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Coll 29/6 'Mohammerah and Khorramshahr: vice consulate and consulate appointments' [‎150r] (302/470)

The record is made up of 1 file (232 folios). It was created in 9 Apr 1931-4 Sep 1948. 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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, r-f Ext. 4144/41.
Allotted to External Department.
Copies circulated.
SECRET
10793.
D E C Y P H E R OF TELEGRAM.
Prom: G-ovt. of India, External Affairs Dept., to
Secy, of State for India.
Dated: Simla, 10.35 hours, 18.7.41.
Reed. 03.30 hours, 18th July, 1941.
IMPORTANT.
3625 . Addressed to Secy, of State for India,
repeated Minister at Tehran No.216 and Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the Persian Oulf.
Our telegram No. 180 dated June 25th and resulting
telegram repeated to you. Vice Consulates Iran.
2. Proposals that follow arise from the fact that we must
anticipate demands in future from military authorities for
trained officers for service in these areas. If we are to
he in the position to lend qualified officers with experience
of current affairs it is essential that we should plan at once
to place as many officers in training as cadre limitations,
financial implications and Iranian suspicions will permit.
We recognise that actual volume of existing work does not
justify all the appointments hut considerations stated above
must outweigh this factor. We hope to reduce possible
difficulties (?with) Iranian Government by only filling
posts already (7 recognised) or by creating posts not
requiring recognition.
3. After consulting representatives concerned and with full
support of the General Staff Government of India make the
following definite proposals for placing Indian Political
Service Officers in I r an.
(a) One officer as Assistant to Consul, Kerman, agr£ment
as Vice-Consul being sought later. This will cover Bandar
XXX
Abbas.

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The file concerns appointments at the Vice-Consulate (later Consulate) at Mohammerah [Khorramshahr, Iran].

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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 Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Viceroy; the Secretary of State for India; the British Consulates at Ahwaz, and Mohammerah; British Petroleum; the Royal Norwegian Legation to London; the British Minister at Tehran.

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1 file (232 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 233; 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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