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Coll 29/22 'Compensatory allowance in lieu of customs exemption to officers serving in Persia and the Persian Gulf' [174r] (349/396)
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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a luxury and is taxed 40 %i wines are placed in
the sane category: a bottle of Vermouth at Rs. 2/8/- in
India costs Rs.3/- in Bushire.
In the case of the Secretary at Bushire actual
figures show thao he is paying Rs. 200/- p.m. His scale
of living and entertainment is strictly modest;.
In the Gulf it is only officers serving on the
Persian side who are penalized. inis is an invidious
distinctions as service on the Persian is no less
onerous and distasteful as on the Arab Coast**
As regards Persia it can oe pointed out that the
members of the indd-European Telegraph Department were
given a 5% increase in pay in 1905 when the privilege
of customs exemption was withdrawn and this was raised
to 7-j|’ % in 1922 following the increased tariff of 1920.
The members of the Consular and Diplomatic services
in Persia are compensated by the bonus dependent on the
cost of living which will automatically reflect the
incidence of the new duties.
It is suggested that officers from India serving
in Persia wao previously enjoyea Customs immunity
should in accordance with the precedent of the grant of
a Customs allowance to the members of the Indo-European
Telegraph Department in 1905 and in 1922 be granted a
similar allowance with retrospective effect from
September 1923 but calculated at 10^ on pay in view of
the fact that the present customs tariff is more than
200# higher than that of 1920 on which the 7-g- # rise was
granted.
In the case of the Secretary at Bus-ire an
allowance on a 10# basis would work out at Rs. 153/8/- p.m.
as compared to Rs.200/- p.m. which the nev* tariff is
costing aim.
Two tables are Herewith, attached snowing a
comparison of prices under the new tariff at Bushire
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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
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- Open Government Licence