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Coll 29/45(2) 'General reorganisation of consular posts' [‎39r] (77/290)

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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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Vice-Consul. If the proiect succeeds it will os
better from both tne medical and the political
point of view to close the Consular dispensary
' d support the Cottage Hospital. The Assistant
Surgons and Indian Assistant was then be re/laced,
by a Consular Clerk.
j. These proposals are setg our in Columris V and VI
of the proposition Statement appended to tiiis letxer.
If approved xn principjple their financial effect
will be calculated as Tar as possible and tne results
submitted in due course. At present we are concerned
with questions of personnel. The establishment
is to be strengthened by
(1) promoting Mr. Hart to be substantive Vice-Consul
xa ne she d
(2) Appointing a Political officer o£ probationer
to the new post of Vice-Consul ^abul and
2 an i car;.
From the point of view of adnunxsiirative eiiicienc}
at both Lie shed and Zahidan during the war and in
the difficult post-war period these two proposals
ere strongly rsco imeridea, while Irongthat^
of training young officers the locating oi tne fi?e-
Cc isul Birjand at Meshed where he can study hussien
C d plain diplomatic experience mill be.an improvement
on, tne present arrangement.
6. A point remaining for consideration is whether
the 2 am dan Consulate should continue to be in the
sue a riot ending charge of the Consul-General in
Ifhorasan. or wiiether it should be independent as
the Sistan and Main Consulate was up to ^1932. i nave
no v ry strong views on this subject ana am prepared
to leave it to H-M’s Ambassador and the Govt rnrnert
of India to decide.

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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. .

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  • 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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