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Coll 29/40 'Seistan: sale of consulate land' [‎42r] (83/443)

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The record is made up of 1 file (220 folios). It was created in 19 Mar 1931-1 Feb 1941. It was written in English and French. 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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Copy of letter No: , £Ql/ 0i/33 dated the 18th May
1939. from His Majesty’s Con sill ~ tlewra 1 for Khorasan,
to tne Secretary lo the Grovemment of India in the
External Affairs Department, Simla.
In continuation,my despatch No: 506/Q/33,
dated the 3rd May 1939, I have the honour to report that
the situation in distan is unchanged.
about 10 feet and a ateft ferry has been arranged. At the
same time efforts are being made to effect temporary
repairs in the Baurab bridgd for light traffic only by
means of girders.
for the repairs of which the branches of the Consulate
trees were required (vide para 3 of my despatch No:
475/Q/33 of the 25th April 1939^), were filled by the
authorities with the help of the standing crops. But no
other trees are now left in town to meet any further
emergency. As a result of the i^'frds supplie^ of firewood
from the countryside have beep irregular and the shortage
of fuel has ma.de the supply of bread and electric
light somewhat uncertain.
4 . I am sending a copy of this despatch to
His Majesty’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary at the Court of Iran under printed
letter No. 43/Q/33.
Subject:- Floods at Zabul
2. The depth of the water in the bhela is now
3.
The town of Zabul is still safe. The breaches
LNCLOiiUBE IN INDIA
FOREIGN SECRETARY'S LETTER
No. DATE RECEIVED
103 -9-6 t7-6-1$58

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The file concerns the sale of land belonging to the Seistan and Kain (Zabul) Consulate, and reports on the flood in Seistan, causing damages to the Vice-Consulate at Zabul.

The file contains:

  • proposed sale of land situated outside the compound of Seistan Consulate, on which a building was erected in 1931, by Mohamed Ali & Brothers
  • insolvency of Mohamed Ali & Brothers, not paying rent for the building
  • negotiations between Mohamed Ali & Brothers, interested in buying the building or receiving a sum on the sale, and the Government of India, interested in selling the building to others
  • sketch representing the land leased in 1906 to Mohamed Ali & Brothers (f 80)
  • negotiations to sell the land to the Afghan Government, in 1937
  • proposal to offer the property to the Iranian Government, in exchange for freehold rights over the land occupied by the Zahedan Vice-Consulate, in 1938
  • reports of the 1939-40 floods of the rivers Naurab, Hermand and Shela, surrounding Zabul, with sketch (f 48). The floods affected ground and building of the Zabul Consulate. Damages to bridges, roads and telegraph poles in Seistan are also reported
  • report on the river Helmand's changing delta; sketch representing Oscillations of Helmand 1760-1940 (f 25)
  • sketch representing Mouth of the Nuriab (f 14).

The file is composed of correspondence between the British Consulate at Seistan and Kain, the British Legation at Tehran, the Foreign Office, the British Consulate at Khorasan, 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, and Mohamed Ali & Brothers.

There is a letter in French, from the Afghan Legation at Tehran.

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1 file (220 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 221; 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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English and French in Latin script
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