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Coll 29/60 'Kermanshah: claim of Reuben Lalezar against British consul in respect of fines imposed in 1919' [68r] (138/316)
The record is made up of 1 file (154 folios). It was created in 30 Dec 1930-26 Jul 1933. 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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P.Z.3X01/32.
(T.4179/44/373)
Cir cular.
Foreign Office,
May 17,1932.
Diplomatic Immunity of His Majesty^ Hepresentatives
Abroad and Members of their Staffs.
Sir,
CASES having arisen which suggest that members of the
staffs of His Majesty 1 s Missions abroad are not uniformly
aware of their position in regard to litigation in the courts
of the foreign country in which they may for the time be
serving, it appears to be desirable that the matter should be
made clear to them for their guidance henceforward.
2 . I shall be glad if you will accordingly inform all
the members of your staff that the diplomatic immunity which
they enjoy from the local jurisdiction, being derived from the
position which they occupy under you as Head of the Mission,
must not be waived without your explicit consent, whether
for the purpose of bringing proceedings against other persons
or of defending actions commenced against them, or of
giving evidence.
3. It is unnecessary for me to remind you that your own
immunity as the King T s representative, from which that of
the members of your staff flows, is really the international
right of the Sovereign, and should not therefore be waived,
whether on your own account or on that of a member of your
diplomatic staff, without special authority in each case as
it arises. Every such case should therefore be referred to
this Office for instructions, with a sufficient statement of
the facts to enable me to give it proper consideration.
Gases which may arise as regards your clerical and domestic
staffs need not in ordinary circumstances be referred to me.
His Majesty 1 s Representative
at Kabul.
I
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The file concerns the claim of Reuben Lalezar, a Persian merchant, in respect of fine levied by HM Consul at Kermanshah, in 1919.
Lalezar, accused for seizing donkeys under contract to carry petrol for British troops and for loading them with his own goods, requests refund of fines imposed on him and compensation for losses alleged to have been caused by his detention.
The file also contains correspondence related to the Foreign Office's request that Indian Revenues should bear a moiety of the legal expenses.
The file is composed of correspondence between the Government of India; the Secretary of State for India; the Foreign Office; the British Legation at Tehran; the Civil Commissioner in Mesopotamia; the British Consulate for Kermanshah; the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Iranian Ministry of Justice; and 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. .
There are some letters in French, from Reuben Lalezar.
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- 1 file (154 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 156; 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. The file has one foliation anomaly, f 2A.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3636
- Title
- Coll 29/60 'Kermanshah: claim of Reuben Lalezar against British consul in respect of fines imposed in 1919'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r, back-i, back, 2v:33v, 34v:35v, 36v:42v, 44r:90r, 91r:97v, 98v:120v, 123r:141v, 145r:157r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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