Coll 29/74 'Reorganisation of the Consular Service in Persia: establishment of a rest house at Shiraz; arrangements at Isfahan' [475v] (952/956)
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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II
COPY
No,
58.
Rls.170,000.
Rls.180,000.
Rls. 250,000.
q r Ts')
British Consulate General
Isfahan.
December 31, 1932.
Sir,
With reference to your despatch No.354/6-11 of
the 18th ultimo. , asking for details on various matters
with regard to this Consulate General, I have the honour to
report as follows
1. Re price the property might fetch in the market: I have
been offered seventeen thousand
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
for it and could
probably obtain
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
eighteen thousand, but I am informed
that
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
twenty five thousand is about the minimum that
it ought to fetch. I do not think there would be any advantage
in trying to sell the property in two parts, as it would be
difficult to divide and the cost of a dividing wall would be
very high.
2. I beg leave to submit the following estimate for the
annual budget needed to maintain the property on a "Care and
maintenance" basis
Per annum
rials.
Armenian clerk 10,200.-
Two ghulams 3,600.-
Two winter and 2 summer suits for
above and overcoat every 2
years 600.-
Two gardeners 2,460. -
No Rooz gratuities 400.-
Repairs to roofs &c. 3,000.-
Rials 20,260.-
In addition there would presumably be the allowance
of £1 per diem for the Shiraz Consul when absent from his
post with a possible limit of £10 each quarter (l suggest
this in case the Consul should decide to spend some weeks
here during the summer when the climate here is generally
preferable
His Britannic Majesty’s Minister
etc. etc. etc.
British Legation,
Tehran.
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- Content
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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- front, front-i, 2r, back-i, back, 2v:477v
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