September 1930, forwarded to
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.
with
Poreign Secretary’s weekly letters Fos. HSCaJ-IV'
V 114—M dated the 13th/18th September 1930.
3. Memorandum from the Hon’ble 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.
, Fo. 267 4, dated the 6 th
December 1930, forwarded to
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.
with
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Poreign Secretary’s weekly letter Fo. 159-M,dated
the 18th December 1930.
margin, copies
of which have
been sent to 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.
,
that although
the site was originally selected as a measure of compromise
between the unhealthiness of Bushire and the distance from
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The file concerns the sale of a plot of land at Bushire, originally purchased in 1905 and 1911 to build new residences for the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , which were never built.
The file is composed solely of internal correspondence between 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. , the Government of India, 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. .
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 26; 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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