Coll 29/60 'Kermanshah: claim of Reuben Lalezar against British consul in respect of fines imposed in 1919' [150r] (302/316)
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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i. A, art from tills points and seeumlng t at in general a
Consul ia«y b€ su©4 In rsapsct of acts dons In hie official
capacity ^hich aro contrary to the local law, It is doer that
it Is only ths particulir on&ul who did the acta who can b«
•usd* His successor ia in no way rssponsibls for his acta,
and a coaauifcte is not in the nature of a corporation; the
rospsnsibility would be an individual one* Use could be made
of this point either in i©presentation® to the Persian Ministry
for foreign /iffairs or before the local ersian courts*
6. in the second place, there is the inter-* vernifiental
aspect Wiier international law* The acts of a Consul in Ms
official capacity fere undoubtedly matters for which a
Oovemeht is responsible under internaiionel lew, end therefore
may properly be msde the subject of official representations
by the govarstteat in the country here the act takes place to
the government of the country to which the consul belongs*
in the present case, the Paraian doverasent have throughout
adopted this piocedure and the fact that the case has already
bean taken up inter-gov«i*nmentally i» an additional reason for
maintaining that it ought to be kept in thl® sphere*
7. it ifo clearly moat desirable that every possible
enueavour should be made to keep the matter in the Inter
governmental sphere fend to keep it o\it of the era!an Courts*
It would seem well that in the first pl&ce Hie Majesty’s Consul
should, if necessary, give an explanation of the situation to
the local authorities including the 1 cal court, b sed on tiie
foregoing coneiaeration©# Thereafter, he may properly
disregard the p< oces« on the ground that it relates to the
action
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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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