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Coll 29/1 'Consular districts in South Persia: jurisdiction of British Consul-General Bushire; objection of the Persian government to the specification of the extent of the district in a consular officer's commission' [‎107r] (216/443)

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The record is made up of 1 file (220 folios). It was created in 9 Feb 1926-29 Jan 1943. 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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C onf J lential .
No. 126/517-S of 1931.
British 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. & Consulate-General,
Bushire, the 21st August 1931.
I have the honour to refer to your despatch No.
60 of May 6th 1931, regarding the allocation of more
definite consular districts in South Persia.
2. In that despatch you requested me to let you
have my observations on certain points in about 2 months
time. At that period the Persian Government had - some
months previously - made a new experiment in their
administration of South Persia by making the Governor
of the Gulf Ports, v/hose headquarters are at Bushire,
subordinate to the Governor-General at Pars, whose head
quarters are at Shiraz (vide Colonel Biscoe f s despatch
No. '76-S of 25th February 1931 to the Government of India).
3. This change, as pointed out by Mr. Parr in
paragraph 4 of his letter No. 101 of 9th March 1931 to
the Foreign Office, greatly complicated the issue, and
Colonel Biscoe’s suggestion - that the question should
remain in abeyance for some months - (vide paragraph
3 of his despatch already quoted) was approved of.
4. Since the receipt of your despatch of May 6th
a new Governor has been appointed to Bushire, and there
have been rumours that he was to be independent of Shiraz,
as formerly. I thought it better to wait, however, before
addressing/
H.B.M.’s Charge d f Affaires,
British Legation,
Tehran.

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The file concerns changes to administrative arrangements of Consular districts in South Persia.

The file is composed solely of internal correspondence between British officials, including the Foreign Office, the British Legation at Tehran (Robert Henry Clive, Charles Dodd, Reginald Hervey Hoare), the Political Residents in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Hugh Vincent Biscoe, Trenchard Craven William Fowle), the British Embassy at Constantinople [Istanbul], the Foreign Secretary to the Government of 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. officials, and the Admiralty.

The correspondence relates specifically to the following:

confusion in the use of the term 'Persian Coast and Islands'
suggested inclusion of Luristan [Lorestan Province, Iran] in the Consular District of Ahwaz
district under control of Consul General, Bushire
role of Governor of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Ports and Islands, Dashti and Dushistan, and Bushire
district assigned to HM Consul at Kermanshah
Hamadan Consular District
redefinition of Bushire Consular district, Persian Government's objections to a large and powerful district at Bushire
amalgamation of the Consular districts of Kerman and Bandar Abbas
withdrawal of secret documents belonging to the Admiralty from Bandar Abbas and Kerman consulates
re-establishment of a naval reporting post at Bandar Abbas.

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1 file (220 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 221; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/12/3551
Title: Coll 29/1 'Consular districts in South Persia: jurisdiction of British Consul-General Bushire; objection of the Persian government to the specification of the extent of the district in a consular officer's commission'
Pages: front, front-i, 2r, back-i, back, 2v:94v, 97r:100v, 101v:144v, 145v:207v, 210r:221r
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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Coll 29/1 'Consular districts in South Persia: jurisdiction of British Consul-General Bushire; objection of the Persian government to the specification of the extent of the district in a consular officer's commission' [‎107r] (216/443)

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