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Coll 29/28 'Meshed: office allowance and consulate buildings' [‎10r] (21/343)

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The record is made up of 1 file (170 folios). It was created in 15 Jul 1922-9 Jan 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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P.Z. 6363/39.
Draft Paper.
(5>
political Department.
DRAFT LETTER.
The Under Secretary of State
Foreign Office.
Flagged
enclosure IN W£ EK ly lettl-r
No. 4 5 1 0 NOV 1939
from secretary, political and
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.
Copyt^TnoTi
THE ADVISERS CONCUR
ADVIS
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7 ifr
NOV 1951
Sir » ^£-
With reference^t 0 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.
letter ITo.P. Z. 6937/38 of the 4th
October, 1938, on the subject of petty
increases in expenditure on diplomatic
Tc/vAaa
and consular services in Iand the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , I am directed by the
Secretary of State for Indie to forward
herewith a copy of a. 1 etter/d^ed
, 4 I+jLuk
30tb Sepde.r-b er 14>3^ regarding the
replacement of the motor-lorry in the
Khora.san Consulate-General.
/^ubject to the concurrence of the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
the Marques of Zetland proposes to
approve the 'xecommendations of the
Government of \ndie in para. 2 of their
letter of -the——Septemhe-r , and I am
to enquire whetherVi scount Halifax
agrees that a moietyVf the expenditure
involved, amounting to ^s.2,500(subject
ttLl_ °(sl
to deductA moiety of the sale
proceeds of the existing lo^pry) may be
accepted as a charge on Imperial
Revenues^
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(10337) Wt.l4054/P.164 10,000 5/39 A.& E.W.Ltd. Gp.685
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The file concerns the British Vice Consulate at Meshed (Mashhad, Iran).

The file covers:

  • office allowance and pay, in 1923
  • proposal to transfer the Consulate outside the town, in 1928, rejected by the Government of India for financial reasons
  • report of fire broken out on 14 October 1929 in the Consulate building, and repairs needed
  • supply of fire extinguishers
  • encroachment made on Consulate property by a neighbour
  • appointment of Attaché, in 1932
  • estimates for special works to be done in 1934
  • office allowance increase, in 1935
  • street-widening scheme affecting Consulate property, 1936
  • claim from Iranian Authorities for asphalting footpath in front of Consulate, in 1938
  • replacement of motor lorry, in 1939.

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 Meshed (Khorasan), the Viceroy, the British Legation at Tehran, and the Office of Works.

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1 file (170 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 for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 171; 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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