Coll 29/74 'Reorganisation of the Consular Service in Persia: establishment of a rest house at Shiraz; arrangements at Isfahan' [114r] (229/956)
The record is made up of 1 file (475 folios). It was created in 31 Dec 1932-16 Sep 1943. 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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if he can provide some of the necessary materials. I am
in agreement with hie estimate of requirements for the
coming year, as followsi-
decorations 200 rials
new furniture and fittings 300
maintenance of existing furniture 200
replacement of kitchen utensils 50
14* It will he necessary to provide funds for these
purposes and it is also highly desirable that the present
bathroom appliances should be improved and that more adequate
floor coverings be provided in the house*
15. The carpeting of two rooms per year with plain
"ziloos* as suggested by Mr* Keif, would cost at least
Rials 1,600 fifteen hundred rials at present prices. "Eiloos* sufficient
to cover the largest bedroom, 56 ft. x 11 ft. were bought
here by Mr. Summerhayes in 1935 at a cost of eight hundred
Rials 825. and twenty five rials. The drawing room measures 56 ft. x
19 ft. Since then the cost has increased by 2S$ f being
now fifty rials per shah man. If new carpeting could be
provided for these rooms, there are sufficient remnants
for the remainder of the house and offices.
16. In Mr. Reilly’s letter to me of February 24th last,
Mo. 29/13/2?, he forwarded Mr. Keif’s estimate for provision
of two large size baths with hot and cold water tanks.
Two long copper baths could be installed at a cost of
Rials 320. three hundred and twenty rials for each, and, though it
could certainly be improved upon, the present method of
carrying hot water from the kitchen is probably adequate,
for in any case all cold water would have to be carried
from there to fill the tanks if they existed in the
bathrooms
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The file concerns the reorganization of consular establishments in Persia.
The file covers:
- Foreign Office proposals to amalgamate Isfahan and Shiraz Consulates and to raise status of Consular Officer at Ahwaz to Consul-General, 1933
- acquisition of buildings for the Ahwaz Consulate, 1933
- proposal to lease consular properties at Isfahan and Hamadan, 1933
- proposed sale of consular property at Isfahan and disposal of the furniture therein 1934-35
- summer recess of 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. and his staff at the Consular House at Shiraz, 1934-35. A sketch of the Consular House is on f 219
- proposed sale of consular property at Hamadan, 1935
- Foreign Office proposal that HM Consul at Shiraz should rent accommodation at Isfahan during his visits on duty, 1936
- proposed transfer of the Shiraz 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. buildings from the Government of India to HM Government, 1936
- lease of property in Shiraz for use as summer headquarters for 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. , 1937-43
- Consular Office and Rest House at Isfahan, includes inventory of furniture (ff 33-44), 1936-39.
The file is composed of correspondence between the Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the British Legation at Tehran, the British Consulate at Isfahan, the British Consulate at Ahwaz, the British Consulate at Shiraz, 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, the HM Office of Works, and the Secretary of State for India.
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- 1 file (475 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 477; 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 29/74 'Reorganisation of the Consular Service in Persia: establishment of a rest house at Shiraz; arrangements at Isfahan'
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- front, front-i, 2r, back-i, back, 2v:477v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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