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Coll 29/28 'Meshed: office allowance and consulate buildings' [‎76r] (153/343)

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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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From the Political point of view Sajja&i's continued employ
ment seems highly undesirable. There is abundant ev^iaence
that he is of more use to the Persians than to us. He was
severely taken to task for serving in a British Consulate &
was allowed to continue in his employment only after he had
paid a visit to Tehran and arrived at a ’Modus vivendi’ v/ith
the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs. Colonel Barrett
informed me that he was under no illusion in this respect -
he had undoubtedly been permitted to retain the appointment
on condition that he supplied information to the Persians.
This condition renders him practically useless for our
purposes. In cases where he is required to interview
Persian Officials on behalf of British subjects, he is unable
to achieve any satisfactory results & appears to be positive
ly obstructive. I have received a number of complaints from
Indians resident in lieshad, & from Pilgrims, to the effect
that when he is sent by the Consul-G-eneral to assist them in
difficulties which arise, he misrepresents their case &
makes no attempt to assist them. His position is virtually
such,vis-a-vis the Persian Officials,that it is impossible
for him to assist British subjects.
In addition, the Secretary(Military Attache) informs me that
he has very strong grounds for suspecting that he works with
the Russians,& this appears to be borne out by the fact that
he has recently been detected receiving in his house a
notorious Soviet ^v&ent.
Under the circumstances, both on the grounds ol economy
& of Political expedient, I strongly recommend that his
appointment be terminated.
If the Government of India be pleased to approve of this
suggestion, I would request that the correspondance which
took place at the time of his appointment he referrea to
as explained above it is no longer availaole nere - ac I ue
informed of the conditions under which his services could be
uispensed with. Two alternatives seem possible - (1) That
the term for which he was appointed, has expired, or (2) His
services

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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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