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Coll 29/62 'Kerman: appointment of consul and clerical staff; opening of consular office at Yezd' [37r] (74/183)
The record is made up of 1 file (89 folios). It was created in 19 May 1931-8 Jan 1948. 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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1
Ext.2a2/43.
Enclosure to Tehran Despatch No.408» dated 5*12.42.
COFf OP A TELEGRAM.
To be paraphrased before
communication to any outside Office.
Prom: BUSHISE.
No: 600 XXX
£a$e: 13/13/42.
^ I U . •
FIRST OP TWO PARTS.
Addressed India
repeated Kerman
No.2341.
600 XXX
I have felt for a long time that for geographical reasons
BANDAR ABBAS cannot be adequately handled from KERMAN and that Gulf
interests have suffered thereby. At present moment v/e have no
officer between BUSHERE and BALUCHISTAN•
2 . As you are aware there have been great developments in this
area and RAP have been expanding rapidly. The political side has
been largely neglected and we have no means of collecting information
or ensuring that our interests are adequately represented. A00 states
Old would welcome an (officer ?) there, and if BANDAR ABBAS becomes
an assembly fetation for convoy, an officer would also be required from
naval point of view.
3 . I therefore recommend, post of Vice-Consul at BANDAR ABBAS
he re-created for duration of the war on same basis and with same
allowances as before, and that NICHOLSON be sent to fill it.
on the spot and it would be more convenient for several reasons that he
should go.
and I would help him by making available the BUSHIHE cypher clerk
now on loan to KHQRRAMSHAHR. LESTER is an experienced man of 13 years
service who has been at the top of his grade of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
350/- for some
and T suffcrest a nost of extra assistant similar to that of HART
SECOND AND LAST PART.
There is a choice of NICHOLSON or McCOI’JT'lAGHEY (? former) is
i f . I appreciate that this would cause some inconvenience to
BARLOW (though I understand there are two other officers at Kerman)
I appreciate that this would cause some inconvenience to
/duration
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The file concerns appointments at the British Consulate at Kerman.
The file contains correspondence related to:
- appointment of C H Lincoln as Consul, Kerman, 1932
- appointment of Falconer as Consul, Kerman, 1937
- appointment of H A N Barlow as Consul, Kerman, 1942
- proposal to revive post of Vice-Consul at Bandar Abbas and to abolish post of Vice-Consul at Kerman, 1942
- appointment of V W Willoughby, to replace Barlow who was requested by Government of India, 1944
- adjustments to increased cost of living in Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1944
- relinquishment of Charge of Extra Assistant to Consul at Kerman, 1947.
The file is composed of correspondence between Foreign Office; Government of India; 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. ; British Consul at Kerman; British Legation at Tehran; and Government of Iran, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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- 1 file (89 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 91; these numbers are written in pencil 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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- Title
- Coll 29/62 'Kerman: appointment of consul and clerical staff; opening of consular office at Yezd'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:22v, 24r:90v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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