Coll 29/74 'Reorganisation of the Consular Service in Persia: establishment of a rest house at Shiraz; arrangements at Isfahan' [447v] (896/956)
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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or the axoallant telephone facllitle* existing which
extend also to the aovernor Oeaeral»e JiTioe.
3« The eusceptibilitiee of the Persian authorities
must of course be considered in this matter. The Sovernor
aeneral has asked me on two occasions recently what are
the intentions of His Majesty's tovermaent with regard to
building a Consulate in Afewas. It might cause both
surprise and annoyance if iJr*at were virtually closed
and the Consulate established at Mohacsasrah. I beg to
submit that the remedy for this lias with the Persian
Government which has been requested to ae&ist Hie Majeety'a
Government to obtain a suitable site for building proper
premises. I infer from your telsgr&» Ho.8 of the 24th
instant th^t such aceistance is not forthcoming. If that
be so, I do not aee that the authorities need be considered
any further, if other eonsideratlorns point to the
establishment of the Consulate elsewhere. The knowledge
that such was tn® intention of Hi £ Majesty's Government
might, however, induce those authorities to m&kt the
neceeaai 4 ;/ arrangements•
4. Further arguments in favour of the retention of
Ahw&?, are that it is on the railway; that it is nearer
to the oil-producing areas; and that it is not quite eo
near m Mohammerah to Anglo Persian Oil Conp&oy local
head-quarters.
5. The recent centralisation in Tehran of railway
administrative affairs render it no ionjer so essential
to keep in touch with the local railway authorities, who
have no e&y in the placing of contracts. It is underetaod
that any foreign enginoere who m&y be engaged for construc
tional work will be bsteed in future on Sftleh&bad, gome
hundred miles away from ,hwa^.
6. proximity of the Consulate to the oilfields is
a alight oonveniano© to the Anglo Persian oil Company.
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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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