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Coll 29/53 'Khorramshahr (Mohammerah): house, launch, motor car, office accommodation' [131r] (263/747)
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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Copy of Express Letter No.263-26/190, dated the
i .q+. Mamh T940. from t he Britconsul, Bushire, to Foreign
dings at Khorramshahr consist of a main two-s torey ed building
used/as an office. Petty repairs have been jcarried out
to the office building since July 1938 and it is actually in
use as an office. The Vice-Consul still continues to
occupy the residence placed at his disposal by the Anglo-
Iranian Oil Company,
3* Para 3, The estimate of Rs.24,000 (vide the report of
the Assistant Engineer enclosed with
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
express
letter No.C/73 dated the 17th February 1939) is for repa ir£
to both the residential and office buildings. Detailed
estimates and plans are enclosed herewith.
In regard to the servants * quarters: no provision
has been made in the estimate for the rebuilding of the
servants* qiarters as there exists some doubt as to the
ownership of the plot, which is adjacent to the residential
and office buildings, on which they tiow stand. It is
requested that if sanction is accorded to the estimate now
forwarded provision for the necessary funds nay kindly be
made in the demand for grants for the year 1940-41.
3rd January 1940.
2. Para 2. It is confirmed that the Vice-Consulate buil-
RESIDLNT
The issue of the above has been authorised,
JDI'
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- Content
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)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3628
- Title
- Coll 29/53 'Khorramshahr (Mohammerah): house, launch, motor car, office accommodation'
- Pages
- 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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- Open Government Licence