![Coll 29/40 'Seistan: sale of consulate land' [‎50r] (99/443)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0000a3/IOR_L_PS_12_3601_0102.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "Coll 29/40 'Seistan: sale of consulate land' [‎50r] (99/443)")
Coll 29/40 'Seistan: sale of consulate land' [50r] (99/443)
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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
- 2 -
about the town. Including tha Consulate. Ths f^ict that the
Consulate sdjolns ths govsmorwts and lies between the
town proper end the barracks gives further ground for
confidence, at the seme time the possibility cannot be
overlooked that the defensive measures will prove inadequats
end ths town bs flooded.
4. Old inhabitants say that once before^many years
arc,before the existence of the British Oonaulate t the
town was only saved from inundation by the diversion of
ths flood water through the lowlying lands on which the
Consulate now st«nds f and it is csrtainly true that large
portions of the Conaulatt gardsn are definitely lower
than the street level outside. Only the Consulate itself
and the hospital buildings have plinths mors than a few
Inches high. The remainder of the buildings are all on a
low level.
5. It was obviously inadvisable that I should myself
remain in &»bul y cut offf perhaps for several weeks, from
my headquarters to await a contingency Which might never
arise, and which in
case 1 could do nothing to avert.
I therefore contented myself with civinf? instructione for tie
losnevHete strengthening of the heses of eoise parts of the
p.rlmeter wall which the firet «**• floo.lajt water would
be likely to reach and for this work to be extended later
If the situation should render it necessary. The perimeter
well ltself,belng constructed,like all othar building. In
this part of Iran, entirely of mud ,1s,likely to collapse
under any coneiderable weight of water but it la possible
that the collapsed wall would itself constitute an even
stronger " bund" against the floods. I trust therefore
that It may b« possible even In the event of the town being
being
About this item
- Content
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (220 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 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.
- Written in
- English and French in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
Coll 29/40 'Seistan: sale of consulate land' [50r] (99/443), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3601, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100044352223.0x000066> [accessed 22 August 2026]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100044352223.0x000066
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100044352223.0x000066">Coll 29/40 'Seistan: sale of consulate land' [‎50r] (99/443)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100044352223.0x000066"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0000a3/IOR_L_PS_12_3601_0102.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0000a3/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/3601
- Title
- Coll 29/40 'Seistan: sale of consulate land'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:13v, 15r:24v, 26r:47v, 49r:71v, 73r:98v, 100r:158v, 162r:219v, 220v:221v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence