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Coll 29/24 'Ahwaz: office allowance' [‎15r] (33/152)

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The record is made up of 1 file (73 folios). It was created in 15 Jun 1931-31 Jan 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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2800
5000 5.34
Draft Paper.
p. z. 6947/34. Department.
The Under Secretary of State,
Foreign Office,
S.W.l.
dated 25th Oct.1934
/
Sir,
3 0 NOV 1934
With reference to F.0. letter
of the 21st August, 1934, No.K 9248/1655/
234, regarding a proposal to increase
the emoluments of the Head Clerk and
Head Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. at Ahwaz, I am directed by
a, Ca^uV.
the S. of S. for India^to enclose
herewith a copy of a letter from the
Government of India and to say that,
subject to the question being
reconsidered in the event of any
appreciable decrease in the cost of
A*
living, Secretary Sir SamuHoa^e
accept^ as a charge on Indian revenues
a moiety of the cost of increasing the
bonus payable to these two employees
from 30 per cent, to 55 per cent, with
effect from the 1st July, 1934.
T\<.
^ ^a^Ocv'OA. ,
gWJ J. C. WALTON.

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The file concerns the British Consulate at Ahwaz.

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The file is composed solely of internal correspondence between 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 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. , the Government of India, the British Consulate at Ahwaz, the British Consul for Khuzistan, and the British Legation at Tehran.

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1 file (73 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 74; 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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