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Coll 6/94 'INDIAN REPRESENTATION AT JEDDA' [‎87r] (173/188)

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The record is made up of 1 file (91 folios). It was created in 24 Apr 1937-15 Nov 1948. 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 a Secret despatch io.638/130/21» dated
the 24th April 1933, from His Majesty’s Minister, Jedda,
to the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India,
Foreign and Political Department, Hew Delhi.
The fact reported in my letter no.636/130/20
of April 24th that Khan Bahadur Ihsanullah will not return
to his post after the leave which is about to take,
raises the question of the appointment of another official
to succeed him as Indian Vice-Consul. I assume that although
Khan Bahadur Ihaanullah will continue to draw leave pay in
respect of this post for about two years before retirement,
this will not prevent the appointment of an acting Vice-
Consul to do the work of the post.
2* The selection of an official will I fear not be
an easy task. It will be remembered that it was formerly
the custom to give the title of Vice-Consul to the Indian
Assistant Surgeon attached to the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. end Consulate,
This did not always work well, and it was eventually decided
to give the title to 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. (afterwards Khan Bahadur)
Ihsanullah who had already specialised in the pilgrimage
work. This plan had the advantage of ensuring continuity,
but it had a disadvantage, since no official performing
such duties could hope to remin persona grata to the Saudi
Arab Government for ever. Then it firat appeared desirable
on public grounds that Khan Bahadur Ihsanullah should
cease to hold the post, a long and in the end embarrassing
delay occurred because Khan Bahdur Ihsanullab’s employment
was local and there was no other post to which he could
be transferred. This experience leads to the conclusion
that the post should be held by a permanent employee of the
r * rnmen t o^. In did, so tnat-^a ch ang e can be road e e v e f'v f e v<
years. The old system under which the Doctor attached to
the Legation was also the Vice-Consul is not recommended.

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This file relates to British Indian (and later, Indian and Pakistani) representation in Jedda, Saudi Arabia.

The earlier correspondence (1937-1946) concerns successive appointments for the position of Indian Vice-Consul at Jedda, whose main responsibilities relate to the interests of Indian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. Also discussed are details regarding pay and periods of employment for postholders.

The later correspondence (1947-1948) concerns arrangements for diplomatic representation in Saudi Arabia for the newly-independent governments of India and Pakistan. It includes discussion of the Indian Government's wish to appoint its own representative in Jedda, under the rank of Consul.

The main correspondents are the following: His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (later referred to as Ambassador at Jedda; named postholders include Sir Reader William Bullard and later Laurence Barton Grafftey-Smith, succeeded by Alan Charles Trott); the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom in India (Terence Shone); officials of 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's External Affairs Department, and the Office of the High Commissioner for India in London.

The file includes two dividers which give a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year, one of which is placed at the back of the correspondence (folio 1), while the other can be found at folio 38.

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1 file (91 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. Corresponding notes appear prior to the beginning of the correspondence (folios 90-92).

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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 93; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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