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Coll 29/74 'Reorganisation of the Consular Service in Persia: establishment of a rest house at Shiraz; arrangements at Isfahan' [165r] (331/956)
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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of there r^-iles ahould be kept re dily available at Hie ^ajeety^
Conciliate and shown to all intending visitors.
3. You should now inform Mr. Aratoon that he should only
admit visitors as provided in paragraph 2 (a) above. You
sho Id furnish him with a copy of the enclosed rules, and
should instruct him to ensure that they are hilly understood
by Ramazan, and to post up a copy in a conspicuous position in
the Rest House. It should be explained to Ramazan that the
charges for meals have been fixed on the advice of ladies
faxniliar with present conditions in Isfahan: It should also
be made clear to him that the fixed payment of one
toman
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
per
heaa per night made to him is intended to cover the coot of
upkeep of equipment which is hi© property, and that he will
oe expected to maintain it in good condition. You should
explain that these charge© do not apply to visits by His
Majesty’s Consul at Shiraz, who should make his own
arran; ements for food and service: nor to any visits by
Probationer Vice-Consuls or others lasting longer than a
fortnight, for which special arrangements will be made in each
case. You should also inform Mr. Aratoon that if he or
Ramazan wish to make any comments on the arrangements outlined :
in this despatch, they should be submitted to you without delay
Finally you should instruct ar. Aratoon to prepare as soon as
possible a rough plan of the accommodation in the Rest House,
and also a full inventory of all the contents of the house
which are neither the property of His &aje ty’s Government nor
of the Ghulara Ramazan. You should forward copies of these to
me as soon as possible.
4, The arrangement; laid down in thi. despatch must of
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necessity be somewhat experimental, and may oi course be
modified if necessary. You should not hesitate to inform me
if at iiny time you consider any modification necessary.
5. You
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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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- Title
- Coll 29/74 'Reorganisation of the Consular Service in Persia: establishment of a rest house at Shiraz; arrangements at Isfahan'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r, back-i, back, 2v:477v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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