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Coll 29/25 'Tabriz: office allowance' [78r] (155/200)
The record is made up of 1 file (98 folios). It was created in 5 Mar 1919-26 Jun 1934. It was written in English and French. 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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British Consulate,
Copy
(K 14745/1303/234.)
Ho. 11.
Tabriz #
I'Tovember SOtbi, 19 29.
Sir,
I have the honour to report that upon arrival here i
found the following state of affairs —
A. The clerical staff consisted of one
Munshi
A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf.
or Persian
secretary whose regular hours of attendance were two only.
He' has, however, to conduct all enquiries - both commercial
and political - outside the Consulate, and have dealings with
the local Authorities. His salary of 8o
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
was the lowest
paid in this town.
B. Whereas all other career Consulates^ Turkish, .ussian,
French, & German - have besides a Persian
Munshi
A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf.
a proper nation
al clerk or chancery official chosen from the cadres of their
home Government civil or Foreign services, this Consulate -
which used to be considered the most important in northern
Persia and which might again become so with reasonable care -
has n p | cl erica l e mp lo ye at al l neither British nor a local
sub je ct.
C. ny predecessor used apparently to avail himself of the
help of a personal employe, and did the rest of the clerical
work himself. The result has naturally been most unsatisfactory.
My predecessor was almost a slave to his office, and could
neither be free often to - make enquiries into political or
commercial matters himself, nor last year make the usual tour
of the Christian communities around Lake urumia. Further he
could find no time for the usual social and sporting
amenities, which really might seem to form even a necessary
part of a Consul’s duties.
His Majesty’s principal
Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs.
D. .. . .
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The file concerns the British Consulate at Tabriz.
The file covers:
- office expenditure
- grant of an allowance to the Acting Consul
- employment of a clerk-typist
- cost of living in Tabriz
- proposal to grant a bonus on salaries of staff
- office allowance grants.
The file is composed of correspondence between the Foreign Office, 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 Government of India, the British Consulate at Tabriz, the British Legation at Tehran, and the Treasury.
There are some letters in French within the file, copies of letters from the French Consulate at Tabriz, the Turkish Consulate at Tabriz, the Polish Consulate at Tabriz, and the German Consulate at Tabriz.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (98 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 100; 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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- English and French in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3582
- Title
- Coll 29/25 'Tabriz: office allowance'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:51v, 56r:99v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence