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Coll 29/6 'Mohammerah and Khorramshahr: vice consulate and consulate appointments' [215r] (434/470)
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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the ^2nd August 1931, from the Hon’ble the Political
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, British
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.
and
Consulate General, to the ibreign Secretary to the
Government of India, Simla.
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With reference to Government of India express
letter No. ]?.17( 3l)-K/3i, dated 27 th June regarding tlfe.
emoluments fff Mr. Jakins, I have the honour to enclose
a copy of a despatch received from the Charge dlAffai re8* ;
at Tehran in reply to my despatch No. 10^1548 dated the
25th July 19 31, of ^hich a copy was sent you under ray
endorsement No. 1549 of 25th July, and a copy of a Demi
Official letter from Mr. Jakins giving his views on the
ma t te r •
2. It will te seen that Mr. Lascelles does not share
my view that Mr. Jakins* emoluments should be decided
in accordance with the principle that by going to
Mohammerah he should not be a loser. He holds the opinion
that ir* Jakins should receive the same sum in pay and
allowances as Ir* Lincoln, or what the latter would have
received had he been of the same seniority as Jlr. Jakins*
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Mr. Jakins, it appears, will be content with the pay and
allowances of Mr. Lincoln.
3. In face of the expressed opinions of ir. Lascelles,
I do not wish to persist in my view that Mr. Jakins*
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pay should be based on what he would receive, were the
Vice-Consul, Mohammerah, a
Levant
A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Service appointment.
Lore over, the cal aula tion of his pay on this hypothesis
ENCLOSURfro'tild present certain difficulties. In appointments under
INDIA FOREIGN SEC 0 "'’’'^ I
tl^.Jjioreign Office, an important element of the salary is
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Dated
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8 OCTtl&l "cost of living bonus", which varies with the prices
OCT 195^
of staple coimaodo tie s at each post. In Tehran the
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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)
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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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3562
- 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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence