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Coll 29/45(2) 'General reorganisation of consular posts' [‎47r] (93/290)

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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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entertainig to doi but prices arid wages have, as .
well known to the Government of India, enormously
increased since the Yice-Gonsul !zabul , sumptuary
allowance was fixed and I can f&ufo fflgjfcfife fafet
that recent incumbents have usually spent a great
deal more than their sumptuary allowance in putting
up travellers and entertaining Persian guests.
6. Lastly I recommend that the special pay of
fe.100/- attached to the post of Consul, Zahidan,
which was fixed when it was a Vice-Consulate be
raised to Rs.200/-» Ijiis will bring it into line with
the special pay attached to all other superior posts
in Persia and the Gulf, ihejremoteness of Zahidan,
its lack of ad amenities, abd the wild and sometimes
dangerous country through which the incumbent h^s
totour justify a special pay of fis*200/-.
I am sending a copy of this despatch to His
Britannic Majesty t s toiDastador Tehran, under
Endorsement $o•51-20/8 dated the 23rd November f 44#
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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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