Coll 29/74 'Reorganisation of the Consular Service in Persia: establishment of a rest house at Shiraz; arrangements at Isfahan' [284v] (570/956)
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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difficulty even then in extracting the money from him or
his heirs (for he is old and infirm). Above all I
consider it on general grounds undesirable that His Majesty’s
Government or their officials should be involved in a suit
in the Persian courts. Moreover during the whole period
of the lawsuit we should be estopped from attempting to find
an alternative purchaser of the property and the eventual
Rials 1650 financial loss might well considerably exceed the one thousand
six hundred and fifty Rials which ’Ishraqi’s misbehaviour has
cost us.
9. Mr. Hoyland reported that there had been further
enquiries from other sources about the possibility of
purchasing the property but that no purchaser was likely to
materialise as long as ’Ishrgqi’s deposit remained in our
hands, as prospective buyers feared a last minute intervention
by ’Ishraqi.
10. In all the circumstances it seemed therefore
desirable to abandon the ides of attempting to compel ’Ishraqi
to conclude the purchase and in order to make clear to other
possible purchasers that there is no obstacle in their way
I have authorised Mr. Hoyland to return to ’Ishraqi the
Rials 30,000 thirty thousand rials advanced by him against a formal
written renunciation of all claims by him. I have asked
Mr. Hoyland, if he sees no objection, to attempt to induce
’Ishraqi to defray the expenses involved in the hiring of
Rials 1,650 Mr. Hovanessian’s house, namely Rials one thousand six hundred
and fifty, but I have but slender hopes of his succeeding
in doing so. I regret therefore to inform you that this sum
will in all probability have to be considered lost and I
trust that you will approve my action and agree to Mr. Hoyland
charging this sum in his accounts with the Foreign Office. I
consider that no blame can attach to Mr. Hoyland for what has
happened. Doctor Naficy’s opinion shows that Mr. Hoyland was
quite
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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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- Coll 29/74 'Reorganisation of the Consular Service in Persia: establishment of a rest house at Shiraz; arrangements at Isfahan'
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- front, front-i, 2r, back-i, back, 2v:477v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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