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Coll 29/74 'Reorganisation of the Consular Service in Persia: establishment of a rest house at Shiraz; arrangements at Isfahan' [‎302v] (606/956)

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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to bear. Servants at Shiraz are very indifferent and
some of the present staff are no exception to the rule.
The process of building up a suitable house staff is now
in hand:
f) - That I have expended and am still called upon
to provide what I consider large sums for the improvement
and upkeep of the gardens, which have received the barest
attention only for some years and that some of the benefits
I am looking forward to would be lost to me:
g) - That though I feel that a consul is entitled to
the provision of a whole time residence at the place of
his annointment, I recognize your own claims upon this
property and respect your desire to provide a place of
recess for your staff from the climate of the Gulf.
3) - Matters are facilitated this summer by the
absence of children amongst the staff for whom it is
desired to provide a change. I have suggested therefore
that you and the three officers (including Major and Mrs.
Rooney) should accept my hospitality for the periods of
from ten to fourteen days when it is proposed that you
should each come to Shiraz. The two rooms in the guest
house would be at your disposal and in your own case the
spare room in the house also, so that you could use the
rooms in the guest house as an office, &c.
4) - If you preferred and provided that it could be
managed, I would endeavour to make my visit to Isfahan
coincide with your own arrival at Shiraz, so that the
entire house (with the exceptions hereafter) would be
at your disposal for a week or two. For I should in
that
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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' [‎302v] (606/956), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3650, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100046974911.0x000007> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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