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Coll 28/26 ‘Relations with H.M.G. Importation of Stores for I.E.T.D. Staff’ [‎72r] (143/277)

The record is made up of 1 file (136 folios). It was created in 28 May 1931-13 May 1932. 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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iio* 190*
Sir
jrXti&h i-egallon
Gulhek,
October lat # 1931.
sdth reference to para&ra^he three anC four of ay
despatch uo. 48a of September 9th to Etc KfcJeetj^B i^rinolpal
Secretary of ttate for Foreign Affairs (of w^deh a copy
was sent to you uud^r cover of t^iy despatch ho. 165 of the
sajitie date) I transmit to y©u g her with, four Import licences
covering all the item® on the list of official stores (/.)
enclosed therein, with the exception of those marked with
the si#* The second copies of the licences in question
hare been sent direct to the Central Customs Administration.
2. I hare reserred the right in discussing the
question with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to make
applications In respect of the remaining items, that is,
those marked "j" at a later date and I propose to do so if
and when X reeeire instructions to that effect from His
iiajesty's Principal secretary of State for Foreign affairs.
3. X hare sent a copy of this despatch to His
Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
Sir
Your moot obedient arrant.
(For His 51^©sty’s Charge d*Affaires)
(Signed) Lacy Baggallsy
The Honourable
mior T.C.^.Fowle
ACtin^^ Political Hosident in the -^rsisn Oulf
BushIre.

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Correspondence relating to food and supply shortages suffered by staff of the Indo-European Telegraph Department manning telegraph stations along the Persian coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The file’s principal correspondents include 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. (John Gilbert Laithwaite), Imperial and International Communications Limited (J O Stevens Perry), the British Legation at Tehran (Charles Dodd, Lacy Baggallay, Reginald Hervey Hoare), and the Foreign Office (Charles William Baxter, George William Rendel). The shortages were a result of the introduction by the Persian Government of a Trade Monopoly Law, banning the import of goods into Persia without goods of equivalent value being exported in the opposite direction. The correspondence focuses on the wording of the Telegraphs Agreement under negotiation between the British and Persian Governments, classification of official stores, and the issue of import licenses for supplies. The file includes lists of the private stores (ff 119-122) and official stores (ff 109-112) for staff of Imperial and International Communications Limited, based at telegraph stations in Bushire, Henjam [Jazīreh-ye Hengām], Jask, and Charbar [Chabahar].

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1 file (136 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 138; 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 28/26 ‘Relations with H.M.G. Importation of Stores for I.E.T.D. Staff’ [‎72r] (143/277), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3423, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100043624983.0x000092> [accessed 18 April 2024]

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