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Coll 29/41 'Diplomatic and consular expenditure: half-yearly statements of petty increases' [170r] (342/425)
The record is made up of 1 file (211 folios). It was created in 6 Apr 1926-17 Dec 1947. 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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P.Z.2206/34.
Copy of letter No.ll75/E/44 of 1933, dated Zabul
(East Persia] , tne 14th iJecember 1933, from His Majesty’s
Consul General for Khorasan, to the Forei e pi Secretary to
the Government of India in the Foreign and r’olicical
Department, New Delhi.
Heduetion in the Zahidan Vice Consulate Guards.
I have the honour to refer to my letter No.66/E/44,
dated the 18th January 1933, in which it was proposed to
abolish two
sepoys
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
of tne Vice Consulate guarus at Hs.500/
per annum each, the total reduction oeing Hs.lGOO/- per
annum. Phis was based on Colonel Barrett’s report on Sistan
and Main Consulate including Zahidan Vice Consulate, in
connection with tne Retrenchment Scheme, but in the statement
showing economies effected on Colonel Barrett’s report in
the budget 1933-34 no mention of thisreduction was made.
2. The Vice Consulate Guards at Zahidan consisted of
seven men, and two
sepoys
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
were discharged with exiect from
the 1st March 1933 in anticipation o- the sanction, thus
saving xis.lOOO/-. -L'he strength now is five men. The
buuget allotment for the year 1933-34 was Ns.3,700 - under
C.2. Pay of Establishments - Vice Consulate Guards and a
sum of Hs.1000/- has been surrendered by me in my letter
No. 1073 /a/ 62, dated the 30th November 1933.
3. The Accountant General, Central Revenues, requires
formal sanction for this reduction and I beg to request
that the Government of India will be pleased to sanction
the reduction of two men of the Vice Consulate Guards, Zahioan
at Hs.1000/- per annum with effect from the current financial
year.
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The file concerns expenditure on Diplomatic and Consular Services in Persia and in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The file contains:
- half-yearly reports on petty expenditure on Diplomatic and Consular Services in Persia and in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- statements showing excesses and savings under Contract Grant
- Government of India requesting sanction of Secretary of State for certain items of excess expenditure
- special measures in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. on outbreak of war, in 1940, such as recruitment of clerks and interpreters, supply of radio sets
- increase of pay at Shiraz and Sharjah agencies, in 1943
- expenditures for liveries for servants, recruitments, office allowances, cars and motorcycles
- expenditures for Victory celebrations, in 1944
- regularization of excess expenditure incurred between 1942 and 1945 over the fixed sanctioned Contract Grants.
The file is composed of correspondence between the British Legation at Tehran, 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 Foreign Office, the Government of India, and the Treasury.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (211 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 212; 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/12/3602
- Title
- Coll 29/41 'Diplomatic and consular expenditure: half-yearly statements of petty increases'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r, back-i, back, 2v:212r
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence