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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' [‎161v] (325/443)

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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district 'of the Consul-General, Bushire, provided that
the Resident is allowed to proceed to Shiraz on duty in
the summer, and that he is allowed to visit hohammerah for
discussion with the Vice-Consul there on M the many Indian
and Gulf questions that arise”. He emphasises that it is
important that the exclusion of these Provinces from his
district "should in no way affect the degree of co
operation and consultation on matters of common concern
which at present exist between the Resident and" the
Consular Officers at Ahwaz and Shirajf;
(b) it appears that the Consul at Kerman is at
present entirely subordinate to the Resident for all
administrative purposes, but so far as political work
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goes, has for practical purposes no dealings with Bushire.
Subject possibly to the clerical establishment at
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Kerman continuing to be found .from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
cadre, the Resident sees no objection to the Kerman
Consulate being entirely independent of Bushire in
future, and dealing direct with the Government of India
in all administrative matters;
(c) Colonel Biscoe is o^ opinion that the Vice-Consul
at Ahwaz . whose position, for the reasons explained in
paragraph 7 of the despatch, is rather special, should
remain 'under Bushire for purely administrative purposes, as
at present. He further recommends that, as in the case of
Abhammerah, the Resident should be authorised to visit
Ahwaz on duty;
(d) Colonel Biscoe sees no objection to an immediate
decision on the above lines.
So long as the local authorities and the Government
of India (who are perhaps 'unlikely to differ from the Resident
are satisfied with the revision proposed, there is no reason
for/

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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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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' [‎161v] (325/443), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3551, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100041701391.0x00007d> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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