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Coll 29/45(2) 'General reorganisation of consular posts' [‎9r] (17/290)

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The record is made up of 1 file (141 folios). It was created in 26 Jun 1941-28 Sep 1946. 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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Subject !- Consular arrangements in Saet Persia,
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Sir,
, _ with reference to oorrespondenoe ending with telegram
^-jfjom the Government of India, Sxtexnal Affairs Department, Ho,
4827 dated the 27th May 1945, I am 'Greeted to say that, with
the approval of the Seoretaiy of State for India, the
Governor-0«neral-in-Council is pleased to sanotion the following
consular arrangements in Bast Persia
(i) conversion of the existing post of Vice-Consul, Meshed,
to that of Vice-Consul, Meshed and Birjand, with
headquarters at Meshed, on the under-noted pay and allow
ances, the Vice-Consul spending four months each year at
Birjand :-
Pay «•• in the time-scale of the IPS The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47.
Special pay .. la. 100/- per mensem
Customs Qompsnsa- .. te.100/- per mensem for the
tory allowance duration of the war (posi
tion being reviewed after
the war) ;
Sumptuary Allowance . Rs. 100/- per mensem for the
period spent at the out-
station, i.e. Birjand, no
sumptuary allowance being
paid while at Meshed ;
upgrading tire post of Bxtra Assistant to His Majesty’s
A \ Consul General for Khorasan to that of Additional Vice-
^ ydr.qp \ Consul, Meshed, and appointing thereto of Mr. C.f. Hart
r V H 00 th* following pay and allowanoea :-
\ K?' ' ''J Pay
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1 1 ° 1 5
fe.600/- per mensem in the scale of
fe.600-25-750.
Special Pay .. te.100/- per mensem
Customs Compensatory allowance .. te.100/- per mensem
Deamees allowance .. as admissible to other non-
superior staff at Meahed ,
conversion of the present post of Vice-Consul, Zabul and
Kain, to that of Vice-Consul, Zabul and Zahidan, with
headquarters at Zahidan, on the undernoted pay and allow
ances, Zabul being included in the Consular district of
Zahidan and the Vi<
year at Zabul t-
ce-Consul spending four months saoh
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Pay
Special Pay
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in the time-ecale of the I.P. 3 .
te. 100 /- per eeneem.
ENCLOSURE-IN INDIA
/FOREIGN — *
atoms Compensatory allowance .. te.100/- per mensem,
for the duration of “
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1 1 ^ 5-lj- jy 45
^ tho war f position
being reviewed after the war.
allowance ..M fe.iOOA per mmaw for the
M . p<
eriod spent at the oatatation t
2 iabul f no sumptuary allow
ance being paid while at Sahidan.
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•e.
(iv) the post of Medical Officer in seat Persia» which was
formerly filled by an officer of the Indian Uadi cal
Service, being henceforth filled by a non-commissioned
officer of the Indian Army tfedical Oorps (corresponding
to the status of former ) I.M.D. officers#

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The file concerns appointments and creation of new posts at the British Consulates in Iran and in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The file contains:

  • proposals of Government of India for creation of new posts for the British Legation in Tehran and for the reopening of the British Vice-Consulate at Bandar Abbas, in 1941
  • creation of additional posts at the British Consulates at Kerman, Meshed, Ahwaz, and Khorramshahr, in 1941
  • reorganization of Consular posts in Persia, abolition of post of Vice-Consul at Kerman
  • security measures at Meshed
  • consular arrangements in East Persia; staff and revision of pay of Vice-Consuls at Meshed, Zahidan, and Zabul, in 1945
  • retention on permanent basis of the posts of Confidential Assistants at Meshed and Zahidan.

The file is composed of correspondence between the British Legation at Tehran, the 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. , 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 British Consulate at Kerman, the British Consulate at Zabul, the British Consulate for Khorashan, and the British Consulate at Meshed.

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1 file (141 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 inside back cover with 143; 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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