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Coll 29/53 'Khorramshahr (Mohammerah): house, launch, motor car, office accommodation' [48r] (97/747)
The record is made up of 1 file (372 folios). It was created in 4 Feb 1912-9 Sep 1947. 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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(K 14482/10720/ 234 )
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BRITANNIC HOUSE,
FINSBURY CIRCUS,
LONDON, E.C.2
<7/4 3rd August, 19U5
! 945
My dear Baxter]
Many thanks for your letter (K 11012/10720/23^4-)
of 12th July.
With regard to the point you raise, legal
opinions differ and it seems possible - though I think
it unlikely - that objection might be raised by the
Iranian Government to alienation of the land in
question. To raise the point with the I.G. v/ould
probably invite an adverse opinion; apart from th^s it
might lead to the reopening of such questions as regis
tration formalities which should be unnecessary and for
all these reasons we should prefer not to discuss the
issues involved with the I.G.
the other w snags" which have held up construction of
Consulates in Khuzistan for so many years.
quite independent of the title to the land on which they
stand. We have clear and independent title deeds for
both the land and the buildings. We could transfer to
you the title to the buildings only and give you a
written undertaking that we would in no way disturb
your occupation of the land for so long as we ourselves
retained the possession of it. Of course this might
also entail reversion of the land to the Iranian Govern
ment at the end of our Concession unless an opportunity
should occur, not later than 10 years before the expiry
cf the Concession, to establish our right to transfer
to you the unqualified title to the land. 3uch an
arrangement has t,he advantage for us that it would not
imply pre—recognition of any claim (not yet put forward)
to reversionary rights.
put on the property was in respect of the buildings only
and ignored the value of the land which would not, I
think, be more than £1,000, if as much. I have sent
instructions to Abadan to suspend further action in the
matter until further notice.
I can suggest one way out of the difficulty
which you might be prepared to consider in the light of
In Persian law, title to buildings can be
I would add that the value of £15,000 which Y/e
Yours sincerely
(Sgd.) N. A. GASS.
C.W. Baxter, Esq., C.M.G.,M.C.,
Eastern Department,
Foreign Office,
London, S.W.l.
/
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The file concerns the Vice-Consulate at Mohammerah [Khorramshahr, Iran].
The file contains correspondence related to:
- donation of land for sixty years from Shaikh of Mohammerah to build a consulate, 1912
- provision of accommodation, office, and car for Vice-Consul, 1929
- costs of alterations and repairs, and installation of electric lights and fans to the Vice-Consulate building, 1930
- provision of motor launches for Vice-Consul, 1931 and 1937
- temporary evacuation of Vice-Consulate for fire, 1935
- lease of Vice-Consulate premises at Khorramshahr, 1936
- repairs to Vice-Consulate building damaged by 1937 floods, and lease of living quarters from Anglo-Persian Oil Company, 1938
- removal of Vice-Consul, Reginald Lewis Bazalgette, for contrasting views related to his accommodation, 1938
- proposals to rebuild the Vice-Consulate and the residential accommodation for Vice-Consul, 1939-42
- decision to purchase two houses from Anglo-Persian Oil Company, 1945
- purchase of a new motor launch, 1947.
The file is composed of correspondence between the British Vice-Consulate at Mohammerah, the British Legation at Tehran; the Viceroy; 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 British Consulate at Ahwaz; the Government of India; the Office for the High Commissioner for India; the Foreign Office; 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 (372 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 374; 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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- Coll 29/53 'Khorramshahr (Mohammerah): house, launch, motor car, office accommodation'
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- front, front-i, 2r, back-i, back, 2v:373r
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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