Coll 29/74 'Reorganisation of the Consular Service in Persia: establishment of a rest house at Shiraz; arrangements at Isfahan' [209v] (420/956)
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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P.Z.704/36
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Sir,
1 am directed by the s/S Tor 1.
to refer to the G.of 1. 1 s
of 12th January, 1936, No.F.189-A/35,
a copy of which was forwarded to the
Foreign Office under
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.
printed
letter of &lst January, No.P.Z.704/36,
and to previous correspondence regarding
the summer recess at Shiraz 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 to forward a copy^'"'
of a telegram which has been received
from the G.of I.
2 " The Marquess of Zetland agrees tbaAr
the proposed lease of the Bagh-i-Shaikh
property as from the 1st January, 1936,
for an initial period of 1 year and Stat
a total cost of Rs.5200 is, in the
circumstances, the best recess arrangement
obtainable. His Lordship proposes,
therefore, subject to the concurrence
of Mr. Secretary Eden, and the acceptance
by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury
.
of the sum of Rs.2600i i.e. a moiety of
>
the total cost for the first year of the
lease^ as a charge upon Imperial revenues,
to inform the G.of I. and the Political
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
by telegram
that he sanctions the proposed lease.
3 Lord Zetland would suggest, in view
of the necessity of an early decision i
this/
4289
5000 12.35
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- Content
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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