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Coll 29/74 'Reorganisation of the Consular Service in Persia: establishment of a rest house at Shiraz; arrangements at Isfahan' [‎257v] (516/956)

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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3. On the other hand, for reasons which I shall
develop below, I am strongly averse to sacrificing the
£12^)00 property at any price. It cost thirteen thousand pounds
and in 1932, when there was question of leasing it and one
or two offers were made to purchase, the best of the latter
Rials 210,000 was for Rials two hundred and ten thousand (two thousand,
£2,625 six hundred and twenty five pounds). This offer was
refused and, while I do not know how much the Iranian
Government are prepared to pay today, it seems to me unlikely
that they would offer a sum which His Majesty’s Government
would consider reasonable in view of their initial outlay
on the property.
4. Moreover, apart from financial considerations
there are, in my opinion, many reasons why it would be a
pity to dispose of the property. It is true, as I have
said, that it is at the moment little used; but I have for
some while been considering whether it might not be possible
to take greater advantage of it than has been done during
the past few years and, having now had the opportunity of
obtaining the views of His Majesty’s Consul at Kermanshah
who, as you ere aware, is at present filling the post of
Oriental Secretary at His Majesty’s Legation, and of Mr. •
Keif, the Representative of the Office of Works who
inspected the property on his way up here in April, I have
reached the conclusion that, with the expenditure of
relatively little more money, it would be possible to open
the house permanently as a rest-house for members of the
Legation and other Government servants.
5. The number of potential visitors is
considerable. The courier regularly spends a night at
Hamadan, both on his upward and on his downward journey,
and

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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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Coll 29/74 'Reorganisation of the Consular Service in Persia: establishment of a rest house at Shiraz; arrangements at Isfahan' [‎257v] (516/956), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3650, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100046974910.0x000075> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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