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Coll 29/24 'Ahwaz: office allowance' [‎21r] (45/152)

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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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^o- K 9248/1655/234
not to any person by name,
but to—
The Under-Secretary of State,”
Foreign Office,
London, S.W.l.
and address- —
In any further communication
on this subject, please quote
Foreign Office.
S..W.1
21st August, 1934
Sir
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With reference to 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. letter P.Z. 857/53
of 15th February, 1933 I am directed by Secretary Sir John
Simon to transmit herewith, to be laid before the Secretary
of State for India, copies of correspondence regarding
proposed increases in the bonus on the salaries of the Head
Clerk and the 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 His Majesty*s Consulate at Ahwaz.
2. The Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury
have now sanctioned a moiety of the cost of increasing the
bonus payable to these two employees from 30$ to 55$ with
effect from July 1st, 1934 and it is hoped that the Government
of India will agree to the acceptance of the other moiety of
the expenditure in question as a charge on Indian Revenues.
I am
Sir
Your obedient Servant,
RECO. PSL
2 3 AUG 1934
The Under Secretary of State
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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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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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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