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Coll 29/56 'Duzdap: question of retention of vice consulates' [‎4r] (9/247)

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The record is made up of 1 file (121 folios). It was created in 5 May 1931-23 Nov 1943. 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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Copy of an Bxprosa Latter Ho. 1247. .datad tha 24th July
1943 from Britconsul, Zahidan to Britconsul, Ma^fchqid
repaatad Foreign, New Delhi. .lL-.. k jl ! ,
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'i-atar ourrply for Zahidan Consulate^ p A "vhi^ ’
r, ’ - , n / O \ %,p.(k.
A fav/ days ago tha Patrol Bngine of (^o,
supplies water from the one well in tha Consulate premises
containing drinking xa^saxaii iggsdiz water brokejjf down. Bvary /,
possible effort was made to get tha Bngina rejpaired locally
including tha assistance of the local H.d’s workshops but with
out success,, According to expert opinion the repair of tha
engine is hardly feasible and in fact not worthwhile for it is
now nearly 4 years old, was never sufficiently powerful for the
purpose and may be considered as definitely worn out.
2. ^ ah mentioned in the preceding paragraph the whole
of the Consulate Staff and their families consisting of some
85 persons are solely dependent for drinking water on this well
whicn is unusually deep and water from which has to be pumped
out if sufficient xaaHxt quantities are to ba obtained." At the
present moment wii4 great difficulty and some expense small
supplies are being pulled up by hand, but the quantity is not
ono U 0 h w. and quiije inadequate for the needs or the Consular
garden which is also dependent on this, well
supply.
for it’s water
be obtained:
There are two means by which sufficient water can
(a) by provision of a new Angine to pump up water from the
existing well; and
(b) to obtain water from the Railway.
. As regards (a) it is presumed that owing to the
economic situation due to the War the provision of a new Angine
would be a matter of sxxxsacsK extreme xi difficulty, and in'anv
case would in all probability dc£ mean a long delay. It would
appear therefore that the only practicable alternative is (b).
3. Before the Railway was withdrawn to Nok Kundi in
1930 the Consulate in fact obtained all its water from the
railway well and a portion of the underground pipe line
connecting it with the Consulate is still in existence and in
good repairTne distance between the nearest point of the
existing Railway pipe and the Consular tank is approximately
250 yards and the installation of a pipe would be the only
initial cost to be met.
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J4. Duriag my recent visit to srQuetta I discussed
the question of obtaining water with the Divisional Cuperin-
• i tendent, Northwestern Railway, Quetta, who informed me that
/ he did not consider from the Railway point of view that there
/ would be any difficulty in giving the Consulate the amount of
f water asked for i.e. 2,000 gallons daily. Formal sanction he
stated would however have to be obtained from the Greneral
Manager, North Western Railway, Lahore, to whom he is making a
reference on the subject.
3. t Under Railway regulations, it appears that a
Pumping charge of Re. A 3 * * * 7 - ijkx per" 1000 gallons is
made when water is supplied from Railway sources to other
Departments. Thus the total monthly cost for supply of water
to the whole Consulate including that for the upkeep of the
Consulate &kks garden would amount to 60/- per mensem. Owing
to the increase in the price of petrol, lubricating oil and
wages of mechanics, the" cost of running the Consulate Water
Pump Angina for the 12 months preceding it ! s breakdown was
Rs. 800/-. It will thus be seen that to obtain water from the
Railway would actually be more economical.

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The file concerns the British Vice-Consulate at Duzdap [Zahedan, Iran].

The file contains correspondence related to:

  • creation of the Vice-Consulate in 1928 to be retained until 1931, with further extensions until 1933, 1935, and 1936
  • taxation of the area occupied by the Vice-Consulate, 1935
  • claim of Iranian Government for paying of registration dues and land taxes in respect of the Vice-Consulate property, 1935
  • supply of a new safe at the Vice-Consulate, 1937
  • proposed retention of Vice-Consulate on a permanent basis, 1936
  • reconstruction and repair of Vice-Consulate buildings at Zahedan and water supply, 1942.

The file is composed of correspondence between the Government of India; the Secretary of State for India; the Foreign Office; the British Legation at Tehran; the British Consulate for Khorassan; the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and 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. .

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1 file (121 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 123; 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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