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Coll 29/74 'Reorganisation of the Consular Service in Persia: establishment of a rest house at Shiraz; arrangements at Isfahan' [‎268v] (538/956)

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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Copy.
(K 5445/389/234)
No.847/0-1/1
I
’ (BRITISH LEGATION,
TEHRAN.
18th April, 1955.
My dear David,
Thanks for your letter of February 27th
about Shiraz (K 1476/329/234). It is fortunate that
the recess question is satisfactorily fixed up for next
year, but I agree that we mustn’t leave it at that but
must think of the future.
2. The difficulties are very great, but I do
think it should be generally recognised that it is not
fair to expect the regular Consular incumbent to turn
out of his quarters annually for the Bushire staff. It
is utterly anomalous, to ray mind, that the Levant A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Consul
should be housed in a building belonging to the Government
of India and I feel strongly that, if a permanent
arrangement is to be made, it should be on the basis of
the Consulate being taken over by His Majesty’s
Government from the Government of India and the Government
of India left to make their own recess arrangements for
the 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. . They could rent a house in one of the
gardens at Shiraz as was done with success some years
ago. This seems a much more reasonable arrangement
then exnecting the Consul to turn out every year, bag
and baggage, from his permanent abode - which to my
mind is so impracticable and unfair as to be literally
absurd. But I suppose in practice there would be
difficulty in reaching this solution of the question.
D.J.M.D. Scott, Esquire,
The Foreign Office.
3 .

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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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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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