Coll 29/62 'Kerman: appointment of consul and clerical staff; opening of consular office at Yezd' [46r] (92/183)
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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Under Secretary of State
The Foreign Cffice ask us to pass on to the Government
of India an expression of their appreciation of the services
of Major G.A.Falconer, who has recently been transferred to
a post in India after holding charge of H.M.Consulate at
Kerman (including the Vice-Consulate at Bandar Abbas) since
November 1937* They mention as especially comnendable his
handling of the food supply problem during recent months,
and the tact and skill which he displayed in managing Reza
Shah's embarkation at Bandar Abbas last year.
Major Falconer's difficulties and accomplishments in
dealing with the food situation are related in the side-line^
passages of his News Summaries, flagged A, B, and C. It will
be seen that it was owing to his pressure that the Economic
Department at Kerman was induced in July to disgorge their
considerable sugar stocks in the form of monthly rations to
the townspeople. The report for the second half of July
suggests that the Consul's energy in collecting information of
hoarded wheat stocks jWith the object of organising a raid on
the hoarders at an appropriate moment, had been instrumental
in iafcnGducing the black rate. In the first half of August
he was urging the G-.O.C. to improve the arrangements for the
administration of the town bakery.
Major Falconer's report on the ex-Shah's departure is
flagged at Ext. 7513/41.
It is proposed that, in forwarding the Foreigi Office
letter to the Government of India, the Secretary of State
should associate himself with their expression of appreciation;
and that the Government of India should be asked to pass on
these encomiums to Major Falconer. A draft in this sense
is submitted.
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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'
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- 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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