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Coll 29/74 'Reorganisation of the Consular Service in Persia: establishment of a rest house at Shiraz; arrangements at Isfahan' [‎222v] (446/956)

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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V* 4 British Consulate,
No. 21.
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5th October, 1935.
Sir,
With reference to my telegrams Nos 6, 7 and 9, I have
the honour to submit a report upon the sale of the property
of the ex-British Consulate General at Isfahan.
Rials 160000
2) - The purchaser is Agha Hassan Sultani, a local
tobacco merchant. The price paid by him was Rials One
hundred and sixty thousand and the transfer was effected by
me at the Isfahan Registration Department on September 26th.
Your power of attorney was retained by the Registration
Department, with the deed of the registration of the pro
perty. The original ”qabaleh M was handed to Agha Sultani.
3) - The proceeds of the sale, less the sum of Rials
Rials 1600
One thousand six hundred for brokerage, at one per centum,
Rials 300
and a sum of Rials three hundred, being half of the fees
payable to the registration department, were remitted to
you by telegraphic transfer through the Imperial Bank of
Rials 10
Iran on the same day, less Rials ten cost of the telegram,
Rials 158090
leaving a net amount of Rials One hundred and fifty eight
thousand and ninety payable to you (vide Bank statement
transmitted herewith).
Rials 900
4)- In addition to the purchase price, a further pay
ment of Rials Nine hundred was obtained from Agha Sultani
for the electric light fittings in the buildings and for
the garden pump and hose. The hose was found to be of no
value as the rubber had perished. I have the honour to
transmit
H.M. Knatchbull-Hugessen Ssq., C.M.G.,
His Majesty's Minister
British Legation
Tehran
543(5/6/1)

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The file concerns the reorganization of consular establishments in Persia.

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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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