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Coll 29/22 'Compensatory allowance in lieu of customs exemption to officers serving in Persia and the Persian Gulf' [128r] (257/396)
The record is made up of 1 file (198 folios). It was created in 13 Aug 1929-9 Apr 1940. 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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No .F.22( 5)-*B/32.
Prcjaa
ins 2 ) f 1 /
The Foreign Secretary to the Grovemment of India,
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His ifejesty^ Under Secretary of State for India,
India Offiee» London*
I am directed to forward a copy of the letter from the
Consul General, Meshed Ho*178/115/33»dated the 15th
February 1932, regarding the grant of customs compensatory
allowance to the office establishment of the Meshed Consulate
General for meeting the enhanced cost of living due to the
increased customs duties.
2. The Government of India have carefully considered the
proposal and are of opinion that the grounds on which customs
compensatory allowances have been sanctioned by the Secretary
of State vide his telegrams Has* 1548 and 59 dated the 10th
May 19 30 and 5th January 19 32 for officers and establishments
in Persia and the Gulf and in Sistan, respectively, apply
with equal force to the establishment employed at the Meshed
Consulate General. Ihey accordingly recommend that His
Majesty 1 s Sacretaiy of State for India in Council nay kindly
be moved to accord sanction to the grant of customs ♦
compensatory allowances to the said establishment as shown
Dated Simla, the ^ June 1932
Grant of customs compensatory allowances
to the office establishment of the Meshed
Consulate General.
Sir,
belowt
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The file concerns compensatory allowances granted to consular officers as consequence of the withdrawal of customs exemptions by the Persian Government.
The file covers:
- Foreign Office recommending grant of compensatory allowance to the officers and establishment in Persia and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. consequent on alterations in the Persian Customs regulations
- proposal to assign a local allowance to the Consul at Ahwaz, in 1934
- proposal to increase the customs compensatory allowance of officers and establishments serving in Iran and Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- proposal to increase local allowance of British Consul at Ahwaz, in 1938.
The file is composed of internal 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 Khorramshahr, the British Legation at Tehran, and 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. .
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- 1 file (198 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 199; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3579
- Title
- Coll 29/22 'Compensatory allowance in lieu of customs exemption to officers serving in Persia and the Persian Gulf'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r, back-i, back, 2v:197v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence