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Coll 29/74 'Reorganisation of the Consular Service in Persia: establishment of a rest house at Shiraz; arrangements at Isfahan' [259v] (520/956)
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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be under regular supervision, and his wages would come to
not less than thirty pounds per annum. As against this a
regular charge could be made of all persons spending the
night at the Consulate (other than of His Majesty's Consular
officers from Kermanshah, Ahwaz and Mohammerah), and it
might thus be possible to recover most, if not all, of the
additional expenditure. One proviso must, however, be
added. The utility of a rest-house at Hamadan depends very
largely on whether or not it is well run. I have no doubt
that the number of potential visitors is sufficient to justify
the experiment; but unless it is equipped to a reasonable
standard of comfort, many travellers will nevertheless prefer
to go to the hotel. In Isfahan, Government servants
regularly stay at the Consulate-General because it is more
comfortable than the hotel; the same can easily be made to
apply at Hamadan, but it will be necessary to spend
sufficient money at the outset and to engage a sufficiently
good servant to make it attractive.
8. There is one further consideration. So far
as can be foreseen, no circumstances are likely to arise
in the measurably near future which will make it desirable
to re-open a Consular post at Hamadan, but the house is such
a good one and experience (for example, at Ahwaz) has shown
how difficult it is to acquire suitable property in this
country, that it would seem a mistake to dispose of even a
property that was little used unless a really good price
could be obtained therefor.
9. I would accordingly suggest that I be informed
in due course of the minimum sum in sterling which His
Majesty's Office of ’Works would be prepared to accept for the
property; and that if the sum offered by the Iranian
Government
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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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