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Coll 29/11 'Tehran Legation: pay of munshis and menial staff; office accommodation' [52r] (103/525)
The record is made up of 1 file (261 folios). It was created in 16 Sep 1926-13 Jun 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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The Secre^aiy $6 the doVemment oFTSidi
in th e nSrle mal Affairs Departs ant,
Hie Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordina
and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Cc
of Iran, TEHRAN *
Bated New Delhi, the Zr^ December 1B40*
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^UDDECT i Continued employment of Jehan Khan,
as an orderly in the Tehran Legation*
Sir,
I cm directed to refer to your despatch
No»13ki (^’6/17/40 )* dated the 1st November 1940,
uha to say that in the circumstances stated the
Governor General in Council is pleased to sanction
the employment on the existing terms, for the
duration of the war, of «Jehan Khan, as gate orderly
in the Tehran Legation, to replace the Iranian
gate keeper, with effect from the date his former
contract expired and agrees to your entering into a
fresh contract with him on the above basis* As in
the case of the six orderlies employed for the
duration of the war, the expenditure on this account
should be treated as "special war expenditure* to be
shared between His Majesty's Government and the
Government of India like other war expenditure in
Iran, and should be met by re-appropriation from
within the sanctioned budget*
2* Cop$ sf this is being sent to the India *
Office.
have the honour to be,
ENCLOSURE INIJNC
FOREIGN SECRETARY T 0 **** «Q#t fbedient servant,
DATE r > .v.MDfl
Lfi £5 sifter*
V.B.Arte,
the Government of India*
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The file concerns the personnel employed at the British Legation at Tehran.
The file covers: increase of staff and related expenditure in 1928, accommodation, list of staff at the legation, installation of telephone systems, proposal to grant cost of living bonus to munshis 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 menial staff, employment of a third 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. in 1933, proposal to appoint two additional Vice Consuls in 1934, pay rises, and requests for financial contributions from Government of India. There are also later documents, from 1945, regarding the employment of Indian Orderlies at the Legation.
The file is composed solely of internal correspondence between the Foreign Office, 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 Secretary of State for India, the British Legation at Tehran, and the Treasury.
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- 1 file (261 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 for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 262; 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/12/3567
- Title
- Coll 29/11 'Tehran Legation: pay of munshis and menial staff; office accommodation'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:262v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence