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Coll 29/28 'Meshed: office allowance and consulate buildings' [11r] (23/343)
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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No.F. 224 -A/39*
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6363
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The Secretary to the Government of India
in the External Affairs Department,
To
The Under Secretary of State for India,
Political Department,
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.
,
London•
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Dated Simla, the September 1939.
Replacement of motor lorry in the
Khoraaan Consulate General.
I am directed to say that, as reported in this
Department letter No.F.104-A/38, dated the 4th October
1938, sanction ms accorded by the Government of India in
aeptember L9o8 to the exchange of the old Morris lorry
belonging to the Khorasan Consulate General for a second
hand Chevrolet lorry, and to the payment of the difference
between the cost of the Chevrolet lorry and the sale price
of the Morris lorry in cash, up to a maximum of Rs.1,000/-
(
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
one thousand only). The life of the Chevrolet
lorry nyas fixed at two years, which will expire in the
winter of 1940. ,
2* His Majesty f s Consul General has now applied for
sanction to the replacement of the lorry in 1940-41 at
an estimated cost of Rs.5,000/- (
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
five thousand),
and in the circumstances explained by him, copy of
his letter enclosed), the Government ^>f India agree that
tne replacement of the lorry in the next financial year
is necessary. I am accordingly to request that the
> ' RECd. POL. DEPr^f 11 curr0nce /* ♦
13 OCT 1939
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.
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- Content
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (170 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3585
- Title
- Coll 29/28 'Meshed: office allowance and consulate buildings'
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- front, front-i, 2r, back-i, back, 2v:171r
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence