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Coll 29/74 'Reorganisation of the Consular Service in Persia: establishment of a rest house at Shiraz; arrangements at Isfahan' [441v] (884/956)
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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it to foreigners* The Persian Oovemment were accordingly
asked for a legal opinion ana, if the opinion confirned the
Haji's iapreaaion* for a special exception to be Bade in farour
of Hia Majesty's Goyerm&ent*
The Persian Qovemffient, in reply, stated that they were
not satisfied as to the Haji's title and t ought that by rights
the land belonged to the Crown*
It as then suggested that they might arrange for the
money to be paid into a suspense account for the benefit of
whoever was ultimately adjudged the rightful owner* This
suggestion was in the nature of a forlorn hope, for time was
getting short and in order that the arrangement should be legal
it would be necessary to obtain the consent of the Haji, which
was unlikely to be forthcoming* There was m added complic
ation in the fact that two sets of house foundations on the
site had been built with money advanced by the Sheikh of
Mohammerah in virtue of an ancient agreement with the Government
of India and that the Sheikh might be considered to have a
moral, if not a legal, interest in these foundations*
In spite of constant pressure the Ministry of Finance did
not reply until noon on March 30th (which was a Thursday) that
if His Majesty's Legation paid £4000 into the Treasury before
1-o-clock (when the Treasury closed for the day and of course
for the following Friday) the Persian Government would undertake
to account for this money at the rate of 12i rials a aar for
as much of the site as His Majesty’s Goveriiment acquired, the
remainder being returned* Ifcey added that the Persian Government
wanted some of the site for themselves and that in the opinion
of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs 30,000 cars was too large
for a Consulate* 10,000 zara would probably be sufficient*
The Haji was said to have agreed to this arrangement* This was
pjssibla, as the 'iaji’s son had been warned some days previously
that
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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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