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Coll 29/74 'Reorganisation of the Consular Service in Persia: establishment of a rest house at Shiraz; arrangements at Isfahan' [‎464v] (930/956)

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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No. 99 . ■'*' —^ British Legation,
Tehran.
11th March, 1933.
Sir,
0 tv In his despatch No.311 of June 13th, 1931,
Sir Robert Clive recommended, a s part of a general scheme
for the reorganisation of Consular establishments in Persia
that the post at Ah^az should be raised from a Consulate
to a Consulate-General. I now have the honour, in
accordance with your instructions, to state my reasons for
holding the view, which I have expressed from time to time
in private correspondence, that this recommendation of my
predecessor should be adopted as soon as circumstances
permit.
2. I should like at the outset to make it clear
that when I speak of Ahwaz, I have in mind the whole
Consular district of Khuzistan and Lurestan for which the
Consul at Ahwaz is responsible. Except that it is the
provincial centre of Khuzistan, Ahwaz has little to
recommend it and the British interests in the town itself
are not important. But the British interests in Khuzistan
and indirectly in the adjoining regions of Luresten and
Bakhtiari are, on the contrary, of great importance: and I
am prepared to state that with the exception of Sistan,
Ahwaz is the most important Consular post in Persia.
3. The outstanding British interest is naturally
the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. The presence of this
company, with large numbers of British employees, both
European and Indian, gives rise to a great deal of routine
work
The Right Honourable
Sir John Simon, G.C.S.I.,
etc. , etc. , etc. ,
The Foreign Office.

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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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