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Coll 29/27 'Resht: office allowance and minor charges; including establishment of a career consulate' [12r] (23/196)
The record is made up of 1 file (96 folios). It was created in 7 Jan 1922-2 Oct 1946. 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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(K.- 413/304/ 3-i).
IsL Apri At 194^.
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X as directed oy Mr, Secretary iiden tj state, for
the infornetion of the Lo;*v}8 Com ilRSionero of l : i8
SloJeRty *? 'reaoury, th; t His Majesty’s Minister at
Tehran h^e reported the t he i oor t anxious to tuive on
observation .-oct on th Caspian See end that he has
therefore reco^nmended that a career Con ui- te shjuli he
established at Resht as soon as possible*
In view of the great importance of this region
ct the present time, ir* Kden is fully satisfied ts to
th<- desirability having a Consul: r post at . esht.
He ther fore suoportn Sir H. Builard’s reeomnentetion,
and I am accordingly to express the hope th t Their
Lordships tney be moved, subject to the concurrence of
the Government of India, which is now being sought, to
sanction the establishment at Resht , for the duration
of the war, of a career Con ulate with e local aiiowance
of *tlOO a year, in addition to Customs aiwowance on
the scaue approved for i’ernia, it is suggested that
the local allowance should oe subject to review in the
light of experience.
3 . I tern to x‘e urst the favour of a very eeriy
reply to this letter, a copy of which is being sent to «***
the iadi ; Office.
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- Content
The file concerns the British Vice Consulate at Resht.
The file covers:
- expenditure of the Vice-Consul
- supply of maps to the Vice-Consul
- office allowance, paid jointly by Government of India and Foreign Office
- lease of Consulate buildings to the Imperial Bank of Persia from January 1934
- death of Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. acting Vice-Consul, and consequent closure of the Vice-Consulate in August 1935
- sale of the property, in 1936
- proposed establishment of a career Consulate in 1942.
The file is composed of 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 Vice Consulate at Resht, the British Legation at Tehran, the Stationery Office, the Office of Works, and the Imperial Bank of Persia.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (96 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 (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 98; 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/12/3584
- Title
- Coll 29/27 'Resht: office allowance and minor charges; including establishment of a career consulate'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:16v, 18r:21v, 23r:59v, 61r:97v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence