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Coll 29/74 'Reorganisation of the Consular Service in Persia: establishment of a rest house at Shiraz; arrangements at Isfahan' [‎282v] (566/956)

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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agreement with 'Ishraqi and as various travelling and other
expenses had been incurred in connection with the sale, it
would have to be carefully considered whether a claim for
compensation might not lie.
5. In the few days that have since elapsed Mr. Hoyland
has not succeeded in finding another prospective purchaser,
while enquiries made in Tehran have not yet produced any
result* The present situation was therefore that f Ishraqi had
refused to complete the purchase and that Mr. Hoyland still
Rials
30,000 retained the instalment of Rials thirty thousand paid over
to him in August. The latter also stood committed to his
promise made in writing on August 24th last to lease Mr.
Hovanessian f s house (formerly occupied by Messrs. Ziegler^
manager), for one year at a monthly rent of Rials four hundred
Rials 450 and fifty, payable quarterly in advance, plus a certain sum for
the upkeep of the garden, his whole annual liability being.
Rials 6,500 however, well within the sum of Rials six thousand five hundred
sanctioned in your despatch No. 48 (K 1096/5/234) of January
24th last.
6. I therefore consulted the Tehran lawyer Doctor Naficy
regarding the validity of f Ishraqi f s agreement to purchase the
Consulate-General. His opinion is as follows:-
(a) 1 1shraqi* s letter (quoted in the second paragraph
of this despatch) is a binding undertaking on his
part to purchase the property for Rials 180,000,
unless within the next month and a half he found
another buyer for Rials 185,000. A suit could be
brought against him to compel him to cbmplete the
transaction with every hope of eventual success;
(b) The payment of Rials 30,000 must be regarded
as a payment made in advance and as part of the
full purchase price, and therefore ’Ishraqi's
undertaking to buy and Mr. Hoyland 1 s undertaking to
sell are both quite definite;
(c) If we do not bring a lawsuit to compel
^Ishraqi to conclude the transaction, the Rials
30,000 must be returned to him and not until then
would Mr. Hoyland be considered free to dispose
of the property to anyone else;
(d)

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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' [‎282v] (566/956), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3650, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100046974910.0x0000a7> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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