Coll 29/6 'Mohammerah and Khorramshahr: vice consulate and consulate appointments' [182r] (366/470)
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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Under tbs present proposals, the Kead Clerk will
act as the Political Agent’s confidential cl^rk and typist,
will register all confidential letters, prepare secret
returns and file confidential papers, thus freeing the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
for his legitimate duties. He will also
exercise general supervision over the office.
The Second Clerk will be entrusted with the accounts
(under the supervision of the lead Clerk) and non-
confidential work of the office. The
Munshi
A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf.
and Passport
Clerk will continue to attend to the work which they are
now doing.
6. The average cost of these proposals amounts to
Ss 11,808/- a year i.e. an average annual increase of Rs.
3,960 over the present average cost.
In view of the need for economy, it is proposed
that the post of Head Clerk at Mohammerah shall cease to
be a Special Grade Appointment and that the incumbent
shall be a clerk of the Upper Division. This will effect
an average saving of Rs 1,320 a year. I cannot pretend that
this reduction in the grade of the Head Clerk at Motammerah
is desirable, but I am anxious at the present juncture to
do all that is possible to avoid asking Government to
face any extra expenditure that can be avoided. Taking
this reduction into consideration the changes proposed
involve a net average increase of Rs 2,640/- per annum.
7. In view of the overworked state of the Kuwait
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Office and of the fact y that it has been necessary
to refuse permission to Lieut-^olonel Dickson, though
his health is bad, to go on leave or even to enjoy recess,
I beg that the proposals may be sanctioned with effect
from the 1st November 1933. I am prepared to find the
sum required to meet the additional cost in the current
year, 1933-34, by re-appropriation.
8.
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The file concerns appointments at the Vice-Consulate (later Consulate) at Mohammerah [Khorramshahr, Iran].
The file covers:
- emoluments of H G Jakins as Vice Consul of Mohammerah in 1932
- appointment of F C L Chauncy as Vice Consul of Mohammerah in 1932
- clerical posts at the Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and at the Vice-Consulate in Mohammerah
- Norwegian consular representation at Abadan
- appointment of Allen Lancelot Austin Dredge as Vice-Consul of Mohammerah in 1941
- proposed opening of a Consulate at Mohammerah and reducing of Ahwaz to a Vice-Consulate
- appointment of F C L Chauncy as Consul of Mohammerah in 1942
- appointment of R A McConaghey as Acting Consul of Mohammerah in 1943
- appointment of R H Cook as Acting Consul of Mohammerah in 1944
- relations between Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , at Bushire, and Consulate at Khorramshahr
- appointment of V W D Willoughby as Consul of Mohammerah in 1948.
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)
- Arrangement
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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- Title
- Coll 29/6 'Mohammerah and Khorramshahr: vice consulate and consulate appointments'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r, back-i, back, 2v:39v, 40ar, 40r:166v, 168r:185v, 185r:189v, 191r:232v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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