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Coll 29/60 'Kermanshah: claim of Reuben Lalezar against British consul in respect of fines imposed in 1919' [114r] (230/316)
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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FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W. 1.
16th December, 1931.
Copy.
No. 745.
(E 6048/4062/34)
Sir,
I have to inform you, with reference to paragraph
3 of my despatch No. 683 of the 19th November, regarding the
suit brought by Reuben Lalezar against His Majesty’s Consul
at Kermanshah, that, the necessary sanction having been
obtained from the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s
Treasury, I authorise you to incur such reasonable
expenditure as may be necessary in defending any legal
proceedings which may be taken against Mr. Hoyland in the
local courts. Such expenditure will only be necessary if,
in spite of all the action which is taken to prevent the
case being entertained by the Persian Courts, and in spite
of the explanations given to the Governor-General of
Kermanshah in connexion with the service of the documents,
the proceedings are admitted by the Persian Courts. Mr.
Hoyland should confine his defence to the point that the
action complained of is that of his predecessor for which
he is not responsible, (see paragraph 2 of my despatch
No. 683). He should not defend the case on its merits.
His advocate may however, on his own responsibility as a
Persian lawyer, argue that a British consul is not
justiciable in the Persian Courts in respect of acts done
in his official capacity (see paragraph 4 of my predecessors
despatch No. 495 of August 27th).
2. As regards the question of the payment of
compensation
R.H. Hoare, Esq., C.M.G.,
etc., etc., etc.,
Tehran.
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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)
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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 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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- 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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