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Coll 29/40 'Seistan: sale of consulate land' [161r] (321/443)
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. .
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17th April, 1933.
his Britannic Majesty^ Consul,
Sistan 8c Kain, Sistan (Persia)*
Dear Sir,
Reference your letter No* 240—2Q/6A dated 22 nd
Jw
July 1932 and reminder No. 357-20/6A dated 7th September last,
I beg to submit that owing to illness and old age, I have
not been able to reply to your letters earlier than this.
Kindly excuse.
As regards the price of land, I should be willing to
pay, I have the honour to state that it is not possible
for me to suggest o or offer anything as I am not in
touch with the condition of the market over there. Indian
market has fallen down considerably, so much so that a
piece of land purchased by me at Karachi for Rs* 40 # 000/- does
not even fetch Rs. 1,000/- today*
kindly let me know the reasonable price you will be prepared
to accept for all t.e piece of land for which I have been
Under the circumstances, I shall thank you to
15/- to enable
me to decide the matter once for all
Thanking you in anticipation
Yours faithfuly,
Sd/- Mohamed Ali & Bros.
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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)
- 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.
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- English and French in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3601
- Title
- Coll 29/40 'Seistan: sale of consulate land'
- Pages
- 220r, 159r:161v, 99r:99v
- Author
- Mohamed Ali & Brothers
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