Coll 29/45(2) 'General reorganisation of consular posts' [‎133v] (266/290)

The Foreign Office telegram to Tehran No.262
of the 8th June outlined suggestions for "infiltration”
in Iran more or less on the German model in order
to report on and to obstruct German activities. The
first point in this scheme was the attachment of
extra staff to the Tehran Legation and British
Consulates in Iran, together Y/ith the opening of
new Consulates. On this 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. commented that the Legation
already had an enormous staff and that new Consulates
would certainly be suspect.
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3a tte gyaggnttb ^attachment of extra staff
to the existing Consulates, It is hoped that friction
with the Iranian Government may be avoided by
filling posts already recognised or by creating posts '
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k/HTe Government olTridia are anxious to
place many officers in training as cadre limitations,
financial implications and Iranian suspicions will
permit, To this end, with the full support of the
General Staff, they make the following definite
proposals for placing Indian Political Service 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.
officers 'in Iran:~
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(a) One officer as Assistant to the Consul
at Kerman - his agr^ment as Vice-Consul
to be sought later,
ihis appointment would also cover
Bandar Abbas.
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% 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. suggested that the
owusAixGUi, of a Vice-Consulate at Bandar
Abbas was fully justified by the extra
York entailed by the Navicert system, but
H.M. Consul at Kerman heid$ that tom* 1C
0(X 4k Y/OUld not
be justified and suggested V i( jl, Kc\n\cuY^ UyAu>
* Could be detached ,fpr periods of duty
at Vf** Bandar Abbas < %s»*tia». B Ext.3780/41 & Ext.4049/41
(b) The appointment of an officer as Vice-
Consul at Meshed v/here the present
officiating incumbent should revert
to the substantive appointment && extra
Assistant to the Consul-General.f No
comment on this has been received from
H.M. Minister at Tehran,
in an earlier telegram the Government
of India suggested that it might be
useful if the officer appointed h&d some
knowledge of Russian. " Ext.3664/41.
(c) One officer as Vice-Consul at Ahwaz
who could concern himself/witHThe
Navicert system at Bandar Shahpur.
Neither 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. *nor H.M.
Minister &Q enthusiastic about this
appointment. Both maintain there is c t- i i
insufficient work to justify it though ^* r $ 7G° Wl
the former adds”an additional officer
in this area would be very useful for
and to strengthen the Government
of India's position in this area".